| Czechoslovakia at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TCH |
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| in Oslo | |
| Competitors | 22 (men) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Václav Bubník (ice hockey) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) | |
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Štefan Kovalčík | DNF | – |
| Vladimír Šimůnek | 1'12:34 | 47 | |
| Vlastimil Melich | 1'10:09 | 29 | |
| 50 km | František Balvín | 4'21:19 | 21 |
| Jaroslav Cardal | 4'01:49 | 14 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Vladimír Šimůnek Štefan Kovalčík Vlastimil Melich Jaroslav Cardal | 2'37:12 | 8 |
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 14 | 15 |
 United States | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 13 |
 Sweden | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 22 | 14 |
 Czechoslovakia 4th | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 23 | 12 |
 Switzerland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 8 |
 Poland | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 56 | 5 |
 Finland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 60 | 4 |
 West Germany | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 53 | 3 |
 Norway | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 0 |
1 Sweden and Czechoslovakia were tied with identical record and goal differentials, so a tie breaker game was played.
Events:
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below (athletes were allowed to perform three jumps, the best two jumps were counted and are shown here).
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Vlastimil Melich | Individual | 211.818 | 10 | 56.0 | 58.0 | 179.0 | 22 | 390.818 | 16 |
The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
Canada competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Sweden competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Sweden competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
The United States competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Norway competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Austria competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Austria competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Italy competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Nino Bibbia won the nation's first medal at the Winter Games.
Italy competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Switzerland was the host nation for the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. It was the second time that Switzerland had hosted the Winter Games, after the 1928 Winter Olympics, also in St. Moritz.
Switzerland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Finland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The country's only medal was a silver in ice hockey.
Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics because of their role in World War II, and because the NOC restored in 1947 as Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuß did not represent a recognized state yet. The Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, the NOC for Germany was renamed and in 1951 recognized by the IOC while recognition of a separate National Olympic Committee of the GDR was declined. East Germans were told to cooperate and form a united German team, which they declined in 1952, but accepted for 1956 and later.
Poland competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Romania competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Japan competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. Japan returned to the Winter Games after not being invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics because of the nation's role in World War II.
Slovakia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. It was the first Winter Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams.
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