Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

competed in the Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

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 for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

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in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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 as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...

 at the time. 7 athletes competed for Bohemia.

Bronze

• Hedwiga Rosenbaumová
  Hedwiga Rosenbaumová
  Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, also known as Hedwig Rosenbaum, was a tennis player who represented Bohemia. She won two bronze medals in tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, in the women's singles and the mixed doubles with Great Britain's Archibald Warden.-References:...
  
   — tennis, women's singles

Hedwiga Rosenbaumová also won a bronze medal in a mixed team

Mixed team at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Early Olympic Games allowed for individuals in a team to be from different nations. The International Olympic Committee now groups their results together under the mixed team designation . During the 1900 Summer Olympics several teams comprising international members won 12 medals in 7 different...

 with Archibald Warden

Archibald Warden

Archibald Adam Warden was a British tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.In 1900 he won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Hedwiga Rosenbaumová of Bohemia.-External links:*...

 of Great Britain — tennis, mixed doubles

Athletics

Bohemia's silver medal came in the discus throw, part of the athletics program. Four Bohemian athletes competed in five athletics events.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Semifinal	Repechage	Final
100 metres	—	Václav Nový Václav Nový Václav Nový was a Bohemian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.Nový competed in the 100 metres event, but was eliminated in the first round after taking third in his heat.-References:...	Unknown 3rd, heat 1	Did not advance
800 metres	—	Ondřej Pukl Ondrej Pukl Ondřej Pukl was a Bohemian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.Pukl competed in the 800 metres...	Unknown AC, heat 3	None held		Did not advance
1500 metres	7th-9th	Ondřej Pukl	None held			Unknown
400 metre hurdles	5th	Karel Nedvěd Karel Nedved Karel Nedvěd was a Bohemian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.Nedvěd competed in the 400 metre hurdles, placing fifth of five overall...	Unknown 3rd, heat 1	None held		Did not advance

Event	Place	Athlete	Qualifier	Final
Discus throw	2nd	František Janda-Suk František Janda-Suk František Janda-Suk was a Czech athlete who competed for Bohemia in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Postřižín near Roudnice nad Labem and died in Prague....	35.04 metres 2nd	35.14 metres

Cycling

Bohemia competed in the second Olympic cycling competition. The nation's only cyclist, František Hirsch, had little success.

Event	Place	Cyclist	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
2000 metre sprint	—	František Hirsch	4th-8th place heat 1	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Bohemia competed in gymnastics, with one gymnast. He won no medals.

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score
Combined	32	František Erben František Erben František Erben was a gymnast from Bohemia, in what is now the Czech Republic....	249

Tennis

Event	Place	Player	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Women's singles	3rd	Hedwiga Rosenbaumová Hedwiga Rosenbaumová Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, also known as Hedwig Rosenbaum, was a tennis player who represented Bohemia. She won two bronze medals in tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, in the women's singles and the mixed doubles with Great Britain's Archibald Warden.-References:...	None held	Bye	Lost 6-1, 6-1	Did not advance
Mixed doubles	3rd	Hedwiga Rosenbaumová Archibald Warden Archibald Warden Archibald Adam Warden was a British tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.In 1900 he won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Hedwiga Rosenbaumová of Bohemia.-External links:*...  (GBR)	None held	Won 6-3, 3-6, 6-2	Lost 6-3, 6-0	Did not advance