Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 104 (95 men, 9 women) in 13 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Karel Klečka (gymnastics) | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 9 |
Gold 5 |
Silver 6 |
Bronze 3 |
Total 14 |
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 Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) |
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 104 competitors, 95 men and 9 women, took part in 64 events in 13 sports.[1] The most successful competitor was Věra Čáslavská (one of only 9 women in crew) with 4 gold medals - 3 individual, 1 team. Other big surprises were gold medal performances of the cyclist Jiří Daler and weightlifter Hans Zdražila, who broke a world record during his performance. Medal hopes of world record holder athlete Ludvík Daněk were fulfilled with little disappointment silver medal.
Medalists
Gold
- Gymnastics - Women's Individual all-around, Věra Čáslavská
- Gymnastics - Women's Vault, Věra Čáslavská
- Gymnastics - Women's Balance beam, Věra Čáslavská
- Cycling - Men's Individual pursuit, Jiří Daler
- Weightlifting - Men's 75 kg, Hans Zdražila
Silver
- Athletics - Men's 1500 metres, Josef Odložil
- Athletics - Men's Discus throw, Ludvík Daněk
- Football - Men's tournament
- Gymnastics - Women's Team competition
- Volleyball - Men's Team competition: Antonín Procházka, Jiří Svoboda, Luboš Zajíček, Josef Musil, Josef Smolka, Vladimír Petlák, Petr Kop, František Sokol, Bohumil Golián, Zdeněk Groessl, Pavel Schenk, and Drahomír Koudelka
- Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight, Jiří Komarník
Bronze
- Shooting - 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol, Lubomír Nácovský
- Rowing - Eights
- Rowing - Double sculls; Vladimír Andrs, Pavel Hofman
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Nine cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1964.
Football
Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Four shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1964. Lubomír Nácovský won a bronze medal in the 25 m pistol event.
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- Defeated Hungary (3-2)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
- Defeated Japan (3-1)
- Defeated United States (3-0)
- Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)
- Defeated Brazil (3-0)
- Defeated Romania (3-1)
- Defeated Netherlands (3-1)
- Defeated South Korea (3-1) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Václav Matiášek
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics
References
- ↑ "Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Czech olympic report (in Czech)
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