- Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Czechoslovakia – Flag bearersIOC code TCH At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London Competitors 87 in 11 sports Medals
Rank: 8Gold
6Silver
2Bronze
3Total
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Slovakia (1994–)Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 87 competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports.[1]
26 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 5km run. Czechoslovak canoeists were also very successful (gaining 3 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, despite the fact that he had injured his left arm before the semi-final.
Contents
Medalists
Gold- Athletics - 10000m, Emil Zátopek
- Boxing - Welterweight, Július Torma
- Canoeing - C-1 1000m, Josef Holeček
- Canoeing - C-1 10000m, František Čapek
- Canoeing - C-2 1000m, Jan Brzák-Felix, Bohumil Kudrna
- Gymnastics - Women's team competition
Silver- Athletics - 5000m, Emil Zátopek
- Canoeing - C-2 10000m, Václav Havel, Jiří Pecka
Bronze- Gymnastics - Men's floor exercises, Zdeněk Růžička
- Gymnastics - Men's rings, Zdeněk Růžička
- Gymnastics - Men's vault, Leo Sotorník
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer OlympicsBasketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer OlympicsBoxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer OlympicsCanoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1948 Summer OlympicsFencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1948 Summer OlympicsFive fencers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.
- Men's sabre
- Alois Sokol
- Svatopluk Skýva
- Jaroslav Starý
- Men's team sabre
- Jindřich Kakos, Svatopluk Skýva, Jaroslav Starý, Alois Sokol, Jindřich Chmela
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer OlympicsModern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1948 Summer OlympicsRowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1948 Summer OlympicsSwimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer OlympicsWrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer OlympicsArt competitions
Main article: Art competitions at the 1948 Summer OlympicsReferences
- ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/TCH/summer/1948/. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
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