Czechoslovakia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Czechoslovakia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg
IOC code TCH
NOC Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors116 (99 men, 17 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer Jiří Kormaník (wrestling)
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (1994–)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 75 events in 13 sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Bohumil Němeček Boxing Men's light welterweight
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Václav Kozák
Pavel Schmidt
Rowing Men's double sculls
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Eva Bosáková Gymnastics Women's balance beam
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Dana Zátopková Athletics Women's javelin throw
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Eva Bosáková
Věra Čáslavská
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová
Hana Růžičková
Ludmila Švédová
Adolfína Tkačíková
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Josef Němec Boxing Men's heavyweight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bohumil Janoušek
Jan Jindra
Jiří Lundák
Stanislav Lusk
Václav Pavkovič
Luděk Pojezný
Jan Švéda
Josef Věntus
Miroslav Koníček
Rowing Men's eight
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Bohumil Kubát Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

Athletics

Basketball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Six male cyclist represented Czechoslovakia in 1960.

Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Equestrian

Gymnastics

Rowing

Czechoslovakia had 22 male rowers participate in five of the seven rowing events in 1960. [2]

Men's double sculls – 1st place ( Med 1.png gold medal)
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four – 4th place
Men's coxed four
Men's eight – 3rd place ( Med 3.png bronze medal)

Shooting

Nine shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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References

  1. "Czechoslovakia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.