Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | TCH |
NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
in Amsterdam | |
Competitors | 70 in 14 sports |
Flag bearer | Josef Effenberger |
Medals Ranked 14th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 70 competitors (69 men and 1 woman) took part in 51 events in 14 sports.
Medalistsâ»
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | FrantiĆĄek Ventura | Equestrian | Individual jumping | August 12 |
Gold | Ladislav VĂĄcha | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | August 9 |
Silver | Jan HeĆmĂĄnek | Boxing | Men's middleweight | August 11 |
Silver | Josef Effenberger, Jan GajdoĆĄ, Jan KoutnĂœ, Emanuel Löffler, BedĆich Ć upÄĂk, Ladislav Tikal, Ladislav VĂĄcha, VĂĄclav VeselĂœ |
Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | August 10 |
Silver | Ladislav VĂĄcha | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 8 |
Silver | Emanuel Löffler | Gymnastics | Men's vault | August 10 |
Silver | JindĆich Maudr | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | August 4 |
Bronze | Emanuel Löffler | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 8 |
Bronze | Jaroslav Skobla | Weightlifting | Men's +82.5 kg | July 29 |
Aquaticsâ»
Divingâ»
2 divers, "both men," represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the "nation's 2nd appearance in the sport." Both men competed only in the 3 metre springboard event; neither reached the final. Balasz placed 4th in his semifinal group, just missing the top 3 neededââto advance.
Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
Julius Balasz | Men's 3 m board | 20 | 139.24 | 4 | did not advance | ||
Josef Nasvadba | 38 | 102.48 | 8 | did not advance |
Swimmingâ»
One male swimmer represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, "in which it had competed each time it appeared at the Games." AntoĆĄ had been a member of the 1924 team as well. He placed 3rd in the preliminary heats in both of his events, not advancingââto the semifinals in either.
Swimmer | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
VĂĄclav AntoĆĄ | Men's 400 m freestyle | 5:39.8 | 3 | did not advance | |||
VĂĄclav AntoĆĄ | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 22:43.0 | 3 | did not advance |
Water poloâ»
Czechoslovakia competed in water polo for the third time in 1928. The team was defeated by, Great Britain in the first round.
- Summary
Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Czechoslovakia men's | Men's tournament | Great Britain L 4â2 |
did not advance | 9 |
Men's tournamentâ»
- Team roster
Head coach:
No. | Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
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GK | Josef BuĆĄek | 28 August 1901 | 26 | ? | 1 | 0 | ||
Kurt Epstein | 21 January 1904 | 22 | ? | 1 | 0 | |||
FrantiĆĄek Getreuer | ? | 1 | 0 | |||||
Hugo Klempfner | ? | 0 | 0 | |||||
J. Kroc | ? | 0 | 0 | |||||
A. Novotny | ? | 0 | 0 | |||||
Michal Schmuck | 9 January 1909 | 19 | ? | 1 | 0 | |||
FrantiĆĄek Schulz | ? | 1 | 1 | |||||
Pavol Steiner | 29 March 1908 | 20 | ? | 1 | 0 | |||
Ladislav Ć vehla | ? | 1 | 0 | |||||
Josef TomĂĄĆĄek | ? | 0 | 0 |
- Round of 16
4 August 1928 | OR p. 807 | Czechoslovakia | 2–4 | Great Britain | Amsterdam Referees: J.A. Ruddy (USA) |
Scoring by half: 0â1, 2â3 |
Athleticsâ»
11 athletes, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it appeared at the Games. Kittel's 8th place in the men's 1500 metres was the best result for Czechoslovakian athletes in Amsterdam.
- Track and road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Johann Bartl | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||||
Karel KnÄnickĂœ | 11.3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
Jaroslav Vykoupil | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||
Johann Bartl | Men's 200 metres | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | |||||
Karel KnÄnickĂœ | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Jaroslav Vykoupil | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
Johann Bartl | Men's 400 metres | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||
Jaroslav Vykoupil | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
Adolf Kittel | Men's 800 metres | â | 1:59.6 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
VilĂ©m Ć indler | 1:57.0 | 3 Q | Unknown | 7 | did not advance | ||||
Adolf Kittel | Men's 1500 metres | â | Unknown | 2 Q | 4:00.4 | 8 | |||
VilĂ©m Ć indler | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
Jozef KoĆĄÄak | Men's 5000 metres | â | 15:42.0 | 8 | did not advance | ||||
Karel NedobitĂœ | DNF | â | did not advance | ||||||
Karel NedobitĂœ | Men's 10,000 metres | â | Unknown | 17 | |||||
Otakar Jandera | Men's 110 metres hurdles | â | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||
Johann Bartl | Men's 4 Ă 400 metres relay | â | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||
Karel KnÄnickĂœ | |||||||||
VilĂ©m Ć indler | |||||||||
Jaroslav Vykoupil | |||||||||
Alois Krof | Men's marathon | â | 2:43:18 | 16 | |||||
FrantiĆĄek Zyka | 2:52:42 | 33 |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
FrantiĆĄek Douda | Men's shot put | 13.12 | 14 | did not advance | |
FrantiĆĄek Douda | Men's discus throw | 41.19 | 20 | did not advance |
Boxingâ»
3 boxers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Jan HeĆmĂĄnek won the silver medal in the middleweight class; the other two boxers each lost their first bout.
