Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Winter Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = TCH
| NOCname = Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 1968
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website =
| location = Grenoble
| competitors = 48 (41 men, 7 women)
| sports = 8
| flagbearer = Jiří Raška (ski jumping)
| rank = 12
| gold = 1
| silver = 2
| bronze = 1
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year =
| app_end_year = 1992
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso = {{flagIOC|BOH}} (1900–1912)
{{flagIOC|CZE}} (1994–)
{{flagIOC|SVK}} (1994–)
}}
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.
Medalists
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| Medal
!Name !Sport !Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Jiří|Raška}} | Ski jumping | Men's normal hill |
| {{silver medal}} | Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team {{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:32em|{{ubl|Vladimír Nadrchal|Vladimír Dzurilla|Josef Horešovský|Jan Suchý|Karel Masopust|František Pospíšil|Oldřich Machač|Jozef Golonka|Jan Hrbatý|Václav Nedomanský|Jan Havel|Jaroslav Jiřík|Josef Černý|František Ševčík|Petr Hejma|Jiří Holík|Jiří Kochta|Jan Klapáč}}}} | Ice hockey | Men's competition |
| {{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Jiří|Raška}} | Ski jumping | Men's large hill |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Hana|Maskova}} | Figure skating | Women's singles |
Alpine skiing
{{main|Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Race 1 !colspan="2"|Race 2 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Jaroslav Janda
|rowspan="2"|Downhill |colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"| |align="center"|2:07.71 |align="center"|36 |
| Milan Pažout
|colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"| |align="center"|2:07.45 |align="center"|35 |
| Jaroslav Janda
|rowspan="2"|Giant Slalom |align="center"|1:52.20 |align="center"|41 |align="center"|1:52.07 |align="center"|33 |align="center"|3:44.27 |align="center"|34 |
| Milan Pažout
|align="center"|1:48.98 |align="center"|29 |align="center"|1:51.34 |align="center"|29 |align="center"|3:40.32 |align="center"|27 |
;Men's slalom
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| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!colspan="2"|Heat 1 !colspan="2"|Heat 2 !colspan="6"|Final |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time 1 !Rank !Time 2 !Rank !Total !Rank |
| Milan Pažout
|align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |align="center"|55.96 |align="center"|1 QF |align="center"|1:02.29 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |
| Jaroslav Janda
|align="center"|53.20 |align="center"|2 QF |align="center"|– |align="center"|– |align="center"|51.62 |align="center"|19 |align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |
;Women
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Race 1 !colspan="2"|Race 2 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Anna Mohrová
|Downhill |colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"| |align="center"|1:50.22 |align="center"|33 |
| Anna Mohrová
|Giant Slalom |colspan="4" bgcolor="wheat"| |align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |
| Anna Mohrová
|Slalom |align="center"|46.23 |align="center"|23 |align="center"|49.73 |align="center"|16 |align="center"|1:35.96 |align="center"|18 |
Biathlon
{{main|Biathlon at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Event
!Athlete !Time !Penalties !Adjusted time 1 !Rank |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|20 km
|align="center"|1'21:45.3 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|1'35:45.3 |align="center"|55 |
| Pavel Ploc
|align="center"|1'18:05.0 |align="center"|5 |align="center"|1'23:05.0 |align="center"|15 |
{{ref begin}}
: 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
{{ref end}}
Cross-country skiing
{{main|Cross-country skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Event
!rowspan=2|Athlete !colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| rowspan=3|15 km
|align=center|51:06.6 |align=center|27 |
| Ján Fajstavr
|align=center|50:46.5 |align=center|23 |
| Karel Štefl
|align=center|50:15.4 |align=center|14 |
| rowspan=4|30 km
|align=center|DNF |align=center|– |
| Václav Peřina
|align=center|1'40:58.0 |align=center|24 |
| Ján Fajstavr
|align=center|1'40:05.1 |align=center|22 |
| Karel Štefl
|align=center|1'39:25.7 |align=center|18 |
| rowspan=3|50 km
|align=center|DNF |align=center|– |
| Vít Fousek Jr.
