Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Czechoslovakia
competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, USSR
. 209 competitors, 162 men and 47 women, took part in 114 events in 21 sports.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's Long Jump
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Shot Put
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Women's Long Jump
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Shot Put
Women's Pentathlon
Men's foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Women's foil
in Leningrad
except where noted.
Men's Team Competition:
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Women's 200m Breaststroke
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 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. 209 competitors, 162 men and 47 women, took part in 114 events in 21 sports.
Gold
- Ota ZarembaOta ZarembaOta Zaremba is a Czechoslovak weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the heavyweight I class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
— Weightlifting, men's 100 kg - Jan BergerJan Berger (footballer born 1955)Jan Berger is a Czech former football midfielder and was most recently the manager of Slavoj Vyšehrad.-International career:...
, František Kunzo, Werner LičkaWerner LickaVerner Lička is a Czech football player and later manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 9 matches and scored 1 goal.-Career:...
, Luděk MacelaLudek MacelaLuděk Macela is a Czech football player. He played eight matches for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal....
, Josef MazuraJosef MazuraJosef Mazura is a retired Czech football player and currently manager. He played for Czechoslovakia.As active player, Mazura spent most of his career with Zbrojovka Brno. However, at the end of career he also played for St...
, Petr NěmecPetr NemecPetr Němec is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia.-Club:Němec played mostly for Baník Ostrava from his native city of Ostrava. He contributed to the best period in the history of the club. During his years as a player of the club, Baník won the Czechoslovak First League in 1980 and 1981...
, Luboš Pokluda, Libor RadimecLibor RadimecLibor Radimec is a Czech football defender.He played for Czechoslovakia, and was a participant in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where the team won the gold medals....
, Oldřich RottOldrich RottOldřich Rott is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
, Zdeněk RygelZdenek RygelZdeněk Rygel is a former football player from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
, Stanislav SemanStanislav SemanStanislav Seman is a former football goalkeeper from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Seman obtained a total number of fifteen caps for his native country, between 1980-04-30 and 1982-06-20.-References:*...
, Zdeněk Sreiner, František ŠtambachrFrantišek ŠtambachrFrantišek Štambachr or Štambacher, nicknamed "Štambi", is a former Czechoslovakian footballer, gold medalist with the Czechoslovakian Olympic Football Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
, Jindřich SvobodaJindrich SvobodaJindřich Svoboda is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant at the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, thanks to his winning goal in the final match....
, Rostislav VáclavíčekRostislav VáclavícekRostislav Václavíček is a Czech football player. He was a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal....
and Ladislav VízekLadislav VízekLadislav Vízek is a Czech football player. He played 55 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored 13 goals....
— Football (soccer), men's team competition
Silver
- Imrich BugárImrich BugárImrich Bugár born 14 April 1955) is a champion discus thrower. An ethnic Hungarian who represented Czechoslovakia and then the Czech Republic, his career highlights include an Olympic silver medal from 1980, a European Championship title from 1982 and a gold medal in the inaugural World...
— Athletics, men's discus throw - Jarmila KratochvílováJarmila KratochvílováJarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former sprinter and middle distance runner. In 1983, she set world record times for both the 400 metres and 800 metres, and won gold medals in both distances at the World Championships....
— Athletics, women's 400 metres - Milada Blazková, Jirina Cermáková, Jirina Hájková, Berta Hrubá, Ida Hubácková, Jirina Kadlecová, Jarmila Králícková, Jirina Krízová, Alena Kyselicová, Jana Lahodová, Kvetoslava Petrícková, Viera Podhányiová, Iveta Srámková, Marie Sykorová, Marta Urbanová and Lenka Vymazalová — Field Hockey, women's team competition
Bronze
- Ján FranekJán FranekJan Franek is a retired boxer, who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Armando Martínez. He is the father of current Miss...
