| Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games | |
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| IOC code | TCH |
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| Medals Ranked 29th |
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| Summer appearances | |
| Winter appearances | |
| Other related appearances | |
Czechoslovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1918, after having competed as Bohemia from 1900 to 1912. The nation sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games when they were part of the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Czechoslovakia has participated in every Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games of 1924.
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia sent independent teams to the Olympics starting in 1994.
Czechoslovak athletes have won a total of 143 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in gymnastics. The nation also won 25 medals at the Winter Games, with ski jumping and ice hockey as the top medal-producing sports.
| Olympic Year/s | Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| 1900–1912 | ||
| 1920–1992 | ||
| 1994–present | ||
Medals by summer sport
This table of summer sports does not include the bronze medal won in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics. | Medals by winter sport
This table includes the bronze medal won in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics. |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | 1920 Antwerp | | Men's competition | |
| Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla | | Mixed doubles | ||
| Bedřich Šupčík | 1924 Paris | | Men's rope climbing | |
| Robert Pražák | | Men's artistic individual all-around | ||
| Robert Pražák | | Men's parallel bars | ||
| Robert Pražák | | Men's rings | ||
| Jan Koutný | | Men's vault | ||
| Bedřich Šupčík | | Men's artistic individual all-around | ||
| Ladislav Vácha | | Men's rings | ||
| Ladislav Vácha | | Men's rope climbing | ||
| Bohumil Mořkovský | | Men's vault | ||
| Bohumil Durdis | | Men's 67.5 kg | ||
| František Ventura | 1928 Amsterdam | | Individual jumping | |
| Ladislav Vácha | | Men's parallel bars | ||
| Jan Heřmánek | | Men's middleweight | ||
| Josef Effenberger Jan Gajdoš Jan Koutný Emanuel Löffler Bedřich Šupčík Ladislav Tikal Ladislav Vácha Václav Veselý | | Men's team all-around | ||
| Ladislav Vácha | | Men's rings | ||
| Emanuel Löffler | | Men's vault | ||
| Jindřich Maudr | | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | ||
| Emanuel Löffler | | Men's rings | ||
| Jaroslav Skobla | | Men's +82.5 kg | ||
| Jaroslav Skobla | 1932 Los Angeles | | Men's heavyweight | |
| Václav Pšenička | | Men's heavyweight | ||
| Josef Urban | | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | ||
| František Douda | | Men's shot put | ||
| Jan Brzák-Felix Vladimír Syrovátka | 1936 Berlin | | Men's C-2 1000 m | |
| Václav Mottl Zdeněk Škrland | | Men's C-2 10000 m | ||
| Alois Hudec | | Men's rings | ||
| Bohuslav Karlík | | Men's C-1 1000 m | ||
| Jaroslava Bajerová Vlasta Děkanová Božena Dobešová Vlasta Foltová Anna Hřebřinová Matylda Pálfyová Zdeňka Veřmiřovská Marie Větrovská | | Women's team all-around | ||
| Václav Pšenička | | Men's heavyweight | ||
| Jozef Herda | | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | ||
| Josef Klapuch | | Men's freestyle heavyweight | ||
| Emil Zátopek | 1948 London | | Men's 10,000 metres | |
| František Čapek | | Men's C-1 10000 m | ||
| Josef Holeček | | Men's C-1 1000 m | ||
| Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna | | Men's C-2 1000 m | ||
| Július Torma | | Men's welterweight | ||
| Zdeňka Honsová Marie Kovářová Miloslava Misáková Milena Müllerová Věra Růžičková Olga Šilhánová Božena Srncová Zdeňka Veřmiřovská Eliška Misáková (awarded posthumously) | | Women's artistic team all-around | ||
| Emil Zátopek | | Men's 5000 metres | ||
| Václav Havel Jiří Pecka | | Men's C-2 10000 m | ||
