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Bohemia at the
1900 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBOH
NOCCzech Olympic Committee
in Paris, France
May 14, 1900 – October 28, 1900
Competitors7 in 4 sports and 9 events
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)
 Czech Republic (1994–)

Bohemia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. 7 athletes competed for Bohemia.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1900 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1900 Summer Olympics medal winners

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver František Janda-Suk Athletics Men's discus throw July 15
 Bronze Hedwig Rosenbaum Tennis Women's singles July
 Bronze Hedwig Rosenbaum Tennis Mixed doubles July
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 0 1 0 1
Tennis 0 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1 2

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 4 0 4
Cycling 1 0 1
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Tennis 0 1 1
Total 6 1 7

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Track & road events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Václav Nový 100 m Unknown 3 Did not advanced
Karel Nedvěd 400 m DNS — Did not advanced
Ondřej Pukl 800 m Unknown 4-5 — Did not advanced
Ondřej Pukl 1500 m — Unknown 7-9
Karel Nedvěd 110 m hurdles DNS — Did not advanced
Karel Nedvěd 400 m hurdles Unknown 3 — Did not advanced

Field events

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Václav Nový Men's standing triple jump — DNS
František Janda-Suk Men's discus throw 35.04 2 35.14 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Bohemia competed in the second Olympic cycling competition. The nation's only cyclist, František Hirsch, had little success.

Sprint

Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Opposition
Time 		Rank
František Hirsch Men's sprint Unknown 4-8 Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
František Erben All-Around 249 =32

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Rosenbaumová took bronze in the women's singles. Rosenbaumová also won another bronze medal in the mixed doubles with British playing partner Archibald Warden.

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Hedwig Rosenbaum Women's singles Bye  Prévost (FRA)
L 1–6, 1–6 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Hedwig Rosenbaum (BOH)
 Archibald Warden (GBR) 		Mixed doubles  Gillou /
Verdé-Delisle (FRA) W 6–3, 3–6, 6-2 		 Prévost (FRA) /
 Mahony (GBR)
L 3–6, 0-6 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. ^ "Bohemia at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
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