Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The country's only medal was a silver in ice hockey.
| Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | TCH |
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| in St. Moritz | |
| Competitors | 47 (41 men, 6 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Vladimír Zábrodský (ice hockey) |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czech Republic (1994–pres.) Slovakia (1994–pres.) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey | Men's competition | 8 February |
Alpine skiing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Daniel Šlachta | Downhill | 3:29.4 | 46 | ||||
| Luboš Brchel | 3:12.4 | 27 | |||||
| Antonín Šponar | 3:09.1 | 17 | |||||
| Zdeněk Parma | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Daniel Šlachta | 1:21.0 | 31 | 1:17.7 | 36 | 2:38.7 | 33 | |
| Antonín Šponar | 1:20.2 (+0:05) | 29 | 1:06.5 | 13 | 2:26.7 | 22 | |
| Luboš Brchel | 1:10.8 | 9 | 1:05.8 | 9 | 2:16.6 | 9 | |
Men's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Daniel Šlachta | 1:37.4 (+0:05) | 1:12.0 | 36 | 34.41 | 33 |
| Luboš Brchel | 1:19.1 | 1:07.2 | 13 | 14.85 | 14 |
| Antonín Šponar | 1:13.1 | 1:09.4 | 6 | 11.19 | 9 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Božena Moserová | Downhill | 2:46.1 | 25 | ||||
| Alexandra Nekvapilová | 2:37.2 | 14 | |||||
| Božena Moserová | Slalom | 1:12.5 | 20 | 1:07.6 | 17 | 2:20.1 | 19 |
| Alexandra Nekvapilová | 1:03.2 | 7 | 1:08.8 | 18 | 2:12.0 | 16 | |
Women's combined
The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).
| Athlete | Slalom | Total (downhill + slalom) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Rank | Points | Rank | |
| Božena Moserová | 1:14.6 | 1:07.0 | 19 | 23.01 | 18 |
| Alexandra Nekvapilová | 1:05.9 | 1:02.9 | 4 | 10.98 | 9 |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| TCH-1 | Max Ippen Eduard Novotný |
Two-man | 1:27.2 | 14 | 1:26.4 | 13 | 1:26.3 | 14 | 1:26.7 | 14 | 5:46.6 | 14 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| TCH-1 | Max Ippen František Zajíšek Ivan Šipajlo Eduard Novotný |
Four-man | 1:20.6 | 13 | 1:24.1 | 13 | 1:25.4 | 14 | 1:25.4 | 14 | 5:35.5 | 14 |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Jaroslav Lukeš | 1'41:00 | 78 |
| František Šimůnek | 1'35:21 | 72 | |
| Jaroslav Kadavý | 1'32:17 | 67 | |
| Štefan Kovalčík | 1'31:06 | 63 | |
| Jaroslav Zajíček | 1'29:44 | 60 | |
| Bohumil Kosour | 1'29:37 | 58 | |
| Vít Fousek Sr. | 1'29:37 | 58 | |
| Jaroslav Cardal | 1'25:44 | 40 | |
| 50 km | Vít Fousek Sr. | DNF | – |
| Jaroslav Zajíček | 4'44:35 | 20 | |
| František Balvín | 4'17:51 | 11 | |
| Jaroslav Cardal | 4'14:34 | 8 | |
- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Štefan Kovalčík František Balvín Jaroslav Zajíček Jaroslav Cardal |
2'54:56 | 8 |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zdenek Fikar | 12 | 13 | 154.155 | 114 | 13 |
| Ladislav Cáp | 10 | 11 | 160.233 | 96 | 10 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagmar Lerchová | 15 | 8 | 144.433 | 112 | 13 |
| Alena Vrzáňová | 7 | 3 | 153.044 | 44 | 5 |
| Jirína Nekolová | 4 | 4 | 154.088 | 34 | 4 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blazena Knittlová Karel Vosátka |
DNS | – | – |
Ice hockey
The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating.
| Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 15 |
| Czechoslovakia |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 18 | 15 |
 Switzerland |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 21 | 12 |
 Sweden |
8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 28 | 8 |
 Great Britain |
8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 6 |
 Poland |
8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 97 | 4 |
 Austria |
8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 77 | 2 |
 Italy |
8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 156 | 0 |
 United States * |
8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 33 | 10 |
* United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked.
- Czechoslovakia 22-3 Italy
- Czechoslovakia 6-3 Sweden
- Czechoslovakia 13-2 Poland
- Czechoslovakia 11-4 United Kingdom
- Czechoslovakia 17-3 Austria
- Canada 0-0 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 7-1 Switzerland
- Czechoslovakia 4-3 USA
Nordic combined
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Distance 3 | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jaroslav Lukeš | Individual | 115.50 | 37 | 63.5 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 205.4 | 12 | 320.90 | 35 |
| František Šimůnek | 142.50 | 32 | 51.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 169.8 | 35 | 312.30 | 36 | |
| Jaroslav Kadavý | 157.50 | 29 | 51.5 | 55.0 | 55.5 | 181.1 | 29 | 338.60 | 31 | |
| Bohumil Kosour | 169.50 | 24 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 48.5 (fall) | 159.0 | 37 | 328.50 | 32 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaroslav Lukeš | Normal hill | 58.0 | 60.5 | 198.5 | 21 |
| Josef Císař | 59.0 | 62.0 | 189.4 | 29 | |
| Zdeněk Remsa | 59.0 | 61.5 | 198.6 | 20 | |
| Miloslav Bělonožník | 61.0 | 60.0 | 203.9 | 16 |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Vladimír Kolář | 46.1 | 26 |
| 1500 m | Vladimír Kolář | 2:25.6 | 26 |
| 5000 m | Vladimír Kolář | 8:58.9 | 22 |
| 10,000 m | Vladimír Kolář | DSQ | – |
References
- Comité Olympique Suisse (January 1951). Rapport Général sur les Ves Jeux Olympiques d'hiver St-Moritz 1948 (PDF) (in French). Lausanne: H. Jaunin. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com