| Zdeněk Růžička | | Men's floor | ||
| Zdeněk Růžička | | Men's rings | ||
| Leo Sotorník | | Men's vault | ||
| Emil Zátopek | 1952 Helsinki | | Men's 5000 metres | |
| Emil Zátopek | | Men's 10000 metres | ||
| Emil Zátopek | | Men's Marathon | ||
| Dana Zátopková | | Women's javelin throw | ||
| Ján Zachara | | Men's featherweight | ||
| Josef Holeček | | Men's C-1 1000 m | ||
| Karel Mejta Jiří Havlis Jan Jindra Stanislav Lusk Miroslav Koranda | | Men's coxed four | ||
| Josef Doležal | | Men's 50 km walk | ||
| Jan Brzák-Felix Bohumil Kudrna | | Men's C-2 1000 m | ||
| Josef Růžička | | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | ||
| Alfréd Jindra | | Men's C-1 10000 m | ||
| Hana Bobková Alena Chadimová Jana Rabasová Alena Reichová Matylda Matoušková-Šínová Božena Srncová Věra Vančurová Eva Věchtová | | Women's team all-around | ||
| Mikuláš Athanasov | | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | ||
| Olga Fikotová | 1956 Melbourne | | Women's discus throw | |
| Otakar Hořínek | | Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | ||
| Eva Bosáková | | Women's balance beam | ||
| Ladislav Fouček | | Men's 1000 m time trial | ||
| Ladislav Fouček Václav Machek | | Men's tandem | ||
| Jiří Skobla | | Men's shot put | ||
| Bohumil Němeček | 1960 Rome | | Men's light welterweight | |
| Václav Kozák Pavel Schmidt | | Men's double sculls | ||
| Eva Bosáková | | Women's balance beam | ||
| Dana Zátopková | | Women's javelin throw | ||
| Eva Bosáková Věra Čáslavská Matylda Matoušková-Šínová Hana Růžičková Ludmila Švédová Adolfína Tkačíková | | Women's team all-around | ||
| Josef Němec | | Men's heavyweight | ||
| Bohumil Janoušek Jan Jindra Jiří Lundák Stanislav Lusk Václav Pavkovič Luděk Pojezný Jan Švéda Josef Věntus Miroslav Koníček | | Men's eight | ||
| Bohumil Kubát | | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | ||
| Věra Čáslavská | 1964 Tokyo | | Women's individual all-around | |
| Věra Čáslavská | | Women's vault | ||
| Věra Čáslavská | | Women's balance beam | ||
| Jiří Daler | | Men's individual pursuit | ||
| Hans Zdražila | | Men's middleweight | ||
| Josef Odložil | | Men's 1500 m | ||
| Ludvík Daněk | | Men's discus throw | ||
| Czechoslovakia national football team | | Men's competition | ||
| Věra Čáslavská Marianna Krajčírová Jana Posnerová Hana Růžičková Jaroslava Sedláčková Adolfína Tkačíková | | Women's team all-around | ||
| Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team | | Men's tournament | ||
| Jiří Kormaník | | Men's Greco-Roman middleweight | ||
| Lubomír Nácovský | | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol | ||
| Petr Čermák Jiří Lundák Jan Mrvík Július Toček Josef Věntus Luděk Pojezný Bohumil Janoušek Richard Nový Miroslav Koníček | | Men's eight | ||
| Vladimír Andrs Pavel Hofmann | | Men's double sculls | ||
| Miloslava Rezková | 1968 Mexico City | | Women's high jump | |
| Milena Duchková | | Women's 10 m platform | ||
| Věra Čáslavská | | Women's individual all-around | ||
| Věra Čáslavská | | Women's floor | ||
| Věra Čáslavská | | Women's vault | ||
| Věra Čáslavská | | Women's uneven bars | ||
| Jan Kůrka | | Mixed 50 m rifle, prone | ||
| Věra Čáslavská | | Women's balance beam | ||
| Věra Čáslavská Marianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková Hana Lišková Bohumila Řimnáčová Miroslava Skleničková | | Women's team all-around | ||
| Ludvík Daněk | | Men's discus throw | ||
| Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team | | Men's tournament | ||
| Miroslav Zeman | | Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg | ||
| Petr Kment | | Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg | ||
| Ludvík Daněk | 1972 Munich | | Men's discus throw | |
| Vítězslav Mácha | | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | ||
| Milena Duchková | | Women's 10 m platform | ||
| Czechoslovakia national handball team | | Men's competition | ||
| Vladimír Petříček Pavel Svojanovský Oldřich Svojanovský | | Men's coxed pair | ||
