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Czechoslovakia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

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Czechoslovakia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTCH
(CSV used at these Games)
NOCCzechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors116 (99 men, 17 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerJiří Kormaník (wrestling)
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Bohemia (1900–1912)
 Czech Republic (1994–pres.)
 Slovakia (1994–pres.)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 75 events in 13 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Further information: 1960 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1960 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Bohumil Němeček Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Gold Václav Kozák
Pavel Schmidt 		Rowing Men's double sculls
 Gold Eva Bosáková Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Silver Dana Zátopková Athletics Women's javelin throw
 Silver Eva Bosáková
Věra Čáslavská
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová
Hana Růžičková
Ludmila Švédová
Adolfína Tkačíková 		Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Bronze Josef Němec Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Bohumil Janoušek
Jan Jindra
Jiří Lundák
Stanislav Lusk
Václav Pavkovič
Luděk Pojezný
Jan Švéda
Josef Věntus
Miroslav Koníček 		Rowing Men's eight
 Bronze Bohumil Kubát Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Six male cyclist represented Czechoslovakia in 1960.

Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semi-final Final
Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Points Rank Total Rank
Tomáš Bauer 3 m springboard 49.92 21 Did not advance
10 m platform 46.06 21 Did not advance

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia had 22 male rowers participate in five of the seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's double sculls – 1st place ( gold medal)
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four – 4th place
Men's coxed four
Men's eight – 3rd place ( bronze medal)

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Nine shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Swim-off Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vítězslav Svozil 200 m breaststroke 2:42.4 =15 QSO 2:41.7 3 Did not advance
Pavel Pazdírek 200 m butterfly 2:24.2 12 Q N/a 2:23.5 9 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Marta Kadlecová 200 m breaststroke 3:01.7 18 Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

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  1. ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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