Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Czechoslovakia
competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
, Japan
. Most successful competitor was Věra Čáslavská
(one of only 9 women in crew) with 4 gold medals - 3 individual, 1 team. Other big surprises were gold medals performances of bicycle racer Jiří Daler
and weightlifter Hans Zadražila, who break world record
during his performance. Medal hopes of world record holder athlete Jiří Daněk were fulfilled with little disappointment silver medal.
Cycling
Men's Individual Road 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 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Most successful competitor was Věra Čáslavská
Vera Cáslavská
Věra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles...
(one of only 9 women in crew) with 4 gold medals - 3 individual, 1 team. Other big surprises were gold medals performances of bicycle racer Jiří Daler
Jirí Daler
Jiří Daler is a cyclist from Czechoslovakia.He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the individual pursuit event where he finished in first place.-References:*...
and weightlifter Hans Zadražila, who break world record
World record
A world record is usually the best global performance ever recorded and verified in a specific skill or sport. The book Guinness World Records collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond...
during his performance. Medal hopes of world record holder athlete Jiří Daněk were fulfilled with little disappointment silver medal.
Gold
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo from October 18 through October 23....
- Women's Individual all-around, Věra ČáslavskáVera CáslavskáVěra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... - GymnasticsGymnastics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo from October 18 through October 23....
- Women's Vault, Věra ČáslavskáVera CáslavskáVěra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... - GymnasticsGymnastics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo from October 18 through October 23....
- Women's Balance beam, Věra ČáslavskáVera CáslavskáVěra Čáslavská is a Czech gymnast. Blonde, cheerful and possessing impressive stage presence, she was generally popular with the public and won a total of 22 international titles... - CyclingCycling at the 1964 Summer OlympicsThe cycling competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. The 4000m individual pursuit event was introduced at these Games.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
- Men's Individual pursuit Jiří DalerJirí DalerJiří Daler is a cyclist from Czechoslovakia.He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the individual pursuit event where he finished in first place.-References:*... - WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1964 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.It also counted as 1964 World Weightlifting Championships.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...
- Men's 75 kg Hans ZdražilaHans ZdražilaHans Zdražila is a former Czechoslovak weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in middleweight at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At the 1968 Summer Olympics he achieved a sixth place.-References:...
Silver
- AthleticsAthletics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
- Men's 1500 metres, Josef OdložilJosef OdložilJosef Odložil |Domašov]]) was a Czech middle distance runner. He was a national champion many times in the 1960s, but had mixed success at the international level.... - AthleticsAthletics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the athletics competition included 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. The women's 400 metres and women's pentathlon events were newly introduced at these Games. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 82 countries.-Men's...
- Men's Discus throw, Ludvík DaněkLudvík DanekLudvík Daněk was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won gold in Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics with a throw of 64.40 m .... - FootballFootball at the 1964 Summer OlympicsThe football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...
- Men's tournament - GymnasticsGymnastics at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo from October 18 through October 23....
- Women's Team competition - VolleyballVolleyball at the 1964 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
- Men's Team competition: Antonín Procházka, Jiří Svoboda, Luboš Zajíček, Josef MusilJosef MusilJosef Musil is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kostelní Lhota, Okres Nymburk....
, Josef SmolkaJosef SmolkaJosef Smolka is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Troubky, Přerov District....
, Vladimír PetlákVladimír PetlákVladimír Petlák was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
, Petr KopPetr KopPetr Kop is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague....
, František SokolFrantišek SokolFrantišek Sokol is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Tišnov....
, Bohunil Golián, Zdeněk GroesslZdenek GroesslZdeněk Groessl is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Plzeň....
, Pavel SchenkPavel SchenkPavel Schenk is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Borotín, Blansko District....
, and Drahomír KoudelkaDrahomír KoudelkaDrahomír Koudelka was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Krasová, Blansko District.... - Wrestling Wrestling at the 1964 Summer OlympicsAt the 1964 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling.- Greco-Roman:-Freestyle:-See also:...
- Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight, Jiří Komarník
Bronze
- ShootingShooting at the 1964 Summer OlympicsShooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo comprised six events.-Medal count:-Medalists by event:-References:*...
- 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol, Lubomír Nácovský - Rowing - Eights
- Rowing - Double sculls; Vladimír AndrsVladimír AndrsVladimír Andrs is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague.In 1964 he and his partner Pavel Hofmann won the bronze medal in the double sculls event.-External links:*...
, Pavel Hofman
CyclingCycling at the 1964 Summer OlympicsThe cycling competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only. The 4000m individual pursuit event was introduced at these Games.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
Men's Individual Road Race
- Daniel Garc — 4:39:51.74 (→ 22nd place)
- Jiří DalerJirí DalerJiří Daler is a cyclist from Czechoslovakia.He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the individual pursuit event where he finished in first place.-References:*...
— 4:39:51.79 (→ 65th place) - Frantisek Rezak — 4:39:51.79 (→ 68th place)
- Jan Smolik — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Team Competition
- Round Robin
- Defeated Hungary (3-2)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
- Defeated Japan (3-1)
- Defeated United States (3-0)
- Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)
- Defeated Brazil (3-0)
- Defeated Romania (3-1)
- Defeated Netherlands (3-1)
- Defeated South Korea (3-1) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
- Antonín Procházka
- Jiří Svoboda
- Luboš Zajíček
- Josef MusilJosef MusilJosef Musil is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Kostelní Lhota, Okres Nymburk....
- Josef SmolkaJosef SmolkaJosef Smolka is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Troubky, Přerov District....
- Vladimír PetlákVladimír PetlákVladimír Petlák was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics....
- Petr KopPetr KopPetr Kop is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague....
- František SokolFrantišek SokolFrantišek Sokol is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics.He was born in Tišnov....
- Bohunil Golián
- Zdeněk GroesslZdenek GroesslZdeněk Groessl is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Plzeň....
- Pavel SchenkPavel SchenkPavel Schenk is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Borotín, Blansko District....
- Drahomír KoudelkaDrahomír KoudelkaDrahomír Koudelka was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Krasová, Blansko District....
- Head Coach: Václav Matiášek