— Boxing, men's light middleweight - Jirí Tábak — Gymnastics, men's rings
- Vladimír Kocman — Judo, men's heavyweight
- Dusan Poliacik — Weightlifting, men's light heavyweight
- Dan Karabin — Wrestling, men's freestyle welterweight
- Július Strnisko — Wrestling, men's freestyle heavyweight
- Zdeněk PeckaZdenek PeckaZdeněk Pecka is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in Litoměřice....
and Václav VochoskaVáclav VochoskaVáclav Vochoska is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in České Budějovice....
— Rowing, men's double sculls - Teodor Cerny, Martin Penc, Jirí Pokorny and Igor Sláma — Cycling, men's 4.000 metres team pursuit
- Michal Klasa, Vlastibor Konecny, Alipi Kostadinov and Jirí Skoda — Cycling, men's team road race
Archery
In its first appearance in the Olympic archery competition, Czechoslovakia sent two women and one man. Zdenka Padevetova earned a fourth place finish.Women's Individual Competition:
- Zdenka Padevetova — 2405 points (→ 4th place)
- Jitka Dolejsi — 2219 points (→ 20th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Frantisek Hadas — 2305 points (→ 24th place)
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres- Jozef PlachýJozef PlachýJozef Plachý is a former middle distance runner from Slovakia, who represented Czechoslovakia in four consecutive Summer Olympics. He set his personal best in the men's 1500 metres in 1977.-Achievements:...
- Heat — 3:44.4
- Semifinals — 3:40.4
- Final — 3:40.7 (→ 6th place)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Jiří Sýkora
- Heat — 13:43.1
- Semi Final — 13:31.0
- Final — 13:25.0 (→ 9th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Jiří Sýkora
- Heat — 29:19.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
- Josef Janska
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
- Josef Lomický, Dusan Malovec, František Břečka, and Karel KolářKarel KolárKarel Kolář is a retired 400 metres runner from the Czech Republic, who represented Czechoslovakia. He won two medals at the European Indoor Championships and two at the 1978 European Championships....
- Heat — 3:03.5
- Final — 3:07.0 (→ 7th place)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Július Ivan
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Dušan Moravčík
- Heat — 8:33.4
- Semifinals — 8:28.0
- Final — 8:29.1 (→ 10th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Jan LeitnerJan LeitnerJan Leitner is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. His greatest achievements were gold medals at the European Indoor and World Indoor Championships in 1984 and 1985.- Major achievements :...
- Qualification — 7.68 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Imrich BugárImrich BugárImrich Bugár born 14 April 1955) is a champion discus thrower. An ethnic Hungarian who represented Czechoslovakia and then the Czech Republic, his career highlights include an Olympic silver medal from 1980, a European Championship title from 1982 and a gold medal in the inaugural World...
- Qualification — 65.08 m
- Final — 66.38 m (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Jiří Chamrád
- Qualification — 69.38 m
- Final Round — 68.16 m (→ 12th place)
Men's Shot Put
- Jaromír Vlk
- Qualification — 19.69 m
- Final — 20.24 m (→ 7th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Pavol BlažekPavol BlažekPavol Blažek is a retired race walker, who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia in the Olympic Games. He was born in Trnava.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Final — 1:35:30.8 (→ 14th place)
- Jozef PribilinecJozef PribilinecJozef Pribilinec is a Slovak athlete who mainly competed in racewalking.He was born in Kopernica.Pribilinec competed for the former Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.-References:...
- Final — 1:42:52.4 (→ 20th place)
- Juraj Benčík
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Pavol BlažekPavol BlažekPavol Blažek is a retired race walker, who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia in the Olympic Games. He was born in Trnava.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Final — 4:16:26 (→ 10th place)
- Juraj Benčík
- Final — 4:27:39 (→ 13th place)
- Jaromír Vaňous
- Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Long Jump
- Jarmila NygrýnováJarmila NygrýnováJarmila Nygrýnová-Strejčková was a long jumper from the Czech Republic, representing Czechoslovakia. She won six medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 1978 European Championships....
- Qualification — 6.58 m
- Final — 6.83 m (→ 6th place)
Women's Discus Throw
- Zdena BartoňováZdenka ŠilhaváZdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres...
