Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Czechoslovakia – Flag bearers IOC code   TCH
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Competitors	121 (94 men, 27 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Bohumil Golián (volleyball)
Medals Rank: 7	Gold 7	Silver 2	Bronze 4	Total 13
Olympic history (summary)
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Other related appearances
Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico.

Medalists

Gold

• Athletics - Women's High jump, Miloslava Rezková
• Diving - Women's 10 m platform , Milena Duchková
• Gymnastics - Women's Individual all-round, Věra Čáslavská
• Gymnastics - Women's Floor exercise, Věra Čáslavská
• Gymnastics - Women's Vault, Věra Čáslavská
• Gymnastics - Women's Uneven bars, Věra Čáslavská
• Shooting - 10 m 50 m Rifle - Prone position, Jan Kůrka

Silver

• Gymnastics - Women's Balance beam, Věra Čáslavská
• Gymnastics - Women's Team competition

Bronze

• Athletics - Men's Discus throw, Ludvík Daněk
• Volleyball - Men's Team competition: Antonín Procházka, Jiří Svoboda, Luboš Zajíček, Josef Musil, Josef Smolka, Vladimír Petlák, Petr Kop, František Sokol, Bohunil Golián, Zdeněk Groessl, Pavel Schenk, and Drahomír Koudelka
• Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman Flyweight, Miroslav Zeman
• Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight, Petr Kment

Results by event

Volleyball

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

References

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

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