Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Summer Olympics

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Czechoslovakia at the
1928 Summer Olympics
File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg
IOC codeTCH
NOCCzechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Amsterdam
Competitors70 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Josef Effenberger
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
File:Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia (1900–1912)
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (1994–)
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 70 competitors (69 men and 1 woman) took part in 51 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1928 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1928 Summer Olympics medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold František Ventura Equestrian Individual jumping August 12
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ladislav Vácha Gymnastics Men's parallel bars August 9
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jan Heřmánek Boxing Men's middleweight August 11
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Josef Effenberger, Jan Gajdoš, Jan Koutný, Emanuel Löffler,
Bedřich Šupčík, Ladislav Tikal, Ladislav Vácha, Václav Veselý 		Gymnastics Men's team all-around August 10
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ladislav Vácha Gymnastics Men's rings August 8
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Emanuel Löffler Gymnastics Men's vault August 10
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jindřich Maudr Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight August 4
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Emanuel Löffler Gymnastics Men's rings August 8
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Jaroslav Skobla Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg July 29

Aquatics

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1928 Summer Olympics

2 divers, both men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Both men competed only in the 3 metre springboard event; neither reached the final. Balasz placed 4th in his semifinal group, just missing the top 3 needed to advance.

Diver Event Semifinals Final
Points Score Rank Points Score Rank
Julius Balasz Men's 3 m board 20 139.24 4 did not advance
Josef Nasvadba 38 102.48 8 did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics

One male swimmer represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which it had competed each time it appeared at the Games. Antoš had been a member of the 1924 team as well. He placed 3rd in the preliminary heats in both of his events, not advancing to the semifinals in either.

Swimmer Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Václav Antoš Men's 400 m freestyle 5:39.8 3 did not advance
Václav Antoš Men's 1500 m freestyle 22:43.0 3 did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia competed in water polo for the third time in 1928. The team was defeated by Great Britain in the first round.

Summary
Team Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Czechoslovakia men's Men's tournament File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
L 4–2 		did not advance 9

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Team roster

{{#section:Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads|TCH}}

Round of 16

{{#section:Water polo at the 1928 Summer Olympics|A1}}

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

11 athletes, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it appeared at the Games. Kittel's 8th place in the men's 1500 metres was the best result for Czechoslovakian athletes in Amsterdam.

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Johann Bartl Men's 100 metres Unknown 3 did not advance
Karel Kněnický 11.3 3 did not advance
Jaroslav Vykoupil Unknown 2 Q Unknown 6 did not advance
Johann Bartl Men's 200 metres Unknown 5 did not advance
Karel Kněnický Unknown 2 Q Unknown 5 did not advance
Jaroslav Vykoupil Unknown 3 did not advance
Johann Bartl Men's 400 metres Unknown 2 Q Unknown 3 did not advance
Jaroslav Vykoupil Unknown 3 did not advance
Adolf Kittel Men's 800 metres — 1:59.6 4 did not advance
Vilém Šindler 1:57.0 3 Q Unknown 7 did not advance
Adolf Kittel Men's 1500 metres — Unknown 2 Q 4:00.4 8
Vilém Šindler Unknown 4 did not advance
Jozef Koščak Men's 5000 metres — 15:42.0 8 did not advance
Karel Nedobitý DNF – did not advance
Karel Nedobitý Men's 10,000 metres — Unknown 17
Otakar Jandera Men's 110 metres hurdles — Unknown 2 Unknown 6 did not advance
Johann Bartl Men's 4 × 400 metres relay — Unknown 5 did not advance
Karel Kněnický
Vilém Šindler
Jaroslav Vykoupil
Alois Krof Men's marathon — 2:43:18 16
František Zyka 2:52:42 33
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
František Douda Men's shot put 13.12 14 did not advance
František Douda Men's discus throw 41.19 20 did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

3 boxers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Jan Heřmánek won the silver medal in the middleweight class; the other two boxers each lost their first bout.

Boxer Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Tomáš Pötsch Men's lightweight File:US flag 48 stars.svg Stephen Halaiko (USA)
L KO 		did not advance 17
František Nekolný Men's welterweight Bye File:Flag of France.svg Galataud (FRA)
L points 		did not advance 9
Jan Heřmánek Men's middleweight Bye File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Georges Pixius (LUX)
W points 		File:US flag 48 stars.svg Harry Henderson (USA)
W points 		File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Fred Mallin (GBR)
W points 		File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Piero Toscani (ITA)
L points 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Four cyclists, all men and all road cyclists, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time the nation appeared at the Games. Honig had the best time of the team, placing 39th in the individual road race. The combined score of the top 3 placed them 11th among the 15 competing nations.

