# Czechoslovakia at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 70 competitors (69 men and 1 woman) took part in 51 events in 14 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | František Ventura | Equestrian | Individual jumping | August 12 |
| Gold | Ladislav Vácha | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | August 9 |
| Silver | Jan Heřmánek | Boxing | Men's middleweight | August 11 |
| Silver | Josef Effenberger, Jan Gajdoš, Jan Koutný, Emanuel Löffler, Bedřich Šupčík, Ladislav Tikal, Ladislav Vácha, Václav Veselý | Gymnastics | Men's team all-around | August 10 |
| Silver | Ladislav Vácha | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 8 |
| Silver | Emanuel Löffler | Gymnastics | Men's vault | August 10 |
| Silver | Jindřich Maudr | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | August 4 |
| Bronze | Emanuel Löffler | Gymnastics | Men's rings | August 8 |
| Bronze | Jaroslav Skobla | Weightlifting | Men's +82.5 kg | July 29 |

## Aquatics
### Diving

2 divers, both men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Both men competed only in the 3 metre springboard event; neither reached the final. Balasz placed 4th in his semifinal group, just missing the top 3 needed to advance.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Diver | Event | Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank |
| Julius Balasz | Men's 3 m board | 20 | 139.24 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Nasvadba | Men's 3 m board | 38 | 102.48 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Swimming

One male swimmer represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which it had competed each time it appeared at the Games. Antoš had been a member of the 1924 team as well. He placed 3rd in the preliminary heats in both of his events, not advancing to the semifinals in either.
| Swimmer | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Václav Antoš | Men's 400 m freestyle | 5:39.8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Václav Antoš | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 22:43.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Water polo

Czechoslovakia competed in water polo for the third time in 1928. The team was defeated by Great Britain in the first round.

#### Summary

| Team | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Czechoslovakia men's | Men's tournament | Great Britain L 4–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

#### Men's tournament
##### Team roster

Head coach:
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Tournament games | Tournament goals |
| GK | Josef Bušek | 28 August 1901 | 26 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Kurt Epstein | 21 January 1904 | 22 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | František Getreuer | | | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Hugo Klempfner | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | J. Kroc | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | A. Novotny | | | ? | 0 | 0 |
| | Michal Schmuck | 9 January 1909 | 19 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | František Schulz | | | ? | 1 | 1 |
| | Pavol Steiner | 29 March 1908 | 20 | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Ladislav Švehla | | | ? | 1 | 0 |
| | Josef Tomášek | | | ? | 0 | 0 |

##### Round of 16

| 4 August 1928 | OR p. 807 | Czechoslovakia | 2–4 | Great Britain | Amsterdam Referees: J.A. Ruddy (USA) |
| Amsterdam Referees: J.A. Ruddy (USA) |||

## Athletics

11 athletes, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it appeared at the Games. Kittel's 8th place in the men's 1500 metres was the best result for Czechoslovakian athletes in Amsterdam.

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Johann Bartl | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karel Kněnický | Men's 100 metres | 11.3 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jaroslav Vykoupil | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johann Bartl | Men's 200 metres | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karel Kněnický | Men's 200 metres | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jaroslav Vykoupil | Men's 200 metres | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johann Bartl | Men's 400 metres | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jaroslav Vykoupil | Men's 400 metres | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adolf Kittel | Men's 800 metres | — | — | 1:59.6 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vilém Šindler | Men's 800 metres | — | — | 1:57.0 | 3 Q | Unknown | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adolf Kittel | Men's 1500 metres | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 2 Q | 4:00.4 | 8 |
| Vilém Šindler | Men's 1500 metres | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jozef Koščak | Men's 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | 15:42.0 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karel Nedobitý | Men's 5000 metres | — | — | — | — | DNF | – | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karel Nedobitý | Men's 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 17 |
| Otakar Jandera | Men's 110 metres hurdles | — | — | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johann Bartl | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karel Kněnický | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vilém Šindler | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jaroslav Vykoupil | Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | — | — | — | — | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alois Krof | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:43:18 | 16 |
| František Zyka | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:52:42 | 33 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| František Douda | Men's shot put | 13.12 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Douda | Men's discus throw | 41.19 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

