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Czechoslovakia at the Olympic Games 
Flag of Czechoslovakia – Flag bearersIOC code TCH Olympic history Summer Games 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 Winter Games 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 Other related appearances 
Bohemia (1900–1912)
Czech Republic (1994–)
Slovakia (1994–)Czechoslovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920, after having competed as Bohemia from 1900 to 1912. The nation sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games when they participated in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Czechoslovakia has participated in every Winter Olympic Games since the inaugural Games of 1924.
After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia sent independent teams to the Olympics starting in 1994.
Czechoslovakian athletes have won a total of 143 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in gymnastics. The nation also won 25 medals at the Winter Games, with ski jumping and ice hockey as the top medal-producing sports.
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Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal countMedals by Summer Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1920 Antwerp 0 0 2 2 1924 Paris 1 4 5 10 1928 Amsterdam 2 5 2 9 1932 Los Angeles 1 2 1 4 1936 Berlin 3 5 0 8 1948 London 6 2 3 11 1952 Helsinki 7 3 3 13 1956 Melbourne/Stockholm 1 4 1 6 1960 Rome 3 2 3 8 1964 Tokyo 5 6 3 14 1968 Mexico City 7 2 4 13 1972 Munich 2 4 2 8 1976 Montreal 2 2 4 8 1980 Moscow 2 3 9 14 1984 Los Angeles did not participate 1988 Seoul 3 3 2 8 1992 Barcelona 4 2 1 7 Total 49 49 45 143 Medals by Winter Games
Games Gold Silver Bronze Total 1924 Chamonix 0 0 0 0 1928 St. Moritz 0 0 1 1 1932 Lake Placid 0 0 0 0 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen 0 0 0 0 1948 St. Moritz 0 1 0 1 1952 Oslo 0 0 0 0 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo 0 0 0 0 1960 Squaw Valley 0 1 0 1 1964 Innsbruck 0 0 1 1 1968 Grenoble 1 2 1 4 1972 Sapporo 1 0 2 3 1976 Innsbruck 0 1 0 1 1980 Lake Placid 0 0 1 1 1984 Sarajevo 0 2 4 6 1988 Calgary 0 1 2 3 1992 Albertville 0 0 3 3 Total 2 8 15 25 Medals by summer sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Gymnastics 12 13 10 35 Athletics 11 8 5 24 Canoeing 7 4 1 12 Shooting 4 3 2 9 Weightlifting 3 2 3 8 Boxing 3 1 2 6 Rowing 2 2 7 11 Cycling 2 2 2 6 Wrestling 1 7 7 15 Tennis 1 1 2 4 Diving 1 1 0 2 Football 1 1 0 2 Equestrian 1 0 0 1 Modern pentathlon 0 1 1 2 Volleyball 0 1 1 2 Field hockey 0 1 0 1 Handball 0 1 0 1 Judo 0 0 1 1 Total 49 49 44 142 This table of summer sports does not include the bronze medal won in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Medals by winter sport
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Ski jumping 1 2 4 7 Figure skating 1 1 3 5 Ice hockey 0 4 4 8 Cross-country skiing 0 1 4 5 Alpine skiing 0 0 1 1 Total 2 8 16 26 This table includes the bronze medal won in ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
See also
- Category:Olympic competitors for Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics
References
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
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