Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eighty-seven competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports.[1]

Czechoslovakia at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTCH
NOCCzechoslovak Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors87 (73 men and 14 women) in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
6
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
11
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Bohemia (1900–1912)
 Czech Republic (1994–)
 Slovakia (1994–)

Twenty-six-year-old Emil Zátopek won the gold medal in the 10-kilometre run on the first day (his third race at that distance) and became the first Czechoslovak athlete gold medalist. On the second day he added a silver medal in the 5 km run. Czechoslovak canoeists were also very successful (gaining three gold and one silver medal), Jan Brzák-Felix successfully defended his medal that he had won 12 years earlier in 1936 Summer Olympics with another partner, Václav Havel and Jiří Pecka won a silver medal using a 12-year-old boat from the 1936 Olympics. Boxer Július Torma won the gold medal in the Welterweight class, although he had injured his left arm before the semi-final. Women's gymnastics team also secured gold medals, but this victory was overshadowed by the death of their teammate Eliška Misáková, who succumbed to polio in London.

Medalists
Further information: 1948 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1948 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldEmil Zátopek Athletics Men's 10,000 metres
 GoldJúlius Torma Boxing Men's welterweight
 GoldJosef Holeček Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m
 GoldFrantišek Čapek Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 m
 GoldJan Brzák-Felix
Bohumil Kudrna		 Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m
 GoldZdeňka Honsová
Marie Kovářová
Miloslava Misáková
Milena Müllerová
Věra Růžičkova
Olga Šilhánová
Božena Srncová
Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Eliška Misáková
(awarded posthumously)		 Gymnastics Women's team
 SilverEmil Zátopek Athletics Men's 5000 metres
 SilverVáclav Havel
Jiří Pecka		 Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 m
 BronzeZdeněk Růžička Gymnastics Men's floor
 BronzeZdeněk Růžička Gymnastics Men's rings
 BronzeLeo Sotorník Gymnastics Men's vault

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Five fencers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.

Men's sabre
Men's team sabre

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Two male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.[2]

Men's coxless four

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Art competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Czechoslovakia at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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