Czechoslovakia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TCH
NOC	Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Montreal
Competitors	163 (125 men and 38 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Ludvík Daněk
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 2 4 8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1920 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 competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 163 competitors, 125 men and 38 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
01 ! Gold	Tkáč, AntonAnton Tkáč	Cycling	Men's sprint
01 ! Gold	Panáček, JosefJosef Panáček	Shooting	Mixed skeet
02 ! Silver	Adam, JiříJiří Adam Bártů, JanJan Bártů Starnovský, BohumilBohumil Starnovský	Modern pentathlon	Men's team
02 ! Silver	Mácha, VítězslavVítězslav Mácha	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg
03 ! Bronze	Fibingerová, HelenaHelena Fibingerová	Athletics	Women's shot put
03 ! Bronze	Bártů, JanJan Bártů	Modern pentathlon	Men's individual
03 ! Bronze	Hellebrand, JaroslavJaroslav Hellebrand Lacina, VladekVladek Lacina Pecka, ZdeněkZdeněk Pecka Vochoska, VáclavVáclav Vochoska	Rowing	Men's quadruple sculls
03 ! Bronze	Svojanovský, OldřichOldřich Svojanovský Svojanovský, PavelPavel Svojanovský Vébr, LudvíkLudvík Vébr	Rowing	Men's coxed pair

Athletics

Men's Discus Throw

• Ludvík Daněk
  • Qualification — 60.44m
  • Final — 61.28m (→ 9th place)
• Josef Šilhavý
  • Qualification — 60.82m
  • Final — 58.42m (→ 13th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Helena Fibingerová
  • Final — 20.76 m (→ Bronze Medal)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B):
  • Defeated Egypt (103-64)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (81-99)
  • Lost to Italy (69-79)
  • Defeated Puerto Rico (89-83)
  • Lost to United States (76-81)
• Classification Matches:
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Cuba (91-79)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Italy (75-98) → Sixth place
• Team Roster
  • Vladimir Ptacek
  • Vojtech Petr
  • Jiri Konopasek
  • Justin Sedlak
  • Stanislav Kropilak
  • Jaroslav Kanturek
  • Zdenek Kos
  • Jiri Pospisil
  • Vladimir Padrta
  • Kamil Brabenec
  • Zdenek Dousa
  • Gustav Hraska
• Head Coach: Vladimir Heger

Women's Team Competition

• Team Roster
  • Ludmila Kraliková
  • Dana Ptacková
  • Pavla Davidová
  • Ludmila Chmeliková
  • Martina Babková
  • Ivana Korinková
  • Ywetta Pollaková
  • Lenka Nechvatalová
  • Vlasta Vrbková
  • Marta Pechová
  • Hana Dousová
  • Bozena Miklosovicové
• Head Coach: Jindrich Drasal

Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1976.

Individual road race

• Vlastimil Moravec — 4:49:01 (→ 13th place)
• Petr Bucháček — 4:54:26 (→ 41st place)
• Petr Matoušek — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Vladimír Vondráček — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• Petr Bucháček
• Petr Matoušek
• Milan Puzrla
• Vladimír Vondráček

Sprint

• Anton Tkáč — Gold Medal

1000m time trial

• Miroslav Vymazal — 1:08.173 (→ 9th place)

Individual pursuit

• Michal Klasa — 8th place

Team pursuit

• Zdeněk Dohnal
• Michal Klasa
• Petr Kocek
• Jiří Pokorný

Diving

Fencing

Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1976.

Men's foil

• František Koukal
• Jaroslav Jurka

Men's épée

• Jaroslav Jurka

Women's foil

• Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1976. They won silver in the team event and Jan Bártů won an individual bronze.

Individual

• Jan Bártů
• Bohumil Starnovský
• Jiří Adam

Team

• Jan Bártů
• Bohumil Starnovský
• Jiří Adam

Rowing

Shooting

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Canada (3-0)
  • Lost to Cuba (0-3)
  • Lost to Poland (1-3)
  • Defeated South Korea (3-1)
• Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Italy (3-0)
  • 5th/6th place: Defeated South Korea (3-1) → Fifth place
• Team Roster
  • Miroslav Nekola
  • Jaroslav Penc
  • Stefan Pipa
  • Vladimír Petlák
  • Josef Mikunda
  • Jaroslav Stančo
  • Vlastimil Lenert
  • Milan Šlambor
  • Pavel Řeřábek
  • Josef Vondrka
  • Drahomír Koudelka
  • Jaroslav Tomáš
• Head Coaches: Pavel Schenk and Zdeněk Václavík

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References