Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics
| Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | BOH |
| NOC | Czech Olympic Committee |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 19 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 17th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Czechoslovakia (1920–1992) Czech Republic (1994–) | |
Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | Fencing | Men's sabre | July 24 |
| Bronze | Otakar Lada, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, Bedřich Schejbal, Jaroslav Tuček, Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | Fencing | Men's team sabre | July 24 |
Results by event
Athletics
| Event | Place | Athlete | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5 miles | Semi- finalist | Arnošt Nejedlý | None held | Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6 | Did not advance |
| Men's marathon | 18th | Arnošt Nejedlý | None held | 3:26:26.2 | |
| Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's discus throw | 12-42 | František Souček | Unknown |
| Miroslav Šustera | Unknown | ||
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | Miroslav Šustera | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | František Souček | Unknown |
Fencing
Bohemia refused to fence Italy in the silver medal match of the men's team sabre, contending that the repechage system was unfair.
| Event | Place | Fencer | First round | Second round | Semi- final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's épée | Second round | Vilém Tvrzský | 4-4 (2nd in D) | 2-2 (3rd in 4) | Did not advance | |
| Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | 4-2 (2nd in G) | 2-2 (3rd in 3) | ||||
| Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský | 5-1 (1st in B) | 0-4 (5th in 5) | ||||
| Jaroslav Tuček | 4-2 (2nd in A) | 1-3 (5th in 7) | ||||
| First round | Bedřich Schejbal | 1-4 (5th in F) | Did not advance | |||
| Otakar Lada | 3-5 (6th in E) | |||||
| František Dušek | 0-6 (7th in H) | |||||
| Men's sabre | 3rd | Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf | 7-0 (1st in J) | 3-1 (1st in 3) | 5-2 (1st in 2) | 4-3 |
| Second round | Bedřich Schejbal | 3-2 (2nd in L) | 1-2 (3rd in 4) | Did not advance | ||
| Otakar Lada | 3-1 (1st in B) | 2-2 (3rd in 5) | ||||
| Vilém Tvrzský | 3-2 (3rd in K) | 0-3 (4th in 4) | ||||
| Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský | 3-2 (2nd in A) | 1-3 (4th in 7) | ||||
| First round | Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček | 1-4 (5th in A) | Did not advance | |||
| František Dušek | 2-4 (5th in M) | |||||
| Event | Place | Fencers | Play-in match | First round | Semi- finals | Final | Repechage | Silver medal match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team épée | 6th | Otakar Lada Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Tvrzský | Bye | Lost to Italy 12-5 Out 6th place | Did not advance | Not relegated | ||
| Men's team sabre | 3rd | Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský (all) Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf (all) Bedřich Schejbal (all) Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček (f) Otakar Lada (1st, sf)[1] | Not held | Defeated Netherlands 9-8 Advanced to semifinals | Defeated France 9-7 Advanced to final | Lost to Hungary 9-7 Relegated to silver medal match | Bye | Lost to Italy Walkover Won bronze medal |
Gymnastics
| Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josef Čada | Men's all-around | 222.5 | 25 |
| Bohumil Honzátko | Men's all-around | 205.5 | 36 |
Tennis
| Event | Place | Name | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | 9th | Bohuslav Hykš | Bye | Defeated Zsigmondy | Lost to Dixon | Did not advance | ||
| David Slíva | Bye | Bye | Lost to Brown | |||||
| 16th | Ladislav Žemla | Bye | Lost to R. Powell | Did not advance | ||||
| 26th | Jozef Micovský | Lost to Tóth | Did not advance | |||||
| Men's doubles | 11th | Bohuslav Hykš David Slíva | None held | Lost to Gauntlett/Kitson | Did not advance | |||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 1 | 5 | .167 |
Wrestling
All 4 Bohemian wrestlers lost their first match.
| Event | Place | Wrestler | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter- finals | Semi- finals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greco-Roman lightweight | 17th | Karel Halík | Lost to Wood | Did not advance | |||
| Greco-Roman middleweight | 9th | Jaroslav Týfa | Bye | Lost to Belmer | Did not advance | ||
| 17th | Josef Bechyně | Lost to Mårtensson | Did not advance | ||||
| Greco-Roman light heavyweight | 17th | Miroslav Šustera | Lost to West | Did not advance | |||
| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Total | 0 | 4 | .000 |
Notes
- ^ This fencer competed in the team event, but is not listed in the IOC medallist database.
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Top London 1908 Olympians". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 12 July 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2006.