Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Czechoslovakia at the
1956 Winter Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the; 1956 Winter Olympics
IOC code	TCH; (CSL used at these Games)
NOC	Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	41 (35 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Václav Bubník (ice hockey)
Medals	Gold0Silver0Bronze0Total0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924 ; 1928 ; 1932 ; 1936 ; 1948 ; 1952 ; 1956 ; 1960 ; 1964 ; 1968 ; 1972 ; 1976 ; 1980 ; 1984 ; 1988 ; 1992 ;
Other related appearances
	Czech Republic (1994–); Slovakia (1994–)

Last updated October 11, 2025

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jaroslav Bogdálek	Downhill					DSQ	–
Vladimír Krajňák						DSQ	–
Evžen Čermák						3:18.0	17
Kurt Hennrich						3:01.5	7
Vladimír Krajňák	Giant Slalom					3:31.0	38
Kurt Hennrich						3:30.4	36
Evžen Čermák						3:27.7	32
Jaroslav Bogdálek						3:27.3	31
Vladimír Krajňák	Slalom	n/a	?	DSQ	–	DSQ	–
Jaroslav Bogdálek		2:00.4	44	2:06.9	22	4:07.3	29
Kurt Hennrich		1:58.3 (+0:05)	42	2:20.2	31	4:18.5	36
Evžen Čermák		1:37.5	28	2:05.3	19	3:42.8	21

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Jaroslav Cardal	56:12	42
	Josef Prokeš	55:05	36
	Ilja Matouš	52:04	13
30 km	Jaroslav Cardal	1'51:05	18
	Josef Prokeš	1'50:49	16
	Ilja Matouš	1'48:12	10

Men's 4 × 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Emil Okuliár Vlastimil Melich Josef Prokeš Ilja Matouš	2'24:54	8

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
10 km	Eva Paulusová-Benešová	43:42	28
	Olga Krasilová	43:10	25
	Libuše Patočková	41:52	19
	Eva Lauermanová	41:04	14

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Eva Paulusová-Benešová Libuše Patočková Eva Lauermanová	1'14:19	6

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Karol Divín	5	5	154.25	49.5	5

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Jindriska Kramperova	21	17	136.67	209	20

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Places	Rank
Věra Suchánková Zdeněk Doležal	10.53	68.5	8

Ice hockey

Group B

Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Czechoslovakia	2	2	0	12	6	4
2	United States	2	1	1	7	4	2
3	Poland	2	0	2	3	12	0

Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
Czechoslovakia 8-3 Poland

Games for 1st-6th places

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	Soviet Union	5	5	0	0	25	5	10
2	United States	5	4	1	0	26	12	8
3	Canada	5	3	2	0	23	11	6
4	Sweden	5	1	3	1	10	17	3
5	Czechoslovakia	5	1	4	0	20	30	2
6	Germany	5	0	4	1	6	35	1

Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 5-0 Czechoslovakia
USSR 7-4 Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia 9-3 Germany (UTG)
USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia

Leading scorers

Rk	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
8th	Vlastimil Bubník	7	5	4	9

	Contestants Jan Vodička Ján Jendek Karel Gut Jan Kasper Václav Bubník Jaromír Bünter Slavomír Bartoň Vlastimil Bubník Bronislav Danda Zdeněk Návrat František Vaněk Bohumil Prošek Miroslav Klůc Stanislav Bacílek Vladimír Zábrodský Otto Cimrman Václav Pantůček

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Vlastimil Melich	Individual	62.0	65.0	183.5	28	57:18	236.100	4	419.600	18
Josef Nüsser		68.0	65.5	189.5	25	59:28	227.800	13	417.300	22
Vítězslav Lahr		68.0	67.0	193.0	22	57:39	234.800	5	427.800	12

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1			Jump 2			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Rank	Distance	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jáchym Bulín	Normal hill	71.5	93.5	34	70.5	92.5	30	186.0	29
Mojmír Stuchlík	Normal hill	74.0	98.5	24	74.0	89.0	38	187.5	28

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Jaroslav Doubek	43.6	30
	Vladimír Kolář	43.5	28
	Bohumil Jauris	42.8	17
1500 m	Jaroslav Doubek	2:19.2	39
	Vladimír Kolář	2:16.5	27
	Bohumil Jauris	2:13.6	15
5000 m	Vladimír Kolář	8:08.9	13
10,000 m	Bohumil Jauris	17:38.4	26
10,000 m	Vladimír Kolář	17:16.9	14

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Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics

IOC code	TCH (CSL used at these Games)
NOC	Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Competitors	41 (35 men, 6 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Václav Bubník (ice hockey)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992
Other related appearances
Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–)