| Ladislav Falta | | Mixed 25 m rapid fire pistol | ||
| Eva Šuranová | | Women's long jump | ||
| Vladimír Jánoš Otakar Mareček Karel Neffe Vladimír Petříček František Provazník | | Men's coxed four | ||
| Anton Tkáč | 1976 Montreal | | Men's sprint | |
| Josef Panáček | | Mixed skeet | ||
| Jiří Adam Jan Bártů Bohumil Starnovský | | Men's team | ||
| Vítězslav Mácha | | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg | ||
| Helena Fibingerová | | Women's shot put | ||
| Jan Bártů | | Men's individual | ||
| Jaroslav Hellebrand Vladek Lacina Zdeněk Pecka Václav Vochoska | | Men's quadruple sculls | ||
| Oldřich Svojanovský Pavel Svojanovský Ludvík Vébr | | Men's coxed pair | ||
| Ota Zaremba | 1980 Moscow | | Men's 100 kg | |
| Czechoslovakia national football team | | Men's competition | ||
| Imrich Bugár | | Men's discus throw | ||
| Jarmila Kratochvílová | | Women's 400 m | ||
| Czechoslovakia women's national field hockey team | | Women's tournament | ||
| Ján Franek | | Men's light middleweight | ||
| Jiří Tabák | | Men's rings | ||
| Vladimír Kocman | | Men's +95 kg | ||
| Dušan Poliačik | | Men's 82.5 kg | ||
| Dan Karabin | | Men's freestyle 74 kg | ||
| Július Strnisko | | Men's freestyle 100 kg | ||
| Zdeněk Pecka Václav Vochoska | | Men's double sculls | ||
| Teodor Černý Martin Penc Jiří Pokorný Igor Sláma | | Men's team pursuit | ||
| Michal Klasa Vlastibor Konečný Alipi Kostadinov Jiří Škoda | | Men's team time trial | ||
| Miroslav Varga | 1988 Seoul | | Men's 50 m rifle prone | |
| Jozef Pribilinec | | Men's 20 km walk | ||
| Miloslav Mečíř | | Men's singles | ||
| Miloslav Bednařík | | Trap | ||
| Jan Železný | | Men's javelin throw | ||
| Jana Novotná Helena Suková | | Women's doubles | ||
| Miloslav Mečíř Milan Šrejber | | Men's doubles | ||
| Jozef Lohyňa | | Men's freestyle 82 kg | ||
| Lukáš Pollert | 1992 Barcelona | | Men's slalom C-1 | |
| Petr Hrdlička | | Trap | ||
| Robert Změlík | | Men's decathlon | ||
| Jan Železný | | Men's javelin throw | ||
| Václav Chalupa | | Men's single sculls | ||
| Jiří Rohan Miroslav Šimek | | Men's slalom C-2 | ||
| Luboš Račanský | | Men's 10 metre running target |
| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Burkert | 1928 St. Moritz | | Men's individual | |
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | 1948 St. Moritz | | Men's competition | |
| Karol Divín | 1960 Squaw Valley | | Men's singles | |
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | 1964 Innsbruck | | Men's competition | |
| Jiří Raška | 1968 Grenoble | | Men's normal hill | |
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | | Men's competition | ||
| Jiří Raška | | Men's large hill | ||
| Hana Maskova | | Women's singles | ||
| Ondrej Nepela | 1972 Sapporo | | Men's singles | |
| Helena Šikolová | | Women's 5 km | ||
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | | Men's competition | ||
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | 1976 Innsbruck | | Men's tournament | |
| Květa Jeriová | 1980 Lake Placid | | Women's 5 km | |
| Květa Jeriová Blanka Paulů Gabriela Svobodová Dagmar Švubová | 1984 Sarajevo | | Women's 4 x 5 km relay | |
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | | Men's tournament | ||
| Květa Jeriová | | Women's 5 km | ||
| Olga Charvátová | | Women's downhill | ||
| Jozef Sabovčík | | Men's singles | ||
| Pavel Ploc | | Large hill individual | ||
| Pavel Ploc | 1988 Calgary | | Normal hill individual | |
| Jiří Malec | | Normal hill individual | ||
| Radim Nyč Václav Korunka Pavel Benc Ladislav Švanda | | Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay | ||
| Tomáš Goder František Jež Jaroslav Sakala Jiří Parma | 1992 Albertville | | Large hill team | |
| Petr Barna | | Men's singles | ||
Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
| | Men's tournament |
The Czechoslovak athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Summer Olympic Games is the gymnast Věra Čáslavská with ten medals.