- Qualification — 59.48 m
- Final — 57.78 m (→ 11th place)
Women's Shot Put
- Zdena BartoňováZdenka ŠilhaváZdeňka Bartoňová-Šilhavá is a retired female track and field athlete from the Czech Republic, who set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres...
- Final — 18.40 m (→ 10th place)
Women's Pentathlon
- Marcela Koblasova — 4328 points (→ 11th place)
- 100 metres — 14.10s
- Shot Put — 13.42m
- High Jump — 1.71m
- Long Jump — 6.15m
- 800 metres — 2:20.30
Basketball
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Brazil (70-72)
- Defeated India (133-65)
- Lost to Soviet Union (83-99)
- Second Round (Group B)
- Lost to Australia (86-91)
- Defeated Sweden (83-61)
- Lost to Poland (84-88)
- Defeated Senegal (88-72) → 9th place
- Team Roster:
- Jaroslav SkálaJaroslav SkálaJaroslav Skála was a Czech psychiatrist, fighter against alcoholism, and inventor of the sobering-up station.-Life:...
- Dušan Žácek
- Vlastimil Havlík
- Peter Rajniak
- Stanislav Kropilák
- Pavol Bojanovsky
- Zdenek Kos
- Jirí PospíšilJirí PospíšilJiří Pospíšil is a Czech politician, who serves as a member of the Chamber of Deputies and Justice Minister, he already occupied the seat from 2006 to 2009. He is the youngest person to hold this position in the country's history.In 1999, he graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of...
- Vlastibor Klimeš
- Kamil Bravenec
- Zdenek Douša
- Gustav Hraška
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)- Miroslav Šandor
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Dejan Marovic (Yugoslavia) on points (0-5)
Fencing
Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1980.Men's foil
Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's foil
The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 22 to 23 1980. 37 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...
- Jaroslav JurkaJaroslav JurkaJaroslav Jurka is a Czech fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- František KoukalFrantišek KoukalFrantišek Koukal is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual foil events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's épée
Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's épée
The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 27 to 28 1980. 42 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...
- Jaroslav JurkaJaroslav JurkaJaroslav Jurka is a Czech fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Oldřich KubištaOldřich KubištaOldřich Kubišta is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Jiří DoubaJiří DoubaJiří Douba is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 25 to 26 1980...
- Jaroslav JurkaJaroslav JurkaJaroslav Jurka is a Czech fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Jaromír HolubJaromír HolubJaromír Holub is a Czech fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Jiří DoubaJiří DoubaJiří Douba is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Jiří AdamJiří AdamJiří Adam is a Czech modern pentathlete and fencer. He won a silver medal in the team modern pentathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Oldřich KubištaOldřich KubištaOldřich Kubišta is a Czech fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Women's foil
Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's foil
The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 23 to 24, 1980. 33 fencers from 14 nations competed.-Results:...
- Katarína Lokšová-RáczováKatarína Lokšová-RáczováKatarína Lokšová-Ráczová is a Slovak Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil events at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Preliminary Round (Group B)
All matches were played at the Kirov StadiumKirov Stadium
Kirov Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was one of the largest stadiums anywhere in the world. The stadium was named after Sergey Kirov....
in Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
except where noted.
- July 21, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - ColombiaColombia national football teamThe Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...
3-0 (2-0) - July 23, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - NigeriaNigeria national football teamThe Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
1-1 (1-0) - July 25, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - KuwaitKuwait national football teamThe Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...
0-0 (0-0)
Final Standings
With four points each (one win and two draws), Czechoslovakia and Kuwait qualified for the quarterfinals.Semifinals
- July 29, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia 2-0 (2-0) at Dynamo Stadium, Moscow
Roster
- Stanislav SemanStanislav SemanStanislav Seman is a former football goalkeeper from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Seman obtained a total number of fifteen caps for his native country, between 1980-04-30 and 1982-06-20.-References:*...
- Luděk MacelaLudek MacelaLuděk Macela is a Czech football player. He played eight matches for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal....
- Josef MazuraJosef MazuraJosef Mazura is a retired Czech football player and currently manager. He played for Czechoslovakia.As active player, Mazura spent most of his career with Zbrojovka Brno. However, at the end of career he also played for St...
