Prior Winter Olympic Nations That No Longer Exist CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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Prior Winter Olympic Nations that No Longer Exist CZECHOSLOVAKIA (TCH) Olympic History: Athletes from what later became Czechoslovakia first competed at the 1900 Olympics, representing Bohemia. Bohemian athletes also competed in 1906, 1908, and 1912. In 1920, Czechoslovakia sent its first true Olympic team to Antwerp. From 1920-1992 the only Olympic Games not attended by Czechoslovakia, including the Olympic Winter Games, was the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Czechoslovakia excelled in many different sports at the Olympics. The country’s most noteworthy athletes were distance runner Emil Zátopek and female gymnast Věra Čáslavská. Czechoslovakia peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993. Czechoslovakia competed at 16 Olympic Winter Games, as follows: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1992. Czechoslovakia also competed in ice hockey at the 1920 Olympic Games. Czechoslovakia competed in the following sports/disciplines at the Olympic Winter Games – Men: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsledding, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Ice Hockey, Luge, Military Ski Patrol, Nordic Combined, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Speedskating; Women: Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Luge, Speedskating. Olympic Candidate Cities Prague (Praha) – 1924 Olympic Games. International Olympic Committee Members Dr. Jiří Guth-Jarkovský (1894-1943) (Bohemia/Czechoslovakia) Josef Gruss (1946-1965) František Kroutil (1965-1981) Vladimir Cernušak (1981-2002) (Czechoslovakia/Slovakia) Czechoslovakia – Medal Counts Sports, Overall Gold Silver Bronze Totals Years, Overall Gold Silver Bronze Totals Alpine Skiing - - 1 1 1920 - - 1 1 Cross-Country Skiing - 1 4 5 1928 - - 1 1 Figure Skating 1 1 3 5 1948 - 1 - 1 Ice Hockey - 4 4 8 1960 - 1 - 1 Ski Jumping 1 2 4 7 1964 - - 1 1 Totals 2 8 16 26 1968 1 2 1 4 1972 1 - 2 3 Sports, Men Gold Silver Bronze Totals 1976 - 1 - 1 Cross-Country Skiing - - 1 1 1980 - - 1 1 Figure Skating 1 1 2 4 1984 - 2 4 6 Ice Hockey - 4 4 8 1988 - 1 2 3 Ski Jumping 1 2 4 7 1992 - - 3 3 Totals 2 7 11 20 Totals 2 8 16 26 Sports, Women Gold Silver Bronze Totals Years, Men Gold Silver Bronze Totals Alpine Skiing - - 1 1 1920 - - 1 1 Cross-Country Skiing - 1 3 4 1928 - - 1 1 Figure Skating - - 1 1 1948 - 1 - 1 Totals - 1 5 6 1960 - 1 - 1 1964 - - 1 1 1968 1 2 - 3 1972 1 - 1 2 1976 - 1 - 1 1984 - 1 2 3 1988 - 1 2 3 1992 - - 3 3 Totals 2 7 11 20 1 Years, Women Gold Silver Bronze Totals 1968 - - 1 1 1972 - - 1 1 1980 - - 1 1 1984 - 1 2 3 Totals - 1 5 6 Czechoslovakia – Winter Competitors Totals 1G 2G 3G 4G 5G 6G Men 406 287 88 28 3 - - Women 77 59 14 4 - - - Totals 483 346 102 32 3 - - Czechoslovakia – Winter Olympic Superlatives Most Medals, Men 4 Jiří Holík (ICH) Most Gold Medals, Men 1 Ondrej Nepela (FSK) 1 Jiří Raška (SKJ) Most Medals, Games, Men 2 Jiří Raška (SKJ-1968) First Medal, Men 29 April 1920 Ice Hockey Team 18 February 1928 Rudolf Burkert (SKJ-Normal Hill, Individual) First Gold Medal, Men 11 February 1968 Jiří Raška (SKJ-Normal Hill, Individual) Youngest Competitor, Men 13-012 Ondrej Nepela (FSK-1964, *22 January 1951) Youngest Medalist, Men 17-163 Tomáš Goder (SKJ-1992, *4 September 1974) Youngest Gold Medalist, Men 21-020 Ondrej Nepela (FSK-1972, *22 January 1951) Oldest Competitor, Men 41-266 Max Ippen (BOB-1948, *16 May 1906) Oldest Medalist, Men 36-020 Otakar Vindyš (ICH-1920, *9 April 1884) Oldest Gold Medalist, Men 27-007 Jiří Raška (SKJ-1968, *4 February ) Most Medals, Women 3 Květa Jeriová (CCS) Most Medals, Games, Women 2 Květa Jeriová (CCS-1984) First Medal, Women 2 10 February 1968 Hana Mašková (FSK-Singles) Youngest Competitor, Women 14-126 Hana Mašková (FSK-1964, *26 September 1949) Youngest Medalist, Women 18-137 Hana Mašková (FSK-1968, *26 September 1949) Oldest Competitor, Women 34-113 Mária Jasenčáková (LUG-1992, *21 October 1957) Oldest Medalist, Women 30-350 Gabriela Svobodová-Sekajová (CCS-1984, *27 February 1953) Czechoslovakia – Winter Olympic Medalists Alpine Skiing – Women Charvátová, Olga. *11 June 1962. 1984: Downhill (3). Cross-Country Skiing – Men Benc, Pavel. *10 July 1963. 1988: Relay (3). Korunka, Václav. *24 December 1965. 1988: Relay (3). Nyč, Radim. *11 April 1966. 1988: Relay (3). Švanda, Ladislav. *14 February 1959. 1988: Relay (3). Cross-Country Skiing – Women Jeriová, Květa. *10 October 1956. 1980: 5 kilometres (3). 1984: Relay (2); 5 kilometres (3). Palečková-Švubová, Dagmar. *9 August 1958. 1984: Relay (2). Paulů, Blanka. *31 March 1954. 1984: Relay (2). Šikolová, Helena. *25 March 1949. 1972: 5 kilometres (3). Svobodová-Sekajová, Gabriela. *27 February 1953. 1984: Relay (2). Figure Skating – Men Barna, Petr. *9 March 1966. 1992: Singles (3). Divín, Karol. *22 February 1936. 1960: Singles (2). Nepela, Ondrej. *22 January 1951. 1972: Singles (1). Sabovčík, Jozef. *4 December 1963. 1984: Singles (3). Figure Skating – Women Mašková, Hana. *26 September 1949. 1968: Singles (3). Ice Hockey – Men Augusta, Josef. *24 November 1946. 1976: (2). Augusta, Patrik. *13 November 1969. 1992: (3). Bednář, Vladimír. *1 October 1948. 1972: (3). Benák, Jaroslav. *3 April 1962. 1984: (2). Bouzek, Vladimír. *3 December 1920. 1948: (2). Bříza, Petr. *9 December 1964. 1992: (3). Bubla, Jiří. *27 January 1950. 1976: (2). Bubník, Gustav. *21 November 1928. 1948: (2). Bubník, Vlastimil. *18 March 1931. 1964: (3). Caldr, Vladimír. *26 November 1958. 1984: (2). Černík, František. *3 June 1953. 1984: (2). Černý, Josef. *18 September 1939. 1964: (3). 1968: (2). 1972: (3). Chalupa, Milan. *4 July 1953. 1976: (2). 1984: (2). Crha, Jiří. *13 April 1950. 1976: (2). Dolana, Jiří. *16 March 1937. 1964: (3). 3 Drobný, Jaroslav. *12 October 1921. 1948: (2). Dvořák, Miroslav. *11 October 1951. 1976: (2). Dzurilla, Vladimír. *2 August 1942. 1964: (3). 1968: (2). 1972: (3). Ebermann, Bohuslav. *19 September 1948. 1976: (2). Farda, Richard. *8 November 1945. 1972: (3). Golonka, Jozef. *6 January 1938. 1964: (3). 1968: (2). Gregor, František. *8 December 1938. 1964: (3). Gudas, Leo. *20 May 1965. 1992: (3). Hainý, Přemysl. *18 December 1925. 1948: (2). Hartmann, Karel. *24 August 1888. 1920: (3). Havel, Jan. *10 November 1942. 1968: (2). Hejma, Petr. *24 April 1944. 1968: (2). Hlinka, Ivan. *26 January 1950. 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Holeček, Jiří. *18 March 1944. 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Holík, Jaroslav. *3 August 1942. 1972: (3). Holík, Jiří. *9 July 1944. 1964: (3). 1968: (2). 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Hořava, Miloslav. *14 August 1961. 