Czechoslovakia at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeTCH
NOCCzechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Rome
Competitors116 (99 men, 17 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearerJiří Kormaník (wrestling)
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
3
Total
8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Bohemia (1900–1912)
 Czech Republic (1994–)
 Slovakia (1994–)

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 116 competitors, 99 men and 17 women, took part in 75 events in 13 sports.[1]

Medalists

Further information: 1960 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1960 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Bohumil Němeček Boxing Men's light welterweight
 Gold Václav Kozák
Pavel Schmidt
Rowing Men's double sculls
 Gold Eva Bosáková Gymnastics Women's balance beam
 Silver Dana Zátopková Athletics Women's javelin throw
 Silver Eva Bosáková
Věra Čáslavská
Matylda Matoušková-Šínová
Hana Růžičková
Ludmila Švédová
Adolfína Tkačíková
Gymnastics Women's team all-around
 Bronze Josef Němec Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Bohumil Janoušek
Jan Jindra
Jiří Lundák
Stanislav Lusk
Václav Pavkovič
Luděk Pojezný
Jan Švéda
Josef Věntus
Miroslav Koníček
Rowing Men's eight
 Bronze Bohumil Kubát Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Basketball

Main article: Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Six male cyclist represented Czechoslovakia in 1960.

Tandem
Team pursuit

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia had 22 male rowers participate in five of the seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Men's double sculls – 1st place ( gold medal)
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four – 4th place
Men's coxed four
Men's eight – 3rd place ( bronze medal)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Nine shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1960.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ "Czechoslovakia at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Czechoslovakia Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.