Road cycling

Cyclist Event Time Rank
Ladislav Brůžek Men's road race 5:54:07 59
Antonín Honig 5:27:45 39
Antonín Perič 5:34:30 46
Josef Šídlo 5:34:30 46
Antonín Honig Men's team road race 16:36:45 11
Antonín Perič
Josef Šídlo

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1928 Summer Olympics

9 equestrians, all men, competed for Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Czechoslovakia was one of 5 nations to have the maximum 3 riders in each event. František Ventura won gold in the individual jumping, Czechoslovakia's first equestrian medal. Emanuel Thiel, who had had the nation's best result in 1924 at 6th in the individual dressage, bettered his own performance to 5th in 1928.

Dressage

Equestrian Horse Event Final
Score Rank
Jaroslav Hanf Elegán Dressage 201.70 17
Otto Schöninger Ex 210.28 10
Emanuel Thiel Loki 225.96 5
Jaroslav Hanf Elegán Team dressage 642.18 5
Otto Schöninger Ex
Emanuel Thiel Loki

Eventing

Equestrian Horse Event Final
Score Rank
Josef Charous Engadin Eventing 1844.44 16
Josef Seyfried Ekul DNF –
František Statečný Fesák DNF –
Josef Charous Engadin Team eventing 1844.44 12
Josef Seyfried Ekul
František Statečný Fesák

Jumping

Equestrian Horse Event Final 1st re-ride 2nd re-ride
Time Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Rudolf Popler Denk Jumping DQ – did not advance
Josef Rabas Daghestan 2:14 22.5 41 did not advance
František Ventura Eliot 1:34 0 1 0 1 0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Rudolf Popler Denk Team jumping DQ – —
Josef Rabas Daghestan
František Ventura Eliot

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it participated in the Games. It was the first time Czechoslovakia had a female fencer, Jarmila Chalupová. Chalupová had the most individual success of any Czechoslovakian fencer in 1928, reaching the semifinals.

Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jan Černohorský Men's épée 4 wins 7 did not advance
František Kříž 3 wins 7 did not advance
Josef Jungmann 3 wins 6 Q 5 wins 8 did not advance
Miroslav Beznoska Men's team épée 1–1 2 Q 1–1 2 Q 1–2 3 did not advance
Jan Černohorský
Martin Harden
Josef Jungmann
František Kříž
Jan Tille
Jarmila Chalupová Women's foil — 5 wins 2 Q 1 win 7 did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Bohumil Mořkovský, bronze medalist on Vault and 13th-place finisher in the Individual All-Around at the previous Olympics in Paris, died on July 16, 1928, less than a month before he could make a repeat Olympic appearance. 8 gymnasts, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The team took the silver medal, 6.375 points behind Germany, with Ladislav Vácha having the best individual all-around result at 9th place. Vácha also won gold in the parallel bars and silver in the rings. Emanuel Löffler took two apparatus medals as well, the silver in the vault and bronze in the rings.

Artistic gymnastics

Gymnast Event Score Rank
Josef Effenberger Men's all-around 238.875 14
Jan Gajdoš 240.625 13
Jan Koutný 225.250 31
Emanuel Löffler 227.625 28
Bedřich Šupčík 233.250 20
Ladislav Tikal 217.750 37
Ladislav Vácha 242.500 10
Václav Veselý 242.875 9
Josef Effenberger Men's team all-around 1712.250 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Jan Gajdoš
Jan Koutný
Emanuel Löffler
Bedřich Šupčík
Ladislav Tikal
Ladislav Vácha
Václav Veselý
Josef Effenberger Men's horizontal bar 55.50 9
Jan Gajdoš 51.25 33
Jan Koutný 52.25 31
Emanuel Löffler 54.00 16
Bedřich Šupčík 54.25 14
Ladislav Tikal 46.75 50
Ladislav Vácha 54.75 12
Václav Veselý 52.00 32
Josef Effenberger Men's parallel bars 52.25 15
Jan Gajdoš 53.75 4
Jan Koutný 52.25 31
Emanuel Löffler 52.50 14
Bedřich Šupčík 53.75 4
Ladislav Tikal 50.50 24
Ladislav Vácha 56.50 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Václav Veselý 50.25 25
Josef Effenberger Men's pommel horse 54.00 10
Jan Gajdoš 54.00 10
Jan Koutný 42.75 56
Emanuel Löffler 52.00 17
Bedřich Šupčík 51.50 19
Ladislav Tikal 45.50 49
Ladislav Vácha 47.00 45
Václav Veselý 46.50 47
Josef Effenberger Men's rings 52.00 22
Jan Gajdoš 54.25 8
Jan Koutný 52.50 18
Emanuel Löffler 56.50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Bedřich Šupčík 54.75 6
Ladislav Tikal 48.75 41
Ladislav Vácha 57.50 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Václav Veselý 52.75 15
Josef Effenberger Men's vault 25.125 46
Jan Gajdoš 27.375 12
Jan Koutný 26.750 26
Emanuel Löffler 28.500 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Bedřich Šupčík 19.000 78
Ladislav Tikal 26.250 32
Ladislav Vácha 27.125 18
Václav Veselý 26.375 30

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Three pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Růžička had the best finish for Czechoslovakia to date, placing 30th.

