Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eighty-seven competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports.
Twenty-six-year-old Emil Zátopek won the gold medal in the 10-kilometre run on the first day (his third race at that distance). On the second day he added a silver medal in the 5 km run. Czechoslovak canoeists were also very successful (gaining three 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, although he had injured his left arm before the semi-final. Women's gymnastics team also secured gold medals, but this victory was overshadowed by the death of their teammate Eliška Misáková, who succumbed to polio in London.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 10,000 metres Canoeing Men's C-1 10000 m Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m Boxing Men's welterweight (awarded posthumously) Gymnastics Women's artistic team all-around Athletics Men's 5000 metres Václav Havel Canoeing Men's C-2 10000 m Gymnastics Men's floor Gymnastics Men's rings Gymnastics Men's vault
Athletics
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.
Men's sabre Alois Sokol Svatopluk Skyva Jaroslav Starý
Men's team sabre Jindřich Kakos, Svatopluk Skyva, Jaroslav Starý, Alois Sokol, Jindřich Chmela
Gymnastics
The following athletes took part.
Men's all-around Zdeněk Růžička Pavel Benetka Vladimír Karas Leo Sotorník František Wirth Miroslav Málek
Women's all-around Zdeňka Honsová Miloslava Misáková Věra Růžičková Božena Srncová Milena Müllerová Zdeňka Veřmiřovská Olga Šilhánová Marie Kovářová
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.
Karel Bártů Otto Jemelka
Rowing
Czechoslovakia had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.
Men's coxless four Václav Roubík Josef Kalaš Josef Schejbal Jiří Vaněk
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMiroslav Bartůšek400 m freestyle 4:57.9 12 q 4:58.7 =11 Did not advance1500 m freestyle 20:19.4 7 Q 20:32.9 12 Did not advanceJiří Kovář100 m backstroke 1:12.9 3* Did not advanceJiří Linhart200 m breaststroke 2:53.8 17 Did not advance *Rank given is within the heat.
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Czech Olympic Report