Czechoslovakia competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Summer Olympic Games, after the republic was founded in 1918. Previously, Bohemia had competed at the Olympic Games from 1900 to 1912.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate Karel Hartmann Vilém Loos Jan Palouš Jan Peka Karel Pešek Josef Šroubek Otakar Vindyš Karel Wälzer Ice hockey Men's Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla Tennis Mixed doubles

Aquatics

Swimming

Four swimmers, all male, represented Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics. None of the swimmers were able to advance to the finals.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

SwimmerEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Václav Bucháček 100 m free 1:19.2 2 Q Unknown 5 Did not advance Alois Hrášek 400 m free Unknown 4 Did not advance 1500 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance Emanuel Prüll 1500 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance Eduard Stibor 200 m breast Unknown 5 Did not advance 400 m breast Unknown 5 Did not advance

Water polo

Czechoslovakia competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the first time in 1920. A modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time. The team was shut out in both of its games, first by Sweden in the round of 16 and then by the Netherlands in the bronze medal quarterfinals.

Squad Frantšek Franěk Antonín Novotný Václav Lancinger Eduard Stibor Hugo Sedláček Emil Cirl František Černík Jan Hora

Round of 16

Bronze medal quarterfinals

Final rank 11th

Athletics

16 athletes represented Czechoslovakia in the country's Olympics debut in 1920. The best result for the team was Vohralík's 4th-place finish in the 1500 metres, just 1.6 seconds behind the bronze medal winner.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Karel Frankenstein 400 m 52.5 3 Did not advance 800 malign=center colspan=2 6 Did not advance Eduard Hašek 100 m 4 Did not advance František Kiehlmann 400 m hurdlesalign=center colspan=2 59.9 3 Q Did not advance František Marek 110 m hurdlesalign=center colspan=2 4 Did not advance 400 m hurdlesalign=center colspan=2 4 Did not advance Karel Pacák 5000 malign=center colspan=4 8 Did not advance 10000 malign=center colspan=4 11 Did not advance Vojtěch Plzák 100 m 4 Did not advance 200 m 23.4 1 Q 23.1 4 Did not advance Karel Přibyl 400 m 54.0 3 Did not advance 800 malign=center colspan=2 8 Did not advance Jaroslav Procházka 800 malign=center colspan=2 5 Did not advance Adolf Reich 110 m hurdlesalign=center colspan=2 4 Did not advance Josef Šlehofer 3 km walkalign=center colspan=4 Disqualified Did not advance 10 km walkalign=center colspan=4 Did not finish Did not advance Josef Teplý 800 malign=center colspan=2 2:00.6 7 Did not advance Václav Vohralík 1500 malign=center colspan=4 4:02.2 1 Q 4:08.0 4

AthleteEventQualifyingFinalResultRankResultRank František Hoplíček Discus throw 36.75 13 Did not advance František Šretr Long jump 5.55 26 Did not advance Triple jump No mark 20 Did not advance František Stejskal Triple jump No mark 20 Did not advance High jump 1.65 16 Did not advance Ardy Vydra Javelin throw 37.75 24 Did not advance

AthleteEventFinalResultRank Eduard Hašek Decathlon Did not finish

Cycling

Four cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in the nation's Olympic debut 1920. The four cyclists competed in the road time trials, placing ninth as a team. Procházka was the best of the four, finishing 34th individually.

Road cycling

CyclistEventFinalResultRank Ladislav Janoušek Time trial 5:29:23.4 36 František Kundert Time trial 5:38:07.0 39 Josef Procházka Time trial 5:23:31.4 34 Bohumil Rameš Time trial 5:40:00.0 40 Ladislav Janoušek František Kundert Josef Procházka Bohumil Rameš Team time trial 22:10:01.8 9

Fencing

Nine fencers represented Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport. The country had two individual fencers reach semifinals, but neither advanced to a final. The nation's teams were unsuccessful in team competitions, unable to win a single bout.

Ranks given are within the group.

FencerEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Jan Černohorský Épée 1–8 10 Did not advance František Dvořák Foil N/A 2–4 4 Did not advance Josef Javůrek Épée 2–7 10 Did not advance Foil N/A 3–5 6 Did not advance Sabre N/A 3–3 5 Q 3–3 5 Did not advance Josef Jungmann Épée 4–4 5 Q 1–9 11 Did not advance Foil N/A 1–5 6 Did not advance Antonín Mikala Foil N/A 1–4 5 Did not advance Jaroslav Šourek Sabre N/A 3–5 7 Did not advance Otakar Švorčík Épée 4–4 4 Q 1–9 11 Did not advance Viliam Tvrský Épée 1–7 9 Did not advance Foil N/A 6–2 3 Q 1–4 5 Did not advance Sabre N/A 2–5 7 Did not advance Zdeněk Vávra Sabre N/A 3–4 5 Did not advance František Dvořák Josef Javůrek Antony Mikala Viliam Tvrský Team foil Composition for teams. N/A 0–5 5 Did not advance Jan Černohorský Josef Javůrek Josef Jungmann Otakar Švorčík Zdeněk Vávra Team épée N/A 0–5 5 Did not advance František Dvořák Josef Javůrek Josef Jungmann Antony Mikala Otakar Švorčík Team sabre N/A 0–7 6

Football

Czechoslovakia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The squad started strong, outscoring opponents 15 to 1 in the first three rounds to qualify for the final. There the team fell behind 2–0 to Belgium before abandoning the match in protest in the 40th minute. Czechoslovakia, which was not guaranteed the silver medal by advancing to the final due to the use of the Bergvall System, was disqualified from the competition, losing the opportunity to play in the second-place tournament.

