Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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| At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 in 6 sports | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 8 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 1 |
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 Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) |
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Rudolf Burkert won first Czechoslovak medal from Winter Olympics. Libuše Veselá was first Czechoslovak woman to take part in Winter Olympics.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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 Bronze | Burkert, RudolfRudolf Burkert | Ski jumping | Men's individual |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Franz Donth | 18 km | 51:47:14 | 11 |
| 50 km | 5:37:36 | 14 | |
| Otakar Německý | 18 km | 1:50:20 | 16 |
| Vladimír Novák | 18 km | 1:47:53 | 12 |
| Josef Feistauer | 50 km | Did not finish | |
| Václav Fišera | 50 km | 5:42:55 | 18 |
| Josef Německý | 50 km | 5:35:46 | 11 |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1928 Winter Olympics
| Athlete(s) | Event | CF | FS | TO | Points | Rank |
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| Josef Slíva | Men's | 5 | 6 | 36 | 2442.00 | 5 |
| Libuše Veselá & Vojtěch Veselý | Pairs | N/A | 102 | 60.00 | 12 | |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Wolfgang Dorasil Karel Hromádka Jan Krásl Johann Lichnowski Josef Maleček Jan Peka Jaroslav Pušbauer Jaroslav Řezáč Josef Šroubek Miroslav Steigenhöfer Jiří Tožička |
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
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 Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| February 11 | Sweden | 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) | Czechoslovakia |
| February 12 | Sweden | 2:2 (1:0,1:2,0:0) | Poland |
| February 13 | Czechoslovakia | 3:2 (1:1,1:1,1:0) | Poland |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1928 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski jumping | Total | ||||
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| Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Walter Buchberger | Individual | 2:02:36 | 7.250 | 19 | 14.562 | 14 | 10.906 | 18 |
| Rudolf Burkert | 2:04:24 | 6.375 | 21 | 18.833 | 1 | 12.604 | 12 | |
| Otakar Německý | 1:50:20 | 13.375 | 8 | 12.616 | 20 | 12.990 | 9 | |
| Franz Wende | 2:00:50 | 8.125 | 16 | Did not finish | ||||
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
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| Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Josef Bím | Normal hill | 49.5 | 19 | 51.0 | 31 | 14.728 | 20 |
| Rudolf Burkert | 57.0 | 4 | 59.5 | 12 | 17.937 | | |
| Willy Möhwald | 46.0 | 30 | 59.0 | 16 | 15.500 | 15 | |
| Karl Wondrak | 48.5 | 23 | 49.0 | 33 | 14.478 | 21 | |
Military patrol (demonstration event)
Team Race
- Czechoslovakia - 4:15:07 (6th place)
- Otakar Německý
- Jan Bedřich
- Josef Klouček
- Robert Möhwald
References
- 1 2 3 "Resultats des Concours, IImes Jeux Olympiques d'Hiver" (PDF). Comite Olympique Suisse. LA84 Foundation. 1928. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- Comité Olympique Suisse (1928). Résultats des Concours des IImes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: Imprimerie du Léman. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
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