1984: (2). 1992: (3). Horešovský, Josef. *18 July 1946. 1968: (2). 1972: (3). Hrbatý, Jan. *20 January 1942. 1968: (2). Hrbek, Petr. *3 April 1969. 1992: (3). Hrdina, Jiří. *5 January 1958. 1984: (2). Janecký, Otakar. *26 December 1960. 1992: (3). Jarkovský, Zdeněk. *3 October 1918. 1948: (2). Jelínek, Tomáš. *29 April 1962. 1992: (3). Jiřík, Jaroslav. *10 December 1939. 1964: (3). 1968: (2). Kadlec, Arnold. *8 January 1959. 1984: (2). Kadlec, Drahomír. *29 November 1965. 1992: (3). Kajkl, Milan. *14 May 1950. 1976: (2). Kašťák, Kamil. *8 May 1966. 1992: (3). Klapáč, Jan. *27 February 1941. 1964: (3). 1968: (2). Kobranov, Vladimír. *4 October 1927. 1948: (2). Kochta, Jiří. *11 October 1946. 1968: (2). 1972: (3). Konopásek, Stanislav. *18 April 1923. 1948: (2). Korbela, Jaroslav. *20 May 1957. 1984: (2). Králík, Jiří. *11 April 1952. 1984: (2). Kýhos, Vladimír. *23 June 1956. 1984: (2). Lála, Jiří. *21 August 1959. 1984: (2). Lang, Robert. *19 December 1970. 1992: (3). Liba, Igor. *4 November 1960. 1984: (2). 1992: (3). Loos, Vilém. *20 September 1895. 1920: (3). Lubina, Ladislav. *11 February 1967. 1992: (3). Lukáč, Vincent. *14 February 1954. 1984: (2). Machač, Oldřich. *18 April 1946. 1968: (2). 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Martinec, Vladimír. *22 December 1949. 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Masopust, Karel. *4 October 1942. 1968: (2). Modrý, Bohumil. *24 September 1916. 1948: (2). Nadrchal, Vladimír. *4 March 1938. 1964: (3). 1968: (2). Nedomanský, Václav. *14 March 1944. 1968: (2). 1972: (3). Novák, Eduard. *27 November 1946. 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Novák, Jiří. *6 June 1950. 1976: (2). Nový, Milan. *23 September 1951. 1976: (2). Palouš, Jan. *25 October 1888. 1920: (3). Pašek, Dušan. *7 September 1960. 1984: (2). Peka, Jan. *27 July 1894. 1920: (3). Pešek, Karel. *20 September 1895. 1920: (3). Pokorný, Miloslav. *5 October 1926. 1948: (2). 4 Pospíšil, František. *2 April 1944. 1968: (2). 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Potsch, Rudolf. *15 June 1937. 1964: (3). Pouzar, Jaroslav. *23 January 1952. 1976: (2). Procházka, František. *25 January 1962. 1992: (3). Prýl, Stanislav. *23 November 1942. 1964: (3). Richter, Pavel. *5 December 1954. 1984: (2). Rosol, Petr. *20 June 1964. 1992: (3). Roziňák, Václav. *7 December 1922. 1948: (2). Rusnák, Dárius. *2 December 1959. 1984: (2). Růžička, Vladimír. *6 June 1963. 1984: (2). Ščerban, Bedřich. *31 May 1964. 1992: (3). Ševčík, František. *11 January 1942. 1968: (2). Šindel, Jaromír. *30 November 1959. 1984: (2). Sláma, Miroslav. *17 February 1917. 1948: (2). Šlégr, Jiří. *30 May 1971. 1992: (3). Šmehlík, Richard. *23 January 1970. 1992: (3). Šmíd, Ladislav. *24 May 1938. 1964: (3). Šroubek, Josef. *2 December 1891. 1920: (3). Šťastný, Bohuslav. *23 April 1949. 1972: (3). 1976: (2). Stibor, Karel. *5 November 1923. 1948: (2). Šťovík, Vilibald. *9 October 1917. 1948: (2). Suchý, Jan. *10 October 1944. 1968: (2). Švehla, Róbert. *2 January 1969. 1992: (3). Sventek, Stanislav. *9 November 1930. 1964: (3). Svoboda, Oldřich. *28 January 1967. 1992: (3). Svoboda, Radoslav. *18 December 1957. 1984: (2). Tajcnár, Rudolf. *17 April 1948. 1972: (3). Tikal, František. *18 July 1933. 1964: (3). Ťoupal, Radek. *16 August 1966. 1992: (3). Troják, Ladislav. *15 June 1914. 1948: (2). Trousílek, Josef.