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Bohemia at the Olympics

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Bohemia at the
Olympics
IOC codeBOH
NOCCzech Olympic Committee
Medals
Ranked 126th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
4
Summer appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)
 Czech Republic (1994–)

The Kingdom of Bohemia, an autonomous part of Austria-Hungary until 1918, competed at some of the early modern Olympic Games. The team made its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics. After World War I, Bohemia became part of the new Czechoslovakia, and Bohemian athletes competed for Czechoslovakia at the Olympics. After the 1992 Summer Olympics and the dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, Bohemian athletes competed for the Czech Republic at the Olympics. If these post-war appearances are counted, Bohemia has missed only three Olympics: the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, the 1904 Summer Olympics (the first held outside Europe) and as Czechoslovakia, the 1984 Summer Olympics which were boycotted by the USSR and its satellites.

Participation

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Timeline of participation

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Olympic
year/s
Team
1900–1912 Bohemia (BOH)
1920–1992  Czechoslovakia (TCH)
since 1994 Czech Republic Czechia (CZE)  Slovakia (SVK)

Medal tables

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Flag used by the Bohemian team at the 1912 Olympic Games[1]

Medals by Summer Games

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Games Athletes  Gold  Silver  Bronze Total Rank
Greece 1896 Athens[2]

did not participate:
the Bohemian Committee for the Olympic Games
was founded and recognized by
the International Olympic Committee in 1899.

France 1900 Paris[2] 7 0 1 1 2 19
United States 1904 St. Louis[2] did not participate
United Kingdom 1908 London[2] 19 0 0 2 2 17
Sweden 1912 Stockholm[2] 43 0 0 0 0
Total 0 1 3 4 130

Medals by summer sport

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics0101
 Fencing0022
 Tennis0011
Totals (3 entries)0134

List of medalists

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Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Silver František Janda-Suk 1900 Paris Athletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Hedwiga Rosenbaumová 1900 Paris Tennis Women's singles
 Bronze Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf 1908 London Fencing Men's sabre
 Bronze Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Bedřich Schejbal
Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček
1908 London Fencing Men's team sabre

Hedwiga Rosenbaumová also won a bronze medal with Archibald Warden of Great Britain (GBR) in the mixed doubles event in tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics. This medal is attributed to a mixed team instead of split between Bohemia and Great Britain.

Summary by sport

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Athletics

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Bohemia first competed in track and field athletics in the nation's debut in 1900, sending 4 athletes who competed in five events. They won a silver medal, the best result of any event at any Games for Bohemia, which never won a gold medal and no other silver medals.

Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 4 5/23 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 0 1

Cycling

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Bohemia's debut in 1900 included one cyclist. Bohemia did not win any medals in cycling.

Games Cyclists Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 1 1/3 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Gymnastics

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Bohemia's Olympic debut in 1900 included one gymnast, František Erben, who placed 32nd of 135 in the men's all-around.

Games Gymnasts Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 1 1/1 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0

Tennis

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Bohemia's Olympic debut in 1900 included one tennis player, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, who took one of the bronze medals in the women's singles. It was Bohemia's only tennis medal, though the nation competed in tennis in each of its three appearances.

Games Athletes Events Gold Silver Bronze Total
1900 Paris 1 1/4 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 1 39

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Czech Olympic Committee (1912)". fotw.info. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e As Bohemia Kingdom of Bohemia, part of  Austria-Hungary
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