| 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, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway.
Norway competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
The United States competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Norway competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Norway ranked first in the total medal count, as they had in the inaugural 1924 Games.
Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Sweden competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
The United States competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Norway was the host nation for the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Austria competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Italy competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Switzerland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Finland competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Finland competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.
Athletes from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
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 NOC of the GDR was declined. East Germans were told to cooperate in a single team Germany, 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.
Bulgaria competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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