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Czechoslovakia at the 1972 Winter Olympics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| NOC | TCH |
| NOCname | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| games | Winter Olympics |
| year | 1972 |
| location | Sapporo |
| competitors | 41 (37 men, 4 women) |
| sports | 6 |
| flagbearer | Jiří Raška (ski jumping) |
| rank | 12 |
| gold | 1 |
| silver | 0 |
| bronze | 2 |
| appearances | auto |
| app_end_year | 1992 |
| seealso | BOH (1900–1912) |
| CZE (1994–) | |
| SVK (1994–) |
CZE (1994–) SVK (1994–)
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. Ondrej Nepela won figure skating gold medal.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figure skating | Men's singles | ||
| Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km | ||
| Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team | |||
| Ice hockey | Men's competition |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
;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
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
;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
Main article: Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
;Men
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondrej Nepela | 1 | 4 | 2739.1 | 9 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
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Medal round
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 4 | |
| 6 | 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 |
| Vladimír Dzurilla |
|---|
| Jiří Holeček |
| Vladimír Bednář |
| Rudolf Tajcnár |
| Oldřich Machač |
| František Pospíšil |
| Josef Horešovský |
| Karel Vohralík |
| Václav Nedomanský |
| Jiří Holík |
| Jaroslav Holík |
| Jiří Kochta |
| Eduard Novák |
| Richard Farda |
| Josef Černý |
| Vladimír Martinec |
| Ivan Hlinka |
| Bohuslav Šťastný |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics
| 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 |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic Winter Games 1972, full results by sports-reference.com
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