|align=center|2'45:09.8 |align=center|39 |
| Ján Fajstavr
|align=center|2'39:25.3 |align=center|28 |
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Athletes
!colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| Ján Fajstavr Vít Fousek Jr. Václav Peřina Karel Štefl |align=center|2'19:51.3 |align=center|9 |
Figure skating
{{main|Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!CF !FS !Points !Places !Rank |
|---|
| align=center
|align=left| Marian Filc |13 |8 |1734.2 |97 |10 |
| align=center
|align=left| Ondrej Nepela |5 |10 |1772.8 |73 |8 |
;Women
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!CF !FS !Points !Places !Rank |
|---|
| align=center
|align=left| Marie Víchová |20 |16 |1580.4 |187 |21 |
| align=center
|align=left| Hana Mašková |4 |3 |1828.8 |31 |{{bronze03}} |
;Pairs
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| Athletes
!SP !FS !Points !Places !Rank |
|---|
| align=center
|align=left| Liana Drahová |11 |15 |276.8 |116 |12 |
| align=center
|align=left| Bohunka Šrámková |10 |10 |285.8 |91.5 |10 |
Ice hockey
{{main|Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
= Medal Round =
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!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Rank !bgcolor="#efefef" width="160"|Team !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pld !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|T !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GF !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GA !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts | ||||||
| align=center
|1 |align=left|{{ih|URS}} |7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 12 |
| align=center bgcolor="silver"
|2 |align=left|{{ih|TCH}} {{silver02}} |7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 11 |
| align=center
|3 |align=left|{{ih|CAN}} |7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 10 |
| align=center
|4 |align=left|{{ih|SWE}} |7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | 9 |
| align=center
|5 |align=left|{{ih|FIN}} |7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 7 |
| align=center
|6 |align=left|{{ih|USA}} |7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 5 |
| align=center
|7 |align=left|{{ih|FRG}} |7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 2 |
| align=center
|8 |align=left|{{ih|GDR}} |7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 0 |
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia – {{Flagicon|USA}} USA 5:1 (1:1, 2:0, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Suchý, Havel, Jiřík, Hejma, Jiří Holík – Volmar.
Referees: Dahlberg, Wiking (SWE)
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia – {{flagicon|Germany}} West Germany 5:1 (1:0, 2:0, 2:1)
Goalscorers: Hrbatý, Golonka, Havel, Hejma, Ševčík – Lax.
Referees: Kubinec, McEvoy (CAN)
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia – {{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland 4:3 (0:1, 3:0, 1:2)
Goalscorers: Nedomanský 2, Golonka, Havel – Keinonen, Ketola, Oksanen.
Referees: Wiking (SWE), Snětkov (URS)
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia – {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany 10:3 (5:2, 1:0, 4:1)
Goalscorers: Horešovský 4, Nedomanský 2, Jiřík, Suchý, Kochta, Ševčík – Karrenbauer, Novy, Peters.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Sillankorva (FIN)
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia – {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada 2:3 (0:0, 0:3, 2:0)
Goalscorers: Havel, Nedomanský – Huck, Bourbonnais, Cadieux.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia – {{flagicon|USSR}} USSR 5:4 (3:1, 1:1, 1:2)
Goalscorers: Ševčík, Hejma, Havel, Golonka, Jiřík – Majorov 2, Blinov, Populanov.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Dahlberg (SWE)
{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia – {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden 2:2 (1:1, 1:0, 0:1)
Goalscorers: Golonka, Hrbatý – Bengtsson, Henriksson.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)
=Leading scorers/Awards=
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!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Rk !bgcolor="#efefef" width="120"|Team !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GP !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|G !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|A !bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|Pts | |||
| align=center
|5th |align=left|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Jozef Golonka |7 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| align=center
|7th |align=left|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Jan Hrbatý |7 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| align=center
|10th |align=left|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Václav Nedomanský |7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
IIHF Award:
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| Best Defender | style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Josef Horešovský |
{{silver02}} CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Goaltenders: Vladimír Nadrchal, Vladimír Dzurilla.
Defence: Josef Horešovský, Jan Suchý, Karel Masopust, František Pospíšil, Oldřich Machač.
Forwards: Jozef Golonka, Jan Hrbatý, Václav Nedomanský, Jan Havel, Jaroslav Jiřík, Josef Černý, František Ševčík, Petr Hejma, Jiří Holík, Jiří Kochta, Jan Klapáč.
Coaches: Jaroslav Pitner, Vladimír Kostka.
