Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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Bohemia
competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
in London
, England
as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary
at the time.
in the silver medal match of the men's team sabre, contending that the repechage
system was unfair.
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 at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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.
Athletics
Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's 5 miles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908... |
Semi- finalist |
Arnošt Nejedlý | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6 |
Did not advance |
Men's marathon Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of... |
18th | Arnošt Nejedlý | None held | 3:26:26.2 | |
Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
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Men's discus throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed.-Records:... |
12-42 | František Souček | Unknown |
Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera was a Czech track and field athlete and wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague.... |
Unknown | ||
Men's Greek discus Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Greek discus The men's Greek-style discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 18, 1908. In the Greek-style event, throwers hurled the discus from atop a rectangular platform raised above the ground. Throwing... |
11-23 | Miroslav Šustera | Unknown |
Men's freestyle javelin Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle javelin The men's freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin could be held anywhere. The competition was held on July 15, 1908.33 throwers from nine nations competed.... |
10-33 | František Souček | Unknown |
Fencing
Bohemia refused to fence ItalyItaly at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:...
in the silver medal match of the men's team sabre, contending that the repechage
Repechage
Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...
system was unfair.
Event | Place | Fencer | First round |
Second round |
Semi- final |
Final |
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Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:... |
Second round |
Vilém Tvrzský Vilém Tvrzský Vilém Tvrzský was an Olympic fencer. He competed for Bohemia at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
4-4 (2nd in D) | 2-2 (3rd in 4) | Did not advance | |
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf was a Bohemian fencer and olympic medalist in sabre competition.He received a bronze medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:... |
4-2 (2nd in G) | 2-2 (3rd in 3) | ||||
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
5-1 (1st in B) | 0-4 (5th in 5) | ||||
Jaroslav Tuček Jaroslav Tuček Jaroslav Tuček was a Bohemian Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
4-2 (2nd in A) | 1-3 (5th in 7) | ||||
First round |
Bedřich Schejbal Bedřich Schejbal Bedřich Schejbal was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
1-4 (5th in F) | Did not advance | |||
Otakar Lada Otakar Lada Otakar Lada was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
3-5 (6th in E) | |||||
František Šourek-Tuček František Šourek-Tuček František Šourek-Tuček was a Bohemian fencer. He competed in the individual épée and sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
0-6 (7th in H) | |||||
Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:... |
3rd | Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | 7-0 (1st in J) | 3-1 (1st in 3) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 4-3 |
Second round |
Bedřich Schejbal | 3-2 (2nd in L) | 1-2 (3rd in 4) | Did not advance | ||
Otakar Lada | 3-1 (1st in B) | 2-2 (3rd in 5) | ||||
Vilém Tvrzský | 3-2 (3rd in K) | 0-3 (4th in 4) | ||||
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský | 3-2 (2nd in A) | 1-3 (4th in 7) | ||||
First round |
Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček | 1-4 (5th in A) | Did not advance | |||
František Šourek-Tuček | 2-4 (5th in M) | |||||
Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match |
First round |
Semi- finals |
Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
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Men's team épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée The men's team épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the French team, who also swept the medals in the individual épée event.-Play-in match:... |
6th | Otakar Lada Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Tvrzský |
Bye | Lost to Italy Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:... 12-5 Out 6th place |
Did not advance | Not relegated | ||
Men's team sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre The men's team sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre event.-First round:Winners advanced, losers out... |
3rd | Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský (all) Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf (all) Bedřich Schejbal (all) Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček (f) Otakar Lada (1st, sf) |
Not held | Defeated Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:... 9-8 Advanced to semifinals |
Defeated France France at the 1908 Summer Olympics -Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the... 9-7 Advanced to final |
Lost to Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:... 9-7 Relegated to silver medal match |
Bye | Lost to Italy Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:... Walkover Won bronze medal |
Gymnastics
Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
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Men's all-around Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme... |
25th | Josef Čada Josef Cada Josef Čada was a Czech gymnast who competed for Bohemia in the 1908 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague.... |
Unknown |
36th | Bohumil Honzátko | Unknown | |
Tennis
Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 |
Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:... |
9th | Bohuslav Hykš | Bye | Defeated Zsigmondy | Lost to Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:... |
Did not advance | ||
Karel Robetín | Bye | Bye | Lost to Brown | |||||
16th | Ladislav Žemla | Bye | Lost to R. Powell | Did not advance | ||||
26th | Jozef Micovský | Lost to Tóth | Did not advance | |||||
Men's doubles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles -Top half:-Bottom half:... |
11th | Bohuslav Hykš Karel Robetín |
None held | Lost to Gauntlett/Kitson |
Did not advance | |||
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Canada Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter... |
0 | 2 | .000 |
Great Britain | 0 | 1 | .000 |
Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:... |
1 | 1 | .500 |
South Africa South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics -Athletics:South Africa was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, taking the gold medal in the short sprint. Reggie Walker was the 100 metres champion, setting a new Olympic record in the semifinals and matching it in the final. Charles Hefferon added a silver medal in the... |
0 | 1 | .000 |
Total | 1 | 5 | .167 |
Wrestling
All 4 Bohemian wrestlers lost their first match.Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 |
Round of 16 |
Quarter- finals |
Semi- finals |
Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men... |
17th | Karel Halík | Lost to Wood William Wood (wrestler) William Wood was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.-External links:*... |
Did not advance | |||
Greco-Roman middleweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight Jósepsson broke his arm in his semifinal and was forced to withdraw from the bronze medal match; Andersen received third place.... |
9th | Jaroslav Týfa | Bye | Lost to Belmer |
Did not advance | ||
17th | Josef Bechyně | Lost to Mårtensson Frithiof Mårtensson Frithiof M. Mårtensson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class.-External links:*... |
Did not advance | ||||
Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 17th | Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera was a Czech track and field athlete and wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague.... |
Lost to West |
Did not advance | |||
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Great Britain | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:... |
0 | 1 | .000 |
Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:... |
0 | 1 | .000 |
Total | 0 | 4 | .000 |