3 boxers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Jan Heřmánek won the silver medal in the middleweight class; the other two boxers each lost their first bout.
| Boxer | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | Final / Bronze match |
| Boxer | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Tomáš Pötsch | Men's lightweight | Stephen Halaiko (USA) L KO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| František Nekolný | Men's welterweight | Bye | Galataud (FRA) L points | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Jan Heřmánek | Men's middleweight | Bye | Georges Pixius (LUX) W points | Harry Henderson (USA) W points | Fred Mallin (GBR) W points | Piero Toscani (ITA) L points | |

## Cycling

Four cyclists, all men and all road cyclists, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time the nation appeared at the Games. Honig had the best time of the team, placing 39th in the individual road race. The combined score of the top 3 placed them 11th among the 15 competing nations.

### Road cycling

| Cyclist | Event | Time | Rank |
| Ladislav Brůžek | Men's road race | 5:54:07 | 59 |
| Antonín Honig | Men's road race | 5:27:45 | 39 |
| Antonín Perič | Men's road race | 5:34:30 | 46 |
| Josef Šídlo | Men's road race | 5:34:30 | 46 |
| Antonín Honig | Men's team road race | 16:36:45 | 11 |
| Antonín Perič | Men's team road race | 16:36:45 | 11 |
| Josef Šídlo | Men's team road race | 16:36:45 | 11 |

## Equestrian

9 equestrians, all men, competed for Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Czechoslovakia was one of 5 nations to have the maximum 3 riders in each event. František Ventura won gold in the individual jumping, Czechoslovakia's first equestrian medal. Emanuel Thiel, who had had the nation's best result in 1924 at 6th in the individual dressage, bettered his own performance to 5th in 1928.

### Dressage

| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Jaroslav Hanf | Elegán | Dressage | 201.70 | 17 |
| Otto Schöninger | Ex | Dressage | 210.28 | 10 |
| Emanuel Thiel | Loki | Dressage | 225.96 | 5 |
| Jaroslav Hanf | Elegán | Team dressage | 642.18 | 5 |
| Otto Schöninger | Ex | Team dressage | 642.18 | 5 |
| Emanuel Thiel | Loki | Team dressage | 642.18 | 5 |

### Eventing

| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Score | Rank |
| Josef Charous | Engadin | Eventing | 1844.44 | 16 |
| Josef Seyfried | Ekul | Eventing | DNF | – |
| František Statečný | Fesák | Eventing | DNF | – |
| Josef Charous | Engadin | Team eventing | 1844.44 | 12 |
| Josef Seyfried | Ekul | Team eventing | 1844.44 | 12 |
| František Statečný | Fesák | Team eventing | 1844.44 | 12 |

### Jumping

| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | Final | Final | 1st re-ride | 1st re-ride | 2nd re-ride | 2nd re-ride |
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Time | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Rudolf Popler | Denk | Jumping | DQ | DQ | – | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Rabas | Daghestan | Jumping | 2:14 | 22.5 | 41 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Ventura | Eliot | Jumping | 1:34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Rudolf Popler | Denk | Team jumping | DQ | DQ | – | — | — | — | — |
| Josef Rabas | Daghestan | Team jumping | DQ | DQ | – | — | — | — | — |
| František Ventura | Eliot | Team jumping | DQ | DQ | – | — | — | — | — |

## Fencing

Seven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it participated in the Games. It was the first time Czechoslovakia had a female fencer, Jarmila Chalupová. Chalupová had the most individual success of any Czechoslovakian fencer in 1928, reaching the semifinals.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jan Černohorský | Men's épée | 4 wins | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Kříž | Men's épée | 3 wins | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Jungmann | Men's épée | 3 wins | 6 Q | 5 wins | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miroslav Beznoska | Men's team épée | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jan Černohorský | Men's team épée | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martin Harden | Men's team épée | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Jungmann | Men's team épée | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Kříž | Men's team épée | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jan Tille | Men's team épée | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–1 | 2 Q | 1–2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jarmila Chalupová | Women's foil | — | — | 5 wins | 2 Q | 1 win | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Gymnastics

Bohumil Mořkovský, bronze medalist on Vault and 13th-place finisher in the Individual All-Around at the previous Olympics in Paris, died on July 16, 1928, less than a month before he could make a repeat Olympic appearance. 8 gymnasts, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport as well as the Games. The team took the silver medal, 6.375 points behind Germany, with Ladislav Vácha having the best individual all-around result at 9th place. Vácha also won gold in the parallel bars and silver in the rings. Emanuel Löffler took two apparatus medals as well, the silver in the vault and bronze in the rings.

