Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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| Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | TCH |
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 29 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czech Republic (1994–pres.) Slovakia (1994–pres.) | |
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Rudolf Burkert won the first Czechoslovak medal from the Winter Olympics. Libuše Veselá was the first Czechoslovak woman to take part in the Winter Olympics.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Rudolf Burkert | Ski jumping | Men's individual | 18 February |
Cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Franz Donth | 18 km | 1:47:14 | 11 |
| 50 km | 5:37:36 | 14 | |
| Otakar Německý | 18 km | 1:50:20 | 16 |
| Vladimír Novák | 18 km | 1:47:53 | 12 |
| Josef Feistauer | 50 km | Did not finish | |
| Václav Fišera | 50 km | 5:42:55 | 18 |
| Josef Německý | 50 km | 5:35:46 | 11 |
Figure skating
| Athlete(s) | Event | CF | FS | TO | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Slíva | Men's | 5 | 6 | 36 | 2442.00 | 5 |
| Libuše Veselá & Vojtěch Veselý | Pairs | N/a | 102 | 60.00 | 12 | |
Ice hockey
| 7 | Czechoslovakia |
| Wolfgang Dorasil Karel Hromádka Jan Krásl Erwin Lichnofsky (Johann Lichnowski) Josef Maleček Jan Peka Jaroslav Pušbauer Jaroslav Řezáč Josef Šroubek Miroslav Steigenhöfer Jiří Tožička |
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 Poland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| February 11 | Sweden | 3:0 (1:0,1:0,1:0) | Czechoslovakia |
| February 12 | Sweden | 2:2 (1:0,1:2,0:0) | Poland |
| February 13 | Czechoslovakia | 3:2 (1:1,1:1,1:0) | Poland |
Nordic combined
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski jumping | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Points | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Walter Buchberger | Individual | 2:02:36 | 7.250 | 19 | 14.562 | 14 | 10.906 | 18 |
| Rudolf Burkert | 2:04:24 | 6.375 | 21 | 18.833 | 1 | 12.604 | 12 | |
| Otakar Německý | 1:50:20 | 13.375 | 8 | 12.616 | 20 | 12.990 | 9 | |
| Franz Wende | 2:00:50 | 8.125 | 16 | Did not finish | ||||