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Final rank Disqualified

Gymnastics

Sixteen gymnasts represented Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport, though Bohemia had competed three times previously. No gymnasts competed in the individual all-around, and the country sent a team in only one of the three team events. That team took fourth place out of five.

Artistic gymnastics

GymnastEventFinalResultRank Josef Bochníček Ladislav Bubeníček Josef Čada Stanislav Indruch Miroslav Klinger Josef Malý Zdeněk Opočenský Josef Pagáč František Pecháček Robert Pražák Václav Stolař Svatopluk Svoboda Ladislav Vácha František Vaněček Jaroslav Velda Václav Wirt Team 305.255 4

Ice hockey

Czechoslovakia competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team took a bronze medal, thanks in large part to the use of the Bergvall System in the tournament. This system allowed the team to continue competing despite an early loss. Czechoslovakia was blown out by Canada, 15 to nil, in the quarterfinals. Because Canada went on to win the gold medal, the Bergvall System operated to put Czechoslovakia in the silver medal tournament; there, the team received a bye in the semifinals and went immediately to play against the United States in the silver medal match. The Americans did Canada one better, beating Czechoslovakia 16 to nothing. Still the Czechoslovak team was not done; having lost only to the gold and silver medalists, the team competed for the bronze medal. Again Czechoslovakia received a semifinal bye, facing Sweden in the bronze medal match. This time, they were on the right end of the shutout, beating the Swedes 1 to zero to finish in third place.

Roster Coach: Adolf Dušek Pos Player GP G Birthdate Age R 3 0 34 F 3 0 24 D 3 0 31 G 2 0 25 F 3 0 24 F 3 1 28 D 3 0 36 G 1 0 31 G 0 –

Gold medal quarterfinals

Silver medal match

Bronze medal match

Final rank Bronze

Rowing

Fifteen rowers represented Czechoslovakia in the nation's debut in 1920 (Bohemia had competed in rowing once, in 1912). The nation sent three boats, each of which came in last in their initial heats in its event and did not advance.

Ranks given are within the heat.

RowerCoxEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRank Gustav Zinke N/A Single sculls Unknown 3 Did not advance Jindřich Mulač Jaroslav Oplt Dominik Štillip Jiří Wihan Jan Bauch Coxed four N/A Unknown 3 Did not advance Ferdinand Brožek Bohdan Kallmünzer Jiří Kallmünzer Emil Ordnung Ivan Schweizer Josef Širc Vladimír Širc Otakar Votík Karel Čížek Eight 6:43.0 2 Did not advance

Shooting

Eight shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics.

ShooterEventFinalResultRank Antonín Brych 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown Rudolf Jelen 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown Václav Kindl 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown Josef Linert 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown Josef Sucharda 300 m free rifle, 3 pos. Unknown František Bláha Antonín Brych Václav Kindl František Procházka Josef Štojdl 50 m team free pistol Did not finish Antonín Brych Rudolf Jelen Václav Kindl Josef Linert Josef Sucharda Team free rifle 3542 14 300 m team military rifle, prone 271 10 300 m team military rifle, standing 200 14 600 m team military rifle, prone 258 11 300 & 600 m team military rifle, prone 536 8

Tennis

Seven tennis players, including one woman, competed for Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Olympics, though Bohemia had competed three times. Three of the Czechoslovak men had previously competed. Skrbková, the lone woman, did not compete in the singles but only as part of a mixed pair with Žemla-Rázný. That pair won the bronze medal, contributing three of the nation's four match wins in 1920. Žemla-Rázný was also involved in the fourth, as part of a men's pair with Ardelt which won its first match before being defeated. The other two men's pairs, as well as all four men's singles players, were defeated in their first match.

PlayerEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore Karel Ardelt Men's singles Bye L 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 Did not advance 17 Jaroslav Just Men's singles L 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 Did not advance 32 Otto Woffek Men's singles L 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 Did not advance 32 Ladislav Žemla-Rázný Men's singles Bye L 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 Did not advance 17 Karel Ardelt Ladislav Žemla-Rázný Men's doubles N/A W 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 L 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 Did not advance 9 Bohuslav Hykš-Černý Jaroslav Just Men's doubles N/A Bye L 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 Did not advance 9 Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla-Rázný Mixed doubles N/A Bye W 7–5, 6–4 W 7–5, 6–3 L 9–7, 6–3 W 8–6, 6–4 František Týř Otto Woffek Men's doubles N/A Bye L 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 Did not advance 9

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent 3 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 Total 4 8 .333

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 64 0 2 .000 Round of 32 1 2 .333 Round of 16 1 3 .250 Quarterfinals 1 0 .000 Semifinals 0 1 .000 Final 0 0 – Bronze match 1 0 1.000 Total 4 8 .333

Weightlifting

Two weightlifters represented Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games. Wágner placed fifth and Dvořák took eighth in their respective weight classes.

WeightlifterWeight classFinalResultRank Jaroslav Dvořák 82.5 kg 227.5 8 Ludvík Wágner 60 kg 195.0 5

Wrestling

Ten wrestlers, two in each of the Greco-Roman weight classes, competed for Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the nation's debut in the sport as well as the Games, though Bohemia had competed twice previously. Czechoslovakia had no freestyle wrestlers in 1920.

Greco-Roman