### Artistic gymnastics

| Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
| Josef Effenberger | Men's all-around | 238.875 | 14 |
| Jan Gajdoš | Men's all-around | 240.625 | 13 |
| Jan Koutný | Men's all-around | 225.250 | 31 |
| Emanuel Löffler | Men's all-around | 227.625 | 28 |
| Bedřich Šupčík | Men's all-around | 233.250 | 20 |
| Ladislav Tikal | Men's all-around | 217.750 | 37 |
| Ladislav Vácha | Men's all-around | 242.500 | 10 |
| Václav Veselý | Men's all-around | 242.875 | 9 |
| Josef Effenberger | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Jan Gajdoš | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Jan Koutný | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Emanuel Löffler | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Bedřich Šupčík | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Ladislav Tikal | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Ladislav Vácha | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Václav Veselý | Men's team all-around | 1712.250 | |
| Josef Effenberger | Men's horizontal bar | 55.50 | 9 |
| Jan Gajdoš | Men's horizontal bar | 51.25 | 33 |
| Jan Koutný | Men's horizontal bar | 52.25 | 31 |
| Emanuel Löffler | Men's horizontal bar | 54.00 | 16 |
| Bedřich Šupčík | Men's horizontal bar | 54.25 | 14 |
| Ladislav Tikal | Men's horizontal bar | 46.75 | 50 |
| Ladislav Vácha | Men's horizontal bar | 54.75 | 12 |
| Václav Veselý | Men's horizontal bar | 52.00 | 32 |
| Josef Effenberger | Men's parallel bars | 52.25 | 15 |
| Jan Gajdoš | Men's parallel bars | 53.75 | 4 |
| Jan Koutný | Men's parallel bars | 52.25 | 31 |
| Emanuel Löffler | Men's parallel bars | 52.50 | 14 |
| Bedřich Šupčík | Men's parallel bars | 53.75 | 4 |
| Ladislav Tikal | Men's parallel bars | 50.50 | 24 |
| Ladislav Vácha | Men's parallel bars | 56.50 | |
| Václav Veselý | Men's parallel bars | 50.25 | 25 |
| Josef Effenberger | Men's pommel horse | 54.00 | 10 |
| Jan Gajdoš | Men's pommel horse | 54.00 | 10 |
| Jan Koutný | Men's pommel horse | 42.75 | 56 |
| Emanuel Löffler | Men's pommel horse | 52.00 | 17 |
| Bedřich Šupčík | Men's pommel horse | 51.50 | 19 |
| Ladislav Tikal | Men's pommel horse | 45.50 | 49 |
| Ladislav Vácha | Men's pommel horse | 47.00 | 45 |
| Václav Veselý | Men's pommel horse | 46.50 | 47 |
| Josef Effenberger | Men's rings | 52.00 | 22 |
| Jan Gajdoš | Men's rings | 54.25 | 8 |
| Jan Koutný | Men's rings | 52.50 | 18 |
| Emanuel Löffler | Men's rings | 56.50 | |
| Bedřich Šupčík | Men's rings | 54.75 | 6 |
| Ladislav Tikal | Men's rings | 48.75 | 41 |
| Ladislav Vácha | Men's rings | 57.50 | |
| Václav Veselý | Men's rings | 52.75 | 15 |
| Josef Effenberger | Men's vault | 25.125 | 46 |
| Jan Gajdoš | Men's vault | 27.375 | 12 |
| Jan Koutný | Men's vault | 26.750 | 26 |
| Emanuel Löffler | Men's vault | 28.500 | |
| Bedřich Šupčík | Men's vault | 19.000 | 78 |
| Ladislav Tikal | Men's vault | 26.250 | 32 |
| Ladislav Vácha | Men's vault | 27.125 | 18 |
| Václav Veselý | Men's vault | 26.375 | 30 |

