Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 121 competitors, 94 men and 27 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.

Medalists

Further information: 1968 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1968 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Miloslava Rezková	Athletics	Women's high jump
Gold	Milena Duchková	Diving	Women's 10 m platform
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's individual all-around
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's floor
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's vault
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's uneven bars
Gold	Jan Kůrka	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle, prone
Silver	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's balance beam
Silver	Věra Čáslavská Marianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková Hana Lišková Bohumila Řimnáčová Miroslava Skleničková	Gymnastics	Women's team all-around
Bronze	Ludvík Daněk	Athletics	Men's discus throw
Bronze	Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team Template:CompactTable	Volleyball	Men's tournament
Bronze	Miroslav Zeman	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg
Bronze	Petr Kment	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Eight cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Individual road race

• Jan Smolík
• Petr Hladík

Sprint

• Ivan Kučírek
• Miloš Jelínek

1000m time trial

• Miloš Jelínek

Tandem

• Ivan Kučírek
• Miloš Jelínek

Individual pursuit

• Jiří Daler

Individual pursuit

• Jiří Daler
• Pavel Kondr
• Milan Puzrla
• František Řezáč

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Football

Main article: Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Individual

• Pavel Kupka

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Eight shooters, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1968. Jan Kůrka won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone.

25 m pistol

• Lubomír Nácovský
• Ladislav Falta

50 m pistol

• Hynek Hromada
• Jaroslav Veselý

300 m rifle, three positions

• Jan Kůrka
• Ondrej Šima

50 m rifle, three positions

• Jan Kůrka
• Jaroslav Navrátil

50 m rifle, prone

• Jan Kůrka
• Rudolf Pojer

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Volleyball

Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's Team Competition

• Round Robin
  • Defeated East Germany (3-2)
  • Defeated United States (3-1)
  • Defeated Japan (3-2)
  • Defeated Brazil (3-2)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
  • Defeated Belgium (3-0)
  • Lost to Poland (1-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) → Bronze Medal
• Team Roster
  • Antonín Procházka
  • Jiří Svoboda
  • Luboš Zajíček
  • Josef Musil
  • Josef Smolka
  • Vladimír Petlák
  • Petr Kop
  • František Sokol
  • Bohunil Golián
  • Zdeněk Groessl
  • Pavel Schenk
  • Drahomír Koudelka
• Head Coach: Václav Matiášek

Women's Team Competition

• Round Robin
  • Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
  • Defeated United States (3-1)
  • Defeated Mexico (3-0)
  • Lost to Japan (0-3)
  • Defeated Peru (3-2)
  • Lost to Poland (0-3)
  • Lost to South Korea (1-3) → Sixth place
• Team Roster

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database
• Czech olympic report (in Czech)