Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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Czechoslovakia
competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
, Italy
.
Men
Men
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Women
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Men
Women
Pairs
Events:
Men
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 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
in Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jaroslav Bogdálek | Downhill | DSQ | – | ||||
| Vladimír Krajňák | DSQ | – | |||||
| Evžen Čermák | 3:18.0 | 17 | |||||
| Kurt Hennrich | 3:01.5 | 7 | |||||
| Vladimír Krajňák | Giant Slalom | 3:31.0 | 38 | ||||
| Kurt Hennrich | 3:30.4 | 36 | |||||
| Evžen Čermák | 3:27.7 | 32 | |||||
| Jaroslav Bogdálek | 3:27.3 | 31 | |||||
| Vladimír Krajňák | Slalom | n/a | ? | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
| Jaroslav Bogdálek | 2:00.4 | 44 | 2:06.9 | 22 | 4:07.3 | 29 | |
| Kurt Hennrich | 1:58.3 (+0:05) | 42 | 2:20.2 | 31 | 4:18.5 | 36 | |
| Evžen Čermák | 1:37.5 | 28 | 2:05.3 | 19 | 3:42.8 | 21 | |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Jaroslav Cardal Jaroslav Cardal Jaroslav Cardal was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he finished eighth in the 50 km event in 1948 and 14th in the 50 km event in 1952.... |
56:12 | 42 |
| Josef Prokeš | 55:05 | 36 | |
| Ilja Matouš | 52:04 | 13 | |
| 30 km | Jaroslav Cardal Jaroslav Cardal Jaroslav Cardal was a Czechoslovakian cross country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he finished eighth in the 50 km event in 1948 and 14th in the 50 km event in 1952.... |
1'51:05 | 18 |
| Josef Prokeš | 1'50:49 | 16 | |
| Ilja Matouš | 1'48:12 | 10 | |
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Emil Okuliár Vlastimil Melich Vlastimil Melich Vlastimil Melich was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event, 29th in the 18 km cross country skiing event, and eighth in the 4 × 10 km cross country skiing relay.Melich competed at the 1956 Winter... Josef Prokeš Ilja Matouš |
2'24:54 | 8 |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 10 km | Eva Paulusová-Benešová | 43:42 | 28 |
| Olga Krasilová | 43:10 | 25 | |
| Libuše Patočková | 41:52 | 19 | |
| Eva Lauermanová | 41:04 | 14 | |
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Eva Paulusová-Benešová Libuše Patočková Eva Lauermanová |
1'14:19 | 6 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karol Divín Karol Divín Karol Emil Divín, born Finster, nickname "Karcsi", is a former Chechoslovak figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is the 1960 Winter Olympics silver medalist, 1958-1959 European champion and the 1962 World silver medalist... |
5 | 5 | 154.25 | 49.5 | 5 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jindriska Kramperova | 21 | 17 | 136.67 | 209 | 20 |
Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Věra Suchánková Vera Suchánková Věra Suchánková is a pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. She was born in Pardubice. With partner Zdeněk Doležal, she is the 1957 & 1958 European Champion and the 1958 World silver medalist. They represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed... Zdeněk Doležal Zdenek Doležal Zdeněk Doležal is a pair skater who competed internationally for Czechoslovakia. He was born in Prague. With partner Věra Suchánková, he is the 1957 & 1958 European Champion and the 1958 World silver medalist. They represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Winter Olympics and placed... |
10.53 | 68.5 | 8 |
Ice hockey
Group B
Top two teams advanced to Medal Round.| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
- Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
- Czechoslovakia 8-3 Poland
Games for 1st-6th places
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 1 |
- Canada 6-3 Czechoslovakia
- Sweden 5-0 Czechoslovakia
- USSR 7-4 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 9-3 Germany (UTG)
- USA 9-4 Czechoslovakia
Leading scorers
| Rk | Team | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th |  Vlastimil BubníkVlastimil Bubník Vlastimil Bubník was a Czech ice hockey player and footballer.Bubník played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Brno and Královo Pole. He also won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics... |
7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Contestants Jan Vodička Ján Jendek Karel Gut Karel Gut Karel Gut is a ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won a three bronze medals on the World Championships. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.-External links:*... Jan Kasper Václav Bubník Jaromír Bünter Slavomír Bartoň Vlastimil Bubník Vlastimil Bubník Vlastimil Bubník was a Czech ice hockey player and footballer.Bubník played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Brno and Královo Pole. He also won a bronze medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics... Bronislav Danda Zdeněk Návrat František Vaněk Bohumil Prošek Miroslav Kluc Stanislav Bacílek Vladimír Zábrodský Vladimír Zábrodský Vladimír Zábrodský is a retired Czechoslovak ice hockey player, centerforward.He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics and he is two time world champion . Member of the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997... Otto Cimrman Václav Pantůček |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Vlastimil Melich Vlastimil Melich Vlastimil Melich was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished 16th in the Nordic combined event, 29th in the 18 km cross country skiing event, and eighth in the 4 × 10 km cross country skiing relay.Melich competed at the 1956 Winter... |
Individual | 62.0 | 65.0 | 183.5 | 28 | 57:18 | 236.100 | 4 | 419.600 | 18 |
| Josef Nüsser | 68.0 | 65.5 | 189.5 | 25 | 59:28 | 227.800 | 13 | 417.300 | 22 | |
| Vítězslav Lahr | 68.0 | 67.0 | 193.0 | 22 | 57:39 | 234.800 | 5 | 427.800 | 12 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jáchym Bulín | Normal hill | 71.5 | 93.5 | 34 | 70.5 | 92.5 | 30 | 186.0 | 29 |
| Mojmír Stuchlík | 74.0 | 98.5 | 24 | 74.0 | 89.0 | 38 | 187.5 | 28 | |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Jaroslav Doubek | 43.6 | 30 |
| Vladimír Kolář | 43.5 | 28 | |
| Bohumil Jauris | 42.8 | 17 | |
| 1500 m | Jaroslav Doubek | 2:19.2 | 39 |
| Vladimír Kolář | 2:16.5 | 27 | |
| Bohumil Jauris | 2:13.6 | 15 | |
| 5000 m | Vladimír Kolář | 8:08.9 | 13 |
| 10,000 m | Bohumil Jauris | 17:38.4 | 26 |
| Vladimír Kolář | 17:16.9 | 14 | |