- Libor RadimecLibor RadimecLibor Radimec is a Czech football defender.He played for Czechoslovakia, and was a participant in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where the team won the gold medals....
- Zdeněk RygelZdenek RygelZdeněk Rygel is a former football player from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
- Petr NěmecPetr NemecPetr Němec is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia.-Club:Němec played mostly for Baník Ostrava from his native city of Ostrava. He contributed to the best period in the history of the club. During his years as a player of the club, Baník won the Czechoslovak First League in 1980 and 1981...
- Ladislav VízekLadislav VízekLadislav Vízek is a Czech football player. He played 55 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored 13 goals....
- Jan BergerJan Berger (footballer born 1955)Jan Berger is a Czech former football midfielder and was most recently the manager of Slavoj Vyšehrad.-International career:...
- Jindřich SvobodaJindrich SvobodaJindřich Svoboda is a Czech football player. He played for Czechoslovakia.He was a participant at the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal, thanks to his winning goal in the final match....
- Luboš Pokluda
- Werner LičkaWerner LickaVerner Lička is a Czech football player and later manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 9 matches and scored 1 goal.-Career:...
- Rostislav VáclavíčekRostislav VáclavícekRostislav Václavíček is a Czech football player. He was a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games, where Czechoslovakia won the gold medal....
- Jaroslav NetoličkaJaroslav NetolickaJaroslav Netolička is a Czech football goalkeeper. He obtained a total number of fifteen caps for Czechoslovakia national football team, in which he had to concede ten goals....
- Oldřich RottOldrich RottOldřich Rott is a former football midfielder from Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
- František ŠtambachrFrantišek ŠtambachrFrantišek Štambachr or Štambacher, nicknamed "Štambi", is a former Czechoslovakian footballer, gold medalist with the Czechoslovakian Olympic Football Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
- František Kunzo
Hockey
Women's Team Competition- Preliminary Round Robin
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-2)
- Drew with Zimbabwe (2-2)
- Defeated India (2-1)
- Defeated Austria (5-0)
- Defeated Poland (1-0) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster:
- Jarmila Králicková
- Berta Hrubá
- Iveta Šranková
- Lenka Vymazalová
- Jirina Križová
- Jirina Kadlecová
- Jirina Cermáková
- Marta Urbanová
- Kveta Petrícková
- Marie Sýkorová
- Ida Hubácková
- Milada Blažková
- Jana Lahodová
- Alena Kyselicová
- Jirina Hájková
- Viera Podhanyiová
Modern pentathlon
Men's Individual Competition:- Milan Kadlec — 5229 pts, 8th place
- Jan Bárto — 5158 pts, 16th place
- Bohumil Starnovský — 4952 pts, 26th place
Men's Team Competition:
- Kadlec, Bárto, and Starnovský — 15339 pts, 6th place
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle- Petr Adamec
- Final — 1:55.84 (→ did not advance)
- Radek Havel
- Final — 1:55.07 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Daniel Machek
- Final — 3:55.66 (→ 5th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Miloslav Rolko
- Final — 57.74 (→ 4th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
- Miloslav Rolko
- Final — 4:26.99 (→ 6th place)
- Daniel Machek
- Final — 4:29.86 (→ 8th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Irena FleissnerováIrena FleissnerováIrena Fleissnerová is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won two gold medals at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico. She represented Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:*...
- Heats — 1:13.35 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Irena FleissnerováIrena FleissnerováIrena Fleissnerová is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won two gold medals at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico. She represented Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:*...
- Final — 2:33.23 (→ 5th place)
Volleyball
Men's Team Competition- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
- Lost to Italy (2-3)
- Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)
- Defeated Cuba (3-2)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- 7th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3) → 8th place
- Team Roster
- Dušan Prieložný
- Pavel Valach
- Vlado Sirvoň
- Ján Repák
- Josef Novotný
- Jaroslav Šmid
- Vlastimil Lenert
- Jaroslav Kopet
- Ján Cifra
- Pavel Řeřábek
- Josef Pick
- Cyril Krejčí
- Head Coaches: 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 Zdeněk Václavík