Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | TCH (CHE used at these Games) |
NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 121 (94 men, 27 women) in 14 sports |
Flag bearer | Bohumil Golián (volleyball) |
Medals Ranked 7th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) |
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 121 competitors, 94 men and 27 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports. [1]
Eight cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.
One male pentathlete represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.
In 1968, Czechoslovakia entered boats in four of the seven events: men's single sculls, men's double sculls, men's coxed pair, men's eight. [2] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [3]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Václav Kozák | Single sculls | 7:59.93 | 4 R | 7:49.93 | 3 SF | 8:01.81 | 4 FB | 7:45.81 | 9 |
Jaroslav Hellebrand Petr Krátký | Double sculls | 7:10.35 | 2 SF | Bye | DNS | ||||
Karel Kolesa Ivan Miluška Karel Kovář (cox) | Coxed pair | 9:02.98 | 4 R | DNS | |||||
Vladimír Jánoš Zdeněk Kuba Oldřich Svojanovský Karel Kolesa Pavel Svojanovský Jan Wallisch Otakar Mareček Petr Čermák Jiří Pták (cox) Milan Hurtala (heat 1 and repechage) | Eight | 6:13.30 | 3 R | 6:19.34 | 1 FA | — | 6:12.17 | 5 |
Eight shooters, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1968. Jan Kůrka won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone.
Charter 77 was an informal civic initiative in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic from 1976 to 1992, named after the document Charter 77 from January 1977. Founding members and architects were Jiří Němec, Václav Benda, Ladislav Hejdánek, Václav Havel, Jan Patočka, Zdeněk Mlynář, Jiří Hájek, Martin Palouš, Pavel Kohout, and Ladislav Lis. Spreading the text of the document was considered a political crime by the Czechoslovak government. After the 1989 Velvet Revolution, many of the members of the initiative played important roles in Czech and Slovak politics.
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
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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.
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 63 competitors, 51 men and 12 women, took part in 54 events in 10 sports.
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The Czech Basketball Player of the Year is the annual award for the best men's Czech basketball player. From 1965 to 1991, the award was for the best male basketball player from the nation of Czechoslovakia, and since 1992, the award is for the best male basketball player from the nation of the Czech Republic.