Luge
{{main|Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!colspan="2"|Run 1 !colspan="2"|Run 2 !colspan="2"|Run 3 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Roland Urban
|align="center"|59.20 |align="center"|25 |align="center"|59.59 |align="center"|26 |align="center"|1:00.24 |align="center"|31 |align="center"|2:59.03 |align="center"|27 |
| František Halíř
|align="center"|59.07 |align="center"|23 |align="center"|59.10 |align="center"|18 |align="center"|58.93 |align="center"|19 |align="center"|2:57.10 |align="center"|20 |
| Horst Urban
|align="center"|58.93 |align="center"|19 |align="center"|59.54 |align="center"|25 |align="center"|59.91 |align="center"|27 |align="center"|2:58.38 |align="center"|24 |
| Jan Hamřík
|align="center"|58.43 |align="center"|15 |align="center"|58.56 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|59.07 |align="center"|21 |align="center"|2:56.06 |align="center"|15 |
(Men's) Doubles
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| rowspan="2"|Athletes
!colspan="2"|Run 1 !colspan="2"|Run 2 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Horst Urban Roland Urban |align="center"|50.46 |align="center"|12 |align="center"|50.02 |align="center"|12 |align="center"|1:40.48 |align="center"|12 |
| Jan Hamřík František Halíř |align="center"|51.85 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|50.85 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|1:42.10 |align="center"|14 |
;Women
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!colspan="2"|Run 1 !colspan="2"|Run 2 !colspan="2"|Run 3 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Olina Tylová-Hatlová
|align="center"|50.16 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|50.35 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|51.14 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|2:31.65 |align="center"|11 |
| Dana Spálenská-Beldová
|align="center"|49.22 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|50.36 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|50.77 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|2:30.35 |align="center"|6 |
Nordic combined
{{main|Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping {{small|(Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)}}
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="4"|Ski Jumping !colspan="3"|Cross-country !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Distance 1
!Distance 2 !Points !Rank !Time !Points !Rank !Points !Rank |
| Tomáš Kučera
|rowspan="2"|Individual |align="center"|72.0 |align="center"|73.0 |align="center"|217.4 |align="center"|9 |align="center"|50:07.7 |align="center"|216.74 |align="center"|6 |align="center"|434.14 |align="center"|4 |
| Ladislav Rygl
|align="center"|71.0 |align="center"|71.5 |align="center"|200.4 |align="center"|18 |align="center"|50:55.5 |align="center"|206.88 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|407.28 |align="center"|16 |
Ski jumping
{{main|Ski jumping at the 1968 Winter Olympics}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Jump 1 !colspan="2"|Jump 2 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Distance
!Points !Distance !Points !Points !Rank |
| Zbyněk Hubač
|rowspan="4"|Normal hill |align="center"|74.0 |align="center"|101.7 |align="center"|73.5 |align="center"|101.9 |align="center"|203.6 |align="center"|19 |
| František Rydval
|align="center"|76.0 |align="center"|106.4 |align="center"|73.5 |align="center"|100.4 |align="center"|206.8 |align="center"|12 |
| Ladislav Divila
|align="center"|76.5 |align="center"|107.2 |align="center"|73.0 |align="center"|100.1 |align="center"|207.3 |align="center"|9 |
| Jiří Raška
|align="center"|79.0 |align="center"|115.2 |align="center"|72.5 |align="center"|101.3 |align="center"|216.5 |align="center"|{{gold01}} |
| František Rydval
|rowspan="4"|Large hill |align="center"|92.0 |align="center"|95.2 |align="center"|88.0 |align="center"|89.6 |align="center"|184.8 |align="center"|27 |
| Zbyněk Hubač
|align="center"|95.0 |align="center"|101.4 |align="center"|87.0 |align="center"|87.2 |align="center"|188.6 |align="center"|25 |
| Rudolf Höhnl
|align="center"|98.5 |align="center"|107.3 |align="center"|91.5 |align="center"|95.5 |align="center"|202.8 |align="center"|12 |
| Jiří Raška
|align="center"|101.0 |align="center"|116.3 |align="center"|98.0 |align="center"|113.1 |align="center"|229.4 |align="center"|{{silver02}} |
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
- [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1968/ Olympic Winter Games 1968, full results by sports-reference.com]
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