Bohemia at the Olympics

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Bohemia at the
Olympic Games
Flag of Bohemia.svg
IOC code BOH
NOC Czech Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 126th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (1994–)

The Kingdom of Bohemia, an autonomous part of Austria-Hungary until 1918, competed at some of the early modern Olympic Games. The team made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. After World War I, Bohemia became part of the new Czechoslovakia, and Bohemian athletes competed for Czechoslovakia at the Olympics. After the 1992 Summer Olympics and the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, Bohemian athletes competed for the Czech Republic at the Olympics. If these post-war appearances are counted, Bohemia has missed only three Olympics: the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, the 1904 Summer Olympics (the first held outside Europe) and as Czechoslovakia, the 1984 Summer Olympics which were boycotted by the USSR and its satellites.

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Timeline of participation

Olympic Year/sTeams
1900–1912Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia
1920–1992Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
1994–presentFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Medal tables

Flag used by the Bohemian team at the 1912 Olympic Games Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg
Flag used by the Bohemian team at the 1912 Olympic Games

Medals by Summer Games

GamesAthletesGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeTotalRank
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg 1896 Athens [2]

did not participate:
the Bohemian Committee for the Olympic Games
was founded and recognized by
the International Olympic Committee in 1899.

Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg 1900 Paris [2] 7 0112 19
Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg 1904 St. Louis [2] did not participate
Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg 1908 London [2] 19 0022 17
Flag of Sweden.svg 1912 Stockholm [2] 43 0000
Total0134 130

Medals by summer sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics pictogram.svg  Athletics 0101
Fencing pictogram.svg  Fencing 0022
Tennis pictogram.svg  Tennis 0011
Totals (3 entries)0134

List of medalists

MedalNameGamesSportEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver František Janda-Suk 1900 Paris Athletics Men's discus throw
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hedwiga Rosenbaumová 1900 Paris Tennis Women's singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf 1908 London Fencing Men's sabre
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Bedřich Schejbal
Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček
1908 London Fencing Men's team sabre

Hedwiga Rosenbaumová also won a bronze medal with Archibald Warden of Great Britain (GBR) in the mixed doubles event in tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics. This medal is attributed to a mixed team instead of split between Bohemia and Great Britain.

Summary by sport

Athletics

Bohemia first competed in track and field athletics in the nation's debut in 1900, sending 4 athletes who competed in five events. They won a silver medal, the best result of any event at any Games for Bohemia, which never won a gold medal and no other silver medals.

GamesAthletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1900 Paris 45/230101
Total0101

Cycling

Bohemia's debut in 1900 included one cyclist. Bohemia did not win any medals in cycling.

GamesCyclistsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1900 Paris 11/30000
Total0000

Gymnastics

Bohemia's Olympic debut in 1900 included one gymnast, František Erben, who placed 32nd of 135 in the men's all-around.

GamesGymnastsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1900 Paris 11/10000
Total0000

Tennis

Bohemia's Olympic debut in 1900 included one tennis player, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, who took one of the bronze medals in the women's singles. It was Bohemia's only tennis medal, though the nation competed in tennis in each of its three appearances.

GamesAthletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1900 Paris 11/40011
Total00139

See also

References

  1. "Czech Olympic Committee (1912)". fotw.info. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 As Flag of Bohemia.svg Kingdom of Bohemia, part of Flag of Austria-Hungary (1867-1918).svg Austria-Hungary