Czechoslovakia at the 1924 Winter Olympics

Czechoslovakia at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games

Flag of CzechoslovakiaFlag bearers
IOC code   TCH
At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix
Competitors 27 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Jaroslav Řezáč (ice hockey)
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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Czechoslovakia was one of the 16 nations to compete at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.

The team finished without winning a medal. Figure skater Josef Slívas fourth place was the teams best finish.

Ice hockey reserve goalkeeper Jaroslav Řezáč was the first Czechoslovakias flagbearer in the Winter Games history.

Contents

Cross-country skiing

Mens 18 km (Classic)

  • Štěpán Hevák1:34:43.4 (17th)
  • Antonín Gottstein1:34:54.0 (18th)
  • Václav Jón1:37:20.8 (23rd)
  • František Hák1:39:41.6 (24th)

Mens 50 km Free (Classic) The cross country skiing marathon route led through mountain streams and difficult steep climbs. Only 21 competitors of 33 starting completed the race, including all three Czechoslovak skiers.

  • Štěpán Hevák4:44:58 (12th)
  • Antonín Gottstein4:45:48 (14th)
  • Josef Německý5:05:06 (17th)

Figure skating

The only Czech skaters in the Games Josef Slíva excelled in his elegant skating, but was under-marked by the Austrian judges which left him in the fourth place.

Men

  • Josef Slíva4th place

Ice hockey

The Czechoslovak teams nomination was marred by domestic conflicts and animosities towards club Sparta Praha. Only soldier Josef Maleček was included to the team from Sparta after the Ministry of Defence order, while Karel Káďa Pešek and others stayed at home.

Canada (represented by the Toronto Granites) was supreme in the competition, winning all five matches. It met with Czechoslovakia in the group and smashed it 30-0. Czechoslovakia lost also to Sweden, despite leading in the first periodStránský allowed four goals shot from long distance. The team then parted with the tournament by beating Switzerland and by finishing in tied fifth place.

Men5th place

  • Round 1
    • lost to Canada 0-30
    • lost to Sweden 3-9 (goals: Maleček 2, Loos)
    • beat Switzerland 11-2 (goals: Maleček 4, Šroubek 3, Loos 3, Jirkovský)
  • Squad:
    • Goalkeepers: Jaroslav Stránský, Jaroslav Řezáč
    • Defenders: Otakar Vindyš, Vilém Loos
    • Forwards: Jaroslav Jirkovský, Josef Šroubek, Josef Maleček, Miloslav Fleischman, Jan Palouš, Jan Fleischman, Jan Krásl, Jaroslav Pušbauer, Hofta
    • no coach

Military patrol

Athletes Time Shots on target Final Time (-30s./hit) Rank
Bohuslav Josífek
Jan Mittlöhner
Josef Bím
Karel Buchta
4'22:24 5 4'19:54 4

Nordic combined

With good results in the opening cross country race, the Czechoslovak skiers secured themselves positions only behind the competitors of Nordic countries Norway and Swedenin fact Adolf and Buchberger were the only skiers, who managed to beat at least one competitor of these countries (8th-place Jakobsson of Sweden).

Individual Race

  • Josef Adolf13.729 points (6th)
  • Walter Buchberger13.625 (7th)
  • Josef Bím12.083 (13th)
  • Otakar Německýdid not finish cross country

Ski jumping

Individual Competition

  • Franz Wende16.48 points40.5 and 44.0 meters (10th)
  • Karel Koldovský12.5033.5 and 39.0 (20th)
  • Josef Bím2.33two falls (27th)
  • M. Prokopecdid not start

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