Czechoslovakia competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 190 competitors, 175 men and 15 women, took part in 102 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEvent Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 m Gymnastics Men's rings Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m Gymnastics Women's team all-around Weightlifting Men's heavyweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight
Athletics
Men: 400 metres – Karel Kněnický (6th place in heat 4, round 2 of 4) 800 metres – Evžen Rošický (5th place in heat 4, round 1 of 3); Stanislav Otáhal (7th place in heat 3, round 1 of 3) 1500 metres – Bedřich Hošek (5th place in heat 3, round 1 of 2) 10,000 metres – Ludvík Bombík (17th place) Marathon – Miloslav Luňák (19th place); Ján Takáč (21st place); Josef Šulc (38th place) 110 metres hurdles – Ludvík Kománek (5th place in heat 3, round 1 of 3) 400 metres hurdles – Ernst Berndt (4th place in heat 6, round 1 of 3) 3000 metres steeplechase – Bedřich Hošek (7th place in heat 1, round 1 of 2); Václav Hošek (8th place in heat 2, round 1 of 2); Josef Hušek (8th place, round 1 of 2) 4 × 100 metres relay – Czechoslovakia did not start Ladislav Fišer, Jan Hanč, Rudolf Huml, Jiří Juranka, Karel Kněnický, Břetislav Krátký 4 × 400 metres relay – Czechoslovakia (5th place in heat 3, round 1 of 2) Heinz Lorenz, Evžen Rošický, Břetislav Krátký, Karel Kněnický, Ernst Berndt (did not start), Ladislav Fišer (did not start) 50 kilometres walk – Jaroslav Štork (4th place); Václav Balšán (did not start); František Jirásek (did not start) High jump – Břetislav Krátký (=32nd place, round 1 of 2); Zdeněk Sobotka (=32nd place, round 1of 2), Vladimír Galanda (did not start) Pole vault – Jan Korejs (=6th place), Miroslav Klásek (=17th place) Long jump – Josef Vosolsobě (13th place), Jiří Hoffmann (not placed, round 1 of 2), Rudolf Polame (not placed, round 1 of 2) Shot put – František Douda (7th place), Karel Hoplíček (15th place), Miroslav Vítek (not placed, round 1 of 2) Discus throw – Miroslav Vítek (not placed, round 1 of 2), Valér Barač (not placed, round 1 of 2), Július Viktorý (did not start) Hammer throw – Jaroslav Eliáš (not placed, round 1 of 2), Jaroslav Knotek (not placed, round 1 of 2) Javelin throw – Josef Klein (=22nd place, round 1 of 2), Pavol Mal'a (=26th place, round 1 of 2) Decathlon – Josef Klein (16th place)
Women: Discus throw – Margaréta Schieferová (12th place) Javelin throw – Štefánie Pekarová (did not start)
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
13 male canoeists represented Czechoslovakia.
Men's C-1 1,000 metres Bohuslav Karlík
Men's C-2 1,000 metres Vladimír Syrovátka, Jan Brzák-Felix
Men's C-2 10,000 metres Václav Mottl, Zdeněk Škrland
Men's K-1 1,000 metres Emil Šmatlák (7th place, heat 1)
Men's K-1 10,000 metres František Brzák (6th place)
Men's folding K-1 10,000 metres František Svoboda (5th place)
Men's K-2 1,000 metres František Brzák, Josef Dusil (4th place)
Men's K-2 10,000 metres Zdeněk Černický, Jaroslav Humpál (8th place)
Men's folding K-2 10,000 metres Otakar Kouba, Ludvík Klíma (5th place)
Cycling
Five cyclists, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1936.
Individual road race Josef Lošek Vilém Jakl Miroslav Jung Hans Leutelt Miloslav Loos
Team road race Josef Lošek Vilém Jakl Miroslav Jung Hans Leutelt Miloslav Loos
Diving
Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankFrantišek Leikert3 m springboard131.989Josef Nesvadba111.44=15Václav Kacl10 m platform80.0419František Leikert86.7216Josef Nesvadba60.0226
Equestrian
Fencing
13 fencers, 11 men and 2 women, represented Czechoslovakia in 1936.
Men's foil Jiří Jesenský Bohuslav Kirchmann Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt
Men's team foil Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt, František Vohryzek, Jiří Jesenský, Bohuslav Kirchmann, Josef Hildebrand
Men's épée Josef Kunt Robert Bergmann František Vohryzek
Men's team épée Robert Bergmann, František Vohryzek, Bohuslav Kirchmann, Josef Kunt, Alfred Klausnitzer, Václav Rais
Men's sabre Jozef Benedik Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt Bohuslav Kirchmann
Men's team sabre Josef Jungmann, Jozef Benedik, Hervarth Frass von Friedenfeldt, Bohuslav Kirchmann, Josef Hildebrand
Women's foil Marie Šedivá Carmen Raisová
Gymnastics
Rowing
Czechoslovakia had 17 rowers participate in four out of seven rowing events in 1936. Men's single sculls Jiří Zavřel
Men's double sculls Vladimír Vaina Josef Straka
Men's coxed four František Maloň Alfred Lerbretier Jan Matoušek Jaroslav Mysliveček Josef Jabor (cox)
Men's eight Karel Brandstätter Pavel Parák Jan Holobrádek Ladislav Smolík František Kšír František Kobzík Rudolf Baránek Antonín Hrstka Bedřich Procházka (cox)
Sailing
Shooting
Seven shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1936.
25 m rapid fire pistol Jan Gasche František Pokorný Josef Kopecký
50 m pistol Václav Krecl Jan Koller
50 m rifle, prone František Čermák Jaroslav Mach František Pokorný
Swimming
Eric Lansky
Ranks given are within the heat. Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFelix Erbert200 m breaststroke 2:55.7 3 Q 2.53.5 7 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankIrma Schrameková100 m freestyle 1:11.8 4 Did not advance400 m freestyle 5:47.5 2 Q 5:46.0 5 Did not advanceEliška Boubelová200 m breaststroke 3:25.8 5 Did not advance
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database