Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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Czechoslovakia
competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
, Switzerland
.
Rudolf Burkert
won first Czechoslovak medal from Winter Olympics. Libuše Veselá was first Czechoslovak woman to take part in Winter Olympics.
Cross-country skiing
Men’s 18 km
Men’s 50 km
Figure skating
Men
Pairs
Ice hockey
Men – 8th place
Nordic combined
Individual Race
Ski jumping
Individual Competition
Military patrol (demonstration event)
Team Race
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Rudolf Burkert
Rudolf Burkert
Rudolf Burkert was a Ethnic German Czechoslovak Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930's. He won a bronze medal in the ski jumping individual large hill competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...
won first Czechoslovak medal from Winter Olympics. Libuše Veselá was first Czechoslovak woman to take part in Winter Olympics.
Cross-country skiingCross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter OlympicsAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, February 17, 1928.-Medal summary:...
Men’s 18 km
- Franz Donth - 1:47:14 (10th)
- Vladimír NovákVladimir NovakVladimír Novák was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck....
- 1:47:53 (11th) - Otakar NěmeckýOtakar NemeckyOtakar Německý was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Nordic combined and Cross-country skiing in the 1920s.He was born in Nové Město na Moravě...
- 1:51:20 (15th)
Men’s 50 km
- Josef NěmeckýJosef NemeckýJosef Německý was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Nové Město na Moravě...
- 5:35:46 (11th) - Franz Donth - 5:37:36 (14th)
- Václav Fišera - 5:42:55 (18th)
- Josef Feistauer - did not finish
Figure skatingFigure skating at the 1928 Winter OlympicsAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, February 14, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....
Men
- Josef SlívaJosef SlívaJosef Slíva was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished fourth in the singles event....
– 5th place
Pairs
- Libuše Veselá and Vojtěch Veselý - 12th place
Ice hockeyIce hockey at the 1928 Winter OlympicsAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, the ice hockey event was contested by 11 teams. The competition was held from Saturday, February 11, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....
Men – 8th place
- Round 1
- lost to SwedenSweden at the 1928 Winter OlympicsAthletes from Sweden competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.-Medalists:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Figure skating:Men- Ice hockey:-Group B:The top team advanced to the medal round....
0-3 - beat PolandPoland at the 1928 Winter OlympicsPoland competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:Men- Ice hockey:-Group B:The top team advanced to the medal round.- Nordic combined :Events:...
3-2 (goals: Maleček 2, Hromádka)
- lost to Sweden
- Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Jan PekaJan PekaJan Peka was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics....
, Jaroslav ŘezáčJaroslav RezácJaroslav Řezáč was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Jičín, Czechoslovakia and died in Prague, Czechoslovakia.... - Defenders and Forwards: Jaroslav PušbauerJaroslav PušbauerJaroslav Pušbauer was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he participated with the Czechoslovak team in the Olympic tournament....
, Josef ŠroubekJosef ŠroubekJosef "Boban" Šroubek was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, in the 1924 Winter Olympics, and in the 1928 Winter Olympics....
, Jan Krásl, Karel Hromádka, Josef MalečekJosef MalecekJosef "Pepa, Pepi, Joe" Maleček was a very successful Czechoslovak ice hockey player during the period between World Wars....
, Miroslav SteigenhöferMiroslav SteigenhöferMiroslav Steigenhöfer was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he participated with the Czechoslovak team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:*...
, Wolfgang Dorasil, Johann Lichnowski, Jiří TožičkaJirí TožickaJiří Tožička was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1936 Winter Olympics.He was born in Prague....
- Goalkeepers: Jan Peka
Nordic combinedNordic combined at the 1928 Winter OlympicsAt the 1928 Winter Olympics one individual Nordic combined event was contested. It was held on Friday, February 17, 1928 and on Saturday, February 18, 1928 . Unlike today the ski jump was the last event held...
Individual Race
- Otakar NěmeckýOtakar NemeckyOtakar Německý was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Nordic combined and Cross-country skiing in the 1920s.He was born in Nové Město na Moravě...
- 12.990 points (9th place) - Rudolf BurkertRudolf BurkertRudolf Burkert was a Ethnic German Czechoslovak Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930's. He won a bronze medal in the ski jumping individual large hill competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...
- 12.604 (12th place) - Walter Buchberger - 10.906 (18th place)
- Franz Wende - DNF
Ski jumpingSki jumping at the 1928 Winter OlympicsThe men's ski jumping at the 1928 Winter Olympics took place at Olympiaschanze St. Moritz on 18 February. Thirty-eight competitors from thirteen nations competed, with the event being won by Norway's Alf Andersen ahead of countryman Sigmund Ruud; Czechoslovakia's Rudolf Burkert came in...
Individual Competition
- Rudolf BurkertRudolf BurkertRudolf Burkert was a Ethnic German Czechoslovak Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930's. He won a bronze medal in the ski jumping individual large hill competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...
- 17.937 points (3rd place) - Willy Möhwald - 15.500 (15th place)
- Josef Bím - 14.728 (20th place)
- Karl Wondrak - 14.478 (21st place)
Military patrol (demonstration event)Military patrol at the 1928 Winter OlympicsAt the 1928 Winter Olympics, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in 1928, a military patrol competition was held. Because of a snowstorm the night before the competition, the start of the event was delayed 45 minutes to the cleaning up of the track. The competition was contested over a 30 km distance...
Team Race
- Czechoslovakia - 4:15:07 (6th place)
- Otakar NěmeckýOtakar NemeckyOtakar Německý was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Nordic combined and Cross-country skiing in the 1920s.He was born in Nové Město na Moravě...
- Jan Bedřich
- Josef Klouček
- Robert Möhwald
- Otakar Německý