Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Ondrej Nepela won figure skating gold medal.
| Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| |
| IOC code | TCH |
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 41 (37 men, 4 women) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jiří Raška (ski jumping) |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
|
| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czech Republic (1994–pres.) Slovakia (1994–pres.) | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Ondrej Nepela | Figure skating | Men's singles | 11 February |
 Bronze | Helena Šikolová | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km | 9 February |
| Bronze | Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey | Men's competition | 13 February |
Biathlon
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Pavel Ploc | 1'18:38.79 | 11 | 1'29:38.79 | 47 |
| Stanislav Fajstavr | 1'19:53.33 | 9 | 1'28:53.33 | 44 | |
| Arnošt Hájek | 1'19:22.37 | 9 | 1'28:22.37 | 39 | |
| Ladislav Žižka | 1'16:36.81 | 11 | 1'27:36.81 | 36 |
- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Ladislav Žižka Pavel Ploc Ján Húska Arnošt Hájek |
3 | 2'03:08.17 | 12 |
- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Ján Michalko | 48:31.64 | 30 |
| Ján Fajstavr | 48:18.22 | 29 | |
| Stanislav Henych | 47:25.81 | 21 | |
| 30 km | Ján Michalko | 1'46:19.36 | 40 |
| Ján Fajstavr | 1'44:49.45 | 34 | |
| Stanislav Henych | 1'39:24.29 | 9 | |
| 50 km | Ján Michalko | 2'58:31.83 | 30 |
| Ján Fajstavr | 2'51:12.92 | 19 | |
- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Stanislav Henych Ján Fajstavr Ján Michalko Ján Ilavský |
2'11:27.55 | 8 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Milena Chlumová | 18:12.22 | 27 |
| Milena Cillerová | 17:56.22 | 22 | |
| Alena Bartošová | 17:47.25 | 16 | |
| Helena Šikolová | 17:07.32 | | |
| 10 km | Milena Cillerová | 37:40.70 | 30 |
| Alena Bartošová | 37:01.73 | 27 | |
| Milena Chlumová | 36:59.87 | 26 | |
| Helena Šikolová | 35:29.33 | 7 | |
- Women's 3 × 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Alena Bartošová Helena Šikolová Milena Cillerová |
51:16.16 | 6 |
Figure skating
- Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondrej Nepela | 1 | 4 | 2739.1 | 9 | |
Ice hockey
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Japan |
2–8 | Czechoslovakia |
Medal round
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 |
| 2 |  United States |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sweden |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 |  Finland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland |
5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 0 |
- Czechoslovakia 14-1 Poland
- USA 5-1 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 7-1 Finland
- Czechoslovakia 2-1 Sweden
- USSR 5-2 Czechoslovakia
Leading scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Václav Nedomanský | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 9th Jiří Kochta | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Richard Farda | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Nordic combined
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Ladislav Rygl | Individual | 65.5 | 71.0 | 160.4 | 24 | 51:09.2 | 195.355 | 16 | 355.755 | 26 |
| Libor Foltman | 70.5 | 67.5 | 155.0 | 30 | DNF | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Tomáš Kučera | 75.5 | 75.5 | 191.8 | 7 | 51:04.0 | 196.135 | 14 | 387.935 | 6 | |
| Jaroslav Svoboda | 71.5 | 71.5 | 175.9 | 19 | 53:20.2 | 175.705 | 33 | 351.605 | 28 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Rudolf Höhnl | Normal hill | 73.5 | 100.8 | 73.5 | 100.8 | 201.6 | 29 |
| Jiří Raška | 78.5 | 112.3 | 78.0 | 112.5 | 224.8 | 5 | |
| Zbyněk Hubač | 79.0 | 113.1 | 75.0 | 104.7 | 217.8 | 11 | |
| Karel Kodejška | 80.0 | 114.7 | 75.5 | 105.5 | 220.2 | 7 | |
| Zbyněk Hubač | Large hill | 91.5 | 96.1 | 91.5 | 98.6 | 194.7 | 15 |
| Leoš Škoda | 89.5 | 96.3 | 85.0 | 80.0 | 176.3 | 26 | |
| Jiří Raška | 99.0 | 111.1 | 89.0 | 93.6 | 204.7 | 10 | |