Czechoslovakia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, where it was one of just four Eastern Bloc nations competing (the other three being Hungary, Poland and Romania). Czechoslovakia sent a delegation of nineteen athletes, who all competed in track and field, and won a single bronze medal in the shot put.Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee"Participation Numbers: Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games", International Paralympic Committee
The country's participation in the Summer Paralympics was sporadic. It missed the 1976 Games, sent a delegation of seven athletes to the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, missed the 1984 Games, then competed in 1988 and 1992, before its dissolution in 1993. At the Winter Paralympics, however, Czechoslovakia took part in the inaugural Games in Örnsköldsvik in 1976 (with a delegation of five athletes), and participated in every edition of the Games until its dissolution. Since 1994, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have competed separately.Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
During their nine participations in the Paralympics, Czechoslovaks won a total of 27 medals - seven gold, ten silver and ten bronze. Thus the country ranks fifty-fourth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table (behind both of its successor states).Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Only four Czechoslovaks have won gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Eva Lemezová is the country's most successful Paralympian, having won three gold medals in women's alpine skiing in 1976, as well as a silver in 1980. Pavla Valníčková won two gold medals in track events in 1992, as well as a bronze, and a bronze and a silver in cross-country skiing that same year. Miloslava Běhalová won a gold in the discus in 1992, and Vojtěch Vašíček is Czechoslovakia's only male Paralympic champion, having won the pentathlon in 1992.Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Medallists
MedalNameGamesSportEvent 1976 Örnsköldsvik Alpine skiing Women's alpine combination III 1976 Örnsköldsvik Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom III 1976 Örnsköldsvik Alpine skiing Women's slalom III 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's discus throw THW4 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 1500 metres B1 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 3000 metres B1 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's pentathlon PW3-4 1980 Arnhem Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly D 1980 Geilo Alpine skiing Women's slalom 3A 1988 Seoul Cycling Men's 60 km LC3 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's discus throw THW5 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's marathon B3 1992 Barcelona Cycling Men's road race LC2 1992 Tignes-Albertville Alpine skiing Women's super-G LW5/7,6/8 1992 Tignes-Albertville Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom B1-3 1992 Tignes-Albertville Alpine skiing Women's super-G B1-3 1992 Tignes-Albertville Cross-country skiing Women's short distance 5 km B1 1972 Heidelberg Athletics Women's shot put 1B 1980 Arnhem Swimming Men's 4x50 metre individual medley D 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's javelin THW4 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's pentathlon B2 1992 Barcelona Athletics Men's discus THS4 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's 800 metres B1 1992 Barcelona Athletics Women's long jump B3 team 1992 Barcelona Volleyball Men's standing 1992 Tignes-Albertville Alpine skiing Women's slalom LW5/7,6/8 1992 Tignes-Albertville Cross-country skiing Women's long distance 10 km B1
See also Czechoslovakia at the Olympics
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