Boxer | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Tomåƥ Pötsch | Men's lightweight | Stephen Halaiko (USA) L KO |
did not advance | 17 | |||
FrantiĆĄek NekolnĂœ | Men's welterweight | Bye | Galataud (FRA) L points |
did not advance | 9 | ||
Jan HeĆmĂĄnek | Men's middleweight | Bye | Georges Pixius (LUX) W points |
Harry Henderson (USA) W points |
Fred Mallin (GBR) W points |
Piero Toscani (ITA) L points |
Cyclingâ»
Four cyclists, all men. And all road cyclists, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time the nation appeared at the Games. Honig had the best time of the team, placing 39th in the individual road race. The combined score of the top 3 placed them 11th among the 15 competing nations.
Road cyclingâ»
Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
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Ladislav BrĆŻĆŸek | Men's road race | 5:54:07 | 59 |
AntonĂn Honig | 5:27:45 | 39 | |
AntonĂn PeriÄ | 5:34:30 | 46 | |
Josef Ć Ădlo | 5:34:30 | 46 | |
AntonĂn Honig | Men's team road race | 16:36:45 | 11 |
AntonĂn PeriÄ | |||
Josef Ć Ădlo |
Equestrianâ»
9 equestrians, all men, competed for Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Czechoslovakia was one of 5 nations to have the maximum 3 riders in each event. FrantiĆĄek Ventura won gold in the individual jumping, Czechoslovakia's first equestrian medal. Emanuel Thiel, who had had the nation's best result in 1924 at 6th in the individual dressage, bettered his own performance to 5th in 1928.
Dressageâ»
Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | |||
Jaroslav Hanf | ElegĂĄn | Dressage | 201.70 | 17 |
Otto Schöninger | Ex | 210.28 | 10 | |
Emanuel Thiel | Loki | 225.96 | 5 | |
Jaroslav Hanf | ElegĂĄn | Team dressage | 642.18 | 5 |
Otto Schöninger | Ex | |||
Emanuel Thiel | Loki |
Eventingâ»
Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
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Score | Rank | |||
Josef Charous | Engadin | Eventing | 1844.44 | 16 |
Josef Seyfried | Ekul | DNF | â | |
FrantiĆĄek StateÄnĂœ | FesĂĄk | DNF | â | |
Josef Charous | Engadin | Team eventing | 1844.44 | 12 |
Josef Seyfried | Ekul | |||
FrantiĆĄek StateÄnĂœ | FesĂĄk |
Jumpingâ»
Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | 1st re-ride | 2nd re-ride | ||||
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Time | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Rudolf Popler | Denk | Jumping | DQ | â | did not advance | ||||
Josef Rabas | Daghestan | 2:14 | 22.5 | 41 | did not advance | ||||
FrantiĆĄek Ventura | Eliot | 1:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Rudolf Popler | Denk | Team jumping | DQ | â | â | ||||
Josef Rabas | Daghestan | ||||||||
FrantiĆĄek Ventura | Eliot |
Fencingâ»
Seven fencers, six men and "one woman," represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it participated in the Games. It was the first time Czechoslovakia had a female fencer, Jarmila ChalupovĂĄ. ChalupovĂĄ had the most individual success of any Czechoslovakian fencer in 1928, reaching the semifinals.
Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Jan ÄernohorskĂœ | Men's Ă©pĂ©e | 4 wins | 7 | did not advance | |||||
FrantiĆĄek KĆĂĆŸ | 3 wins | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
Josef Jungmann | 3 wins | 6 Q | 5 wins | 8 | did not advance | ||||
Miroslav Beznoska | Men's team Ă©pĂ©e | 1â1 | 2 Q | 1â1 | 2 Q | 1â2 | 3 | did not advance | |
Jan ÄernohorskĂœ | |||||||||
Martin Harden | |||||||||
Josef Jungmann | |||||||||
FrantiĆĄek KĆĂĆŸ | |||||||||
Jan Tille | |||||||||
Jarmila ChalupovĂĄ | Women's foil | â | 5 wins | 2 Q | 1 win | 7 | did not advance |
Gymnasticsâ»
Bohumil MoĆkovskĂœ, bronze medalist on Vault and 13th-place finisher in the Individual All-Around at the previous Olympics in Paris, died on July 16, 1928, less than a month before he could make a repeat Olympic appearance. 8 gymnasts, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The team took the silver medal, 6.375 points behind Germany, with Ladislav VĂĄcha having the best individual all-around result at 9th place. VĂĄcha also won gold in the parallel bars and silver in the rings. Emanuel Löffler took two apparatus medals as well, the silver in the vault and bronze in the rings.