Pentathlete Event Shooting Swimming Fencing Running Equestrian Total
Rank Rank Rank Rank Rank Score Rank
Kamil Gampe Men's individual 37 30 37 37 9 150 37
Rudolf Růžička 21 25 19 28 34 127 30
Josef Schejbal 34 36 13 31 30 144 35

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1 rower competed for Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport, and 1st since 1920. Josef Straka, whose son would compete in the Olympics in 1972 and 1976, reached the third round in the single sculls before being eliminated.

Rower Event Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Round 3 Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Josef Straka Men's single sculls 8:05.2 1 Q Bye 8:36.4 1 Q Bye 8:04.8 2 did not advance

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics

A single male sailor represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Winter finished 18th in the preliminary round standings, not advancing to the final.

Dinghy
Sailor Event Preliminary series Net points Prelim rank Final series Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Rudolf Winter 12' Dinghy 10 10 RET 6 8 34 18 did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Six weightlifters, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it appeared at the Olympics. Skobla, who had placed 8th in light heavyweight (−82.5 kg) in 1924, won the bronze medal in heavyweight (+82.5 kg) this time. This matched the nation's best-ever result in the sport to date.

Lifter Event Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Josef Vacek Men's −60 kg 80 5 82.5 4 100 13 262.5 8
Josef Matějček Men's −67.5 kg 82.5 7 77.5 13 107.5 11 265 11
Jan Kostrba Men's −75 kg 80 16 85 12 115 9 280 11
Bohumil Sýkora 70 20 85 12 115 9 270 17
Václav Pšenička Men's −82.5 kg 100 1 105 3 130 6 335 5
Jaroslav Skobla Men's +82.5 kg 100 8 107.5 4 147.5 2 357.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Six wrestlers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. All six competed in the Greco-Roman discipline. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Jindřich Maudr won the nation's first Olympic medal in wrestling, taking silver in the bantamweight after reaching a de facto gold medal final against the German Leucht.

Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Jindřich Maudr Men's bantamweight File:Flag of Denmark.svg Andersen (DEN)
W Decision 1pt 		File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg Kamel (EGY)
W Fall 1pt 		File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg van Maaren (NED)
W Decision 2pts 		File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Gozzi (ITA)
W Decision 3pts 		File:Flag of Sweden.svg Lindelöf (SWE)
W Fall 3pts 		File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Leucht (GER)
L Fall 6pts 		— 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
František Kratochvíl Men's featherweight File:Flag of Norway.svg Egeberg (NOR)
W Decision 1pt 		File:Flag of Estonia.svg Väli (EST)
L Fall 4pts 		File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Kárpáti (HUN)
L Decision 7pts 		did not advance 13
Vladimír Vávra Men's lightweight File:Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Sperling (GER)
W Fall 0pts 		File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mumenthaler (SUI)
W Fall 0pts 		File:Flag of Denmark.svg Borges (DEN)
W Fall 0pts 		File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg Yalaz (TUR)
L Fall 3pts 		File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Keresztes (HUN)
L Fall 6pts 		did not advance 5
František Hala Men's middleweight File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Papp (HUN)
L Decision 3pts 		File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Frantz (LUX)
W Fall 3pts 		File:Flag of Sweden.svg Johansson (SWE)
W Fall 3pts 		File:Flag of Finland.svg Kokkinen (FIN)
L Fall 6pts 		did not advance — 6
Josef Vávra Men's light heavyweight File:Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Juhasz (YUG)
W Decision 1pt 		File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Szalay (HUN)
L Decision 4pts 		File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Appels (BEL)
L Fall 7pts 		did not advance — 9
Josef Urban Men's heavyweight File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Colpaert (BEL)
W Fall 0pts 		File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Simonis (NED)
W Fall 0pts 		File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Donati (ITA)
W Fall 0pts 		File:Flag of Sweden.svg Svensson (SWE)
L Fall 3pts 		File:Flag of Austria.svg Wiesberger (AUT)
L Decision 6pts 		Did not advance — 5

References

  1. ↑ "Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-24.

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