Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Czechoslovakia at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg
IOC code TCH
NOC Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Helsinki
Competitors99 (86 men, 13 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Vít Matlocha
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
7
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia (1900–1912)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1994–)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 99 competitors, 86 men and 13 women, took part in 70 events in 11 sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Emil Zátopek Athletics Men's 5000 metres
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Emil Zátopek Athletics Men's 10000 metres
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Emil Zátopek Athletics Men's Marathon
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Dana Zátopková Athletics Women's javelin throw
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ján Zachara Boxing Men's featherweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Josef Holeček Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Karel Mejta
Jiří Havlis
Jan Jindra
Stanislav Lusk
Miroslav Koranda
Rowing Men's coxed four
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Josef Doležal Athletics Men's 50 km walk
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jan Brzák-Felix
Bohumil Kudrna
Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Josef Růžička Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Alfréd Jindra Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 m
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hana Bobková
Alena Chadimová
Jana Rabasová
Alena Reichová
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová
Božena Srncová
Věra Vančurová
Eva Věchtová
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mikuláš Athanasov Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

Athletics

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Gymnastics

Rowing

Czechoslovakia had eight male rowers participate in three out of seven rowing events in 1952. [2]

Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxed four

Shooting

Six shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

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  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.