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Czechoslovakia at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TCH; (CHE used at these Games)
NOC	Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Mexico City
Competitors	121 (94 men, 27 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Bohumil Golián (volleyball)
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 7 Silver 2 Bronze 4 Total 13
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 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 121 competitors, 94 men and 27 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Miloslava Rezková	Athletics	Women's high jump
Gold	Milena Duchková	Diving	Women's 10 m platform
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's individual all-around
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's floor
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's vault
Gold	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's uneven bars
Gold	Jan Kůrka	Shooting	Mixed 50 m rifle, prone
Silver	Věra Čáslavská	Gymnastics	Women's balance beam
Silver	Věra Čáslavská Marianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková Hana Lišková Bohumila Řimnáčová Miroslava Skleničková	Gymnastics	Women's team all-around
Bronze	Ludvík Daněk	Athletics	Men's discus throw
Bronze	Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team Antonín Procházka Jiří Svoboda Luboš Zajíček Josef Musil Josef Smolka Vladimír Petlák Petr Kop František Sokol Bohunil Golián Zdeněk Groessl Pavel Schenk Drahomír Koudelka	Volleyball	Men's tournament
Bronze	Miroslav Zeman	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 52 kg
Bronze	Petr Kment	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman +97 kg

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Eight cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Individual road race

Sprint

1000m time trial

Miloš Jelínek

Tandem

Individual pursuit

Jiří Daler

Individual pursuit

Diving

Football

Gymnastics

Modern pentathlon

One male pentathlete represented Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Individual

Pavel Kupka

Rowing

In 1968, Czechoslovakia entered boats in four of the seven events: men's single sculls, men's double sculls, men's coxed pair, men's eight.^[2] The competition was for men only; women would first row at the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semi-finals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Václav Kozák	Single sculls	7:59.93	4 R	7:49.93	3 SF	8:01.81	4 FB	7:45.81	9
Jaroslav Hellebrand Petr Krátký	Double sculls	7:10.35	2 SF	Bye		DNS
Karel Kolesa Ivan Miluška Karel Kovář (cox)	Coxed pair	9:02.98	4 R	DNS
Vladimír Jánoš Zdeněk Kuba Oldřich Svojanovský Karel Kolesa Pavel Svojanovský Jan Wallisch Otakar Mareček Petr Čermák Jiří Pták (cox) Milan Hurtala (heat 1 and repechage)	Eight	6:13.30	3 R	6:19.34	1 FA	—		6:12.17	5

Shooting

Eight shooters, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1968. Jan Kůrka won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone.

25 m pistol

50 m pistol

300 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, three positions

50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Round robin
- Defeated East Germany (3-2)
- Defeated United States (3-1)
- Defeated Japan (3-2)
- Defeated Brazil (3-2)
- Defeated Mexico (3-0)
- Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
- Defeated Belgium (3-0)
- Lost to Poland (1-3)
- Lost to Soviet Union (0-3) → Bronze Medal
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Head coach: Václav Matiášek

Women's Team Competition

Round robin
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)
- Defeated United States (3-1)
- Defeated Mexico (3-0)
- Lost to Japan (0-3)
- Defeated Peru (3-2)
- Lost to Poland (0-3)
- Lost to South Korea (1-3) → Sixth place
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