Czechoslovakia

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 1932 Summer Olympics

1932 Summer Olympics

The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...

in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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, United States

United States

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. Because of ongoing Great Depression

Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...

 and high costs for the trip to Los Angeles, the Czechoslovak state refused to support money, but the 7 best athletes were participating on games because of help of street fundraising

Street fundraiser

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. Despite of that athletes were very successful, the majority of them gained medal, including gold medal of weightlifter Jaroslav Skobla

Jaroslav Skobla

Jaroslav Skobla was a Czechoslovakian weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...

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Gold

• Weightlifting
  Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics
  The weightlifting events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. The competitions were held on Saturday, July 30, 1932 and on Sunday, July 31, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
  
   - Heavyweight, Jaroslav Skobla
  Jaroslav Skobla
  Jaroslav Skobla was a Czechoslovakian weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...
  
  

Silver

• Weightlifting
  Weightlifting at the 1932 Summer Olympics
  The weightlifting events at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of five weight classes, all for men only. The competitions were held on Saturday, July 30, 1932 and on Sunday, July 31, 1932.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...
  
   - Heavyweight, Václav Pšenička
  Václav Pšenicka
  Václav Pšenička was a Czech weightlifter who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He died in Prague...
  
  
• Wrestling
  Wrestling at the 1932 Summer Olympics
  At the 1932 Summer Olympics, 14 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were seven weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and seven classes in freestyle wrestling...
  
   - Greco-Roman Heavyweight, Josef Urban

Bronze

• Athletics
  Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
  At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program...
  
   - Men's shot put, František Douda
  František Douda
  František Douda was a Czech shot putter who competed for Czechoslovakia. He was born in Planá nad Lužnicí....