Artistic gymnasticsâ»
Modern pentathlonâ»
Three pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. RĆŻĆŸiÄka had the best finish for Czechoslovakia to date, placing 30th.
Pentathlete | Event | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Running | Equestrian | Total | |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Kamil Gampe | Men's individual | 37 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 150 | 37 |
Rudolf RĆŻĆŸiÄka | 21 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 127 | 30 | |
Josef Schejbal | 34 | 36 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 144 | 35 |
Rowingâ»
1 rower competed for Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. And 1st since 1920. Josef Straka, whose son would compete in the Olympics in 1972 and 1976, reached the third round in the single sculls before being eliminated.
Rower | Event | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Final | |||||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Josef Straka | Men's single sculls | 8:05.2 | 1 Q | Bye | 8:36.4 | 1 Q | Bye | 8:04.8 | 2 | did not advance |
Sailingâ»
A single male sailor represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Winter finished 18th in the preliminary round standings, not advancing to the final.
- Dinghy
Sailor | Event | Preliminary series | Net points | Prelim rank | Final series | Net points | Final rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Rudolf Winter | 12' Dinghy | 10 | 10 RET | 6 | 8 | 34 | 18 | did not advance |
Weightliftingâ»
Six weightlifters, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it appeared at the Olympics. Skobla, who had placed 8th in light heavyweight (â82.5 kg) in 1924, won the bronze medal in heavyweight (+82.5 kg) this time. This matched the nation's best-ever result in the sport to date.
Lifter | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Josef Vacek | Men's â60 kg | 80 | 5 | 82.5 | 4 | 100 | 13 | 262.5 | 8 |
Josef MatÄjÄek | Men's â67.5 kg | 82.5 | 7 | 77.5 | 13 | 107.5 | 11 | 265 | 11 |
Jan Kostrba | Men's â75 kg | 80 | 16 | 85 | 12 | 115 | 9 | 280 | 11 |
Bohumil SĂœkora | 70 | 20 | 85 | 12 | 115 | 9 | 270 | 17 | |
VĂĄclav PĆĄeniÄka | Men's â82.5 kg | 100 | 1 | 105 | 3 | 130 | 6 | 335 | 5 |
Jaroslav Skobla | Men's +82.5 kg | 100 | 8 | 107.5 | 4 | 147.5 | 2 | 357.5 |
Wrestlingâ»
Six wrestlers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. All six competed in the Greco-Roman discipline. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport as well as the Games. JindĆich Maudr won the nation's first Olympic medal in wrestling, taking silver in the bantamweight after reaching de facto gold medal final against the German Leucht.
- Greco-Roman
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
JindĆich Maudr | Men's bantamweight | Andersen (DEN) W Decision 1pt |
Kamel (EGY) W Fall 1pt |
van Maaren (NED) W Decision 2pts |
Gozzi (ITA) W Decision 3pts |
Lindelöf (SWE) W Fall 3pts |
Leucht (GER) L Fall 6pts |
â | |
FrantiĆĄek KratochvĂl | Men's featherweight | Egeberg (NOR) W Decision 1pt |
VĂ€li (EST) L Fall 4pts |
KĂĄrpĂĄti (HUN) L Decision 7pts |
did not advance | 13 | |||
VladimĂr VĂĄvra | Men's lightweight | Sperling (GER) W Fall 0pts |
Mumenthaler (SUI) W Fall 0pts |
Borges (DEN) W Fall 0pts |
Yalaz (TUR) L Fall 3pts |
Keresztes (HUN) L Fall 6pts |
did not advance | 5 | |
FrantiĆĄek Hala | Men's middleweight | Papp (HUN) L Decision 3pts |
Frantz (LUX) W Fall 3pts |
Johansson (SWE) W Fall 3pts |
Kokkinen (FIN) L Fall 6pts |
did not advance | â | 6 | |
Josef VĂĄvra | Men's light heavyweight | Juhasz (YUG) W Decision 1pt |
Szalay (HUN) L Decision 4pts |
Appels (BEL) L Fall 7pts |
did not advance | â | 9 | ||
Josef Urban | Men's heavyweight | Colpaert (BEL) W Fall 0pts |
Simonis (NED) W Fall 0pts |
Donati (ITA) W Fall 0pts |
Svensson (SWE) L Fall 3pts |
Wiesberger (AUT) L Decision 6pts |
Did not advance | â | 5 |
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.