## Modern pentathlon

Three pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Růžička had the best finish for Czechoslovakia to date, placing 30th.
| Pentathlete | Event | Shooting | Swimming | Fencing | Running | Equestrian | Total | Total |
| Pentathlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Kamil Gampe | Men's individual | 37 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 150 | 37 |
| Rudolf Růžička | Men's individual | 21 | 25 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 127 | 30 |
| Josef Schejbal | Men's individual | 34 | 36 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 144 | 35 |

## Rowing

1 rower competed for Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport, and 1st since 1920. Josef Straka, whose son would compete in the Olympics in 1972 and 1976, reached the third round in the single sculls before being eliminated.
| Rower | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Rower | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Josef Straka | Men's single sculls | 8:05.2 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 8:36.4 | 1 Q | Bye | Bye | 8:04.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sailing

A single male sailor represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's 2nd appearance in the sport. Winter finished 18th in the preliminary round standings, not advancing to the final.

### Dinghy

| Sailor | Event | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Preliminary series | Net points | Prelim rank | Final series | Final series | Final series | Final series | Net points | Final rank |
| Sailor | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Prelim rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Net points | Final rank |
| Rudolf Winter | 12' Dinghy | 10 | 10 RET | 6 | 8 | 34 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Six weightlifters, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, in which Czechoslovakia had competed each time it appeared at the Olympics. Skobla, who had placed 8th in light heavyweight (−82.5 kg) in 1924, won the bronze medal in heavyweight (+82.5 kg) this time. This matched the nation's best-ever result in the sport to date.
| Lifter | Event | Press | Press | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Lifter | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Josef Vacek | Men's −60 kg | 80 | 5 | 82.5 | 4 | 100 | 13 | 262.5 | 8 |
| Josef Matějček | Men's −67.5 kg | 82.5 | 7 | 77.5 | 13 | 107.5 | 11 | 265 | 11 |
| Jan Kostrba | Men's −75 kg | 80 | 16 | 85 | 12 | 115 | 9 | 280 | 11 |
| Bohumil Sýkora | Men's −75 kg | 70 | 20 | 85 | 12 | 115 | 9 | 270 | 17 |
| Václav Pšenička | Men's −82.5 kg | 100 | 1 | 105 | 3 | 130 | 6 | 335 | 5 |
| Jaroslav Skobla | Men's +82.5 kg | 100 | 8 | 107.5 | 4 | 147.5 | 2 | 357.5 | |

## Wrestling

Six wrestlers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1928. All six competed in the Greco-Roman discipline. It was the nation's 3rd appearance in the sport as well as the Games. Jindřich Maudr won the nation's first Olympic medal in wrestling, taking silver in the bantamweight after reaching a de facto gold medal final against the German Leucht.

### Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jindřich Maudr | Men's bantamweight | Andersen (DEN) W Decision 1pt | Kamel (EGY) W Fall 1pt | van Maaren (NED) W Decision 2pts | Gozzi (ITA) W Decision 3pts | Lindelöf (SWE) W Fall 3pts | Leucht (GER) L Fall 6pts | — | |
| František Kratochvíl | Men's featherweight | Egeberg (NOR) W Decision 1pt | Väli (EST) L Fall 4pts | Kárpáti (HUN) L Decision 7pts | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 13 |
| Vladimír Vávra | Men's lightweight | Sperling (GER) W Fall 0pts | Mumenthaler (SUI) W Fall 0pts | Borges (DEN) W Fall 0pts | Yalaz (TUR) L Fall 3pts | Keresztes (HUN) L Fall 6pts | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| František Hala | Men's middleweight | Papp (HUN) L Decision 3pts | Frantz (LUX) W Fall 3pts | Johansson (SWE) W Fall 3pts | Kokkinen (FIN) L Fall 6pts | did not advance | did not advance | — | 6 |
| Josef Vávra | Men's light heavyweight | Juhasz (YUG) W Decision 1pt | Szalay (HUN) L Decision 4pts | Appels (BEL) L Fall 7pts | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | — | 9 |
| Josef Urban | Men's heavyweight | Colpaert (BEL) W Fall 0pts | Simonis (NED) W Fall 0pts | Donati (ITA) W Fall 0pts | Svensson (SWE) L Fall 3pts | Wiesberger (AUT) L Decision 6pts | Did not advance | — | 5 |