| Athlete | Sport | Games | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Věra Čáslavská | | 1960, 1964, 1968 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Emil Zátopek | | 1948, 1952 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Ladislav Vácha | | 1924, 1928 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Jan Brzák-Felix | | 1936, 1948, 1952 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Eva Bosáková | | 1956, 1960 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ludvík Daněk | | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Bedřich Šupčík | | 1924, 1928 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Robert Pražák | | 1924 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Emanuel Löffler | | 1928 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Milena Duchková | | 1968, 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bohumil Kudrna | | 1948, 1952 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Vítězslav Mácha | | 1972, 1976 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Zdeňka Veřmiřovská | | 1936, 1948 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dana Zátopková | | 1952, 1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan Železný ZEL | | 1988, 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan Jindra | | 1952, 1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stanislav Lusk | | 1952, 1960 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Miloslav Mečíř | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Božena Srncová | | 1948, 1952 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ladislav Fouček | | 1956 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan Koutný | | 1924, 1928 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Marianna Krajčírová | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Václav Pšenička | | 1932, 1936 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Hana Růžičková | | 1960, 1964 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Adolfína Tkačíková | | 1960, 1964 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan Bártů | | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaroslav Skobla | | 1928, 1932 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Petr Kop | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matylda Matoušková-Šínová | | 1952, 1960 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josef Musil | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimír Petříček | | 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavel Schenk | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavel Svojanovský | | 1972, 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oldřich Svojanovský | | 1972, 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josef Holeček | | 1948, 1952 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bohumil Janoušek | | 1960, 1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Miroslav Koníček | | 1960, 1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Jiří Lundák | | 1960, 1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Zdeněk Pecka | | 1976, 1980 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Luděk Pojezný | | 1960, 1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Zdeněk Růžička | | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Josef Věntus | | 1960, 1964 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Václav Vochoska | | 1976, 1980 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lukáš Pollert POL | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jana Novotná NOV | | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Helena Suková SUK | | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jiří Rohan ROH | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miroslav Šimek SIM | | 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ZEL Jan Železný also won two other gold medals in javelin throw for Czech Republic at 1996 Olympics and 2000 Olympics.
POL Lukáš Pollert also won silver medal for Czech Republic in canoe slalom at the 1996 Olympics.
NOV Jana Novotná also won bronze medal in women's singles and silver medal in women's doubles for Czech Republic at the 1996 Olympics.
SUK Helena Suková also won silver medal in women's doubles for Czech Republic at the 1996 Olympics.
ROH Jiří Rohan also won silver medal Czech Republic in canoe slalom at the 1996 Olympics.
SIM Miroslav Šimek also won silver medal Czech Republic in canoe slalom at the 1996 Olympics.
The Czechoslovak athlete who won the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympic Games is the ice hockey player Jiří Holík with four medals.
| Athlete | Sport | Games | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiří Holík IH | | 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Oldřich Machač IH | | 1968, 1972, 1976 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| František Pospíšil IH | | 1968, 1972, 1976 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Josef Černý IH | | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vladimír Dzurilla IH | | 1964, 1968, 1972 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Květa Jeriová | | 1980, 1984 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jiří Raška | | 1968 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Milan Chalupa IH | | 1976, 1984 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ivan Hlinka IHNAG | | 1972, 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jiří Holeček IH | | 1972, 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Josef Horešovský IH | | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Miloslav Hořava IH | | 1984, 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jozef Golonka IH | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jaroslav Jiřík IH | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan Klapáč IH | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jiří Kochta IH | | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Igor Liba IH | | 1984, 1992 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimír Martinec IH | | 1972, 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimír Nadrchal IH | | 1964, 1968 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Václav Nedomanský IH | | 1968, 1972 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Eduard Novák IH | | 1972, 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavel Ploc | | 1984, 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bohuslav Šťastný IH | | 1972, 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Robert Lang IHCZE | | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jiří Šlégr IHCZE | | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Šmehlík IHCZE | | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaroslav Walter IHWAL | | 1964 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
IH As a part of the Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team.
NAG Ivan Hlinka was head coach of Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team which ended up third at the 1992 Olympics and Czech national ice hockey team which ended up first at the 1998 Olympics.
CZE Robert Lang, Jiří Šlégr and Richard Šmehlík also won gold medal in ice hockey at the 1998 Olympics as a part of the Czech Republic national ice hockey team. Robert Lang later won bronze medal in ice hockey at the 2006 Olympics.
WAL Jaroslav Walter also won bronze medal as an assistant coach of Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team at the 1992 Olympics.