Prior Winter Olympic Nations That No Longer Exist CZECHOSLOVAKIA
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)
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