Bohemia at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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| Bohemia at the Olympic Games | ||||
 Flag of Bohemia |
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| IOC code: BOH | ||||
| 1908 Summer Olympics in London | ||||
| Medals | Gold 0 |
Silver 0 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 2 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 | ||||
| Other related appearances | ||||
 Czechoslovakia |
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Bohemia competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.
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[edit] Results by event
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[edit] 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 Soucek | Unknown |
| Miroslav Šustera | Unknown | ||
| Men's Greek discus | 11-23 | Miroslav Šustera | Unknown |
| Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | František Soucek | Unknown |
[edit] 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 Šourek-Tucek | 4-2 (2nd in A) | 1-3 (5th in 7) | ||||
| First round |
Bedrich Schejbal | 1-4 (5th in F) | Did not advance | |||
| Otakar Lada | 3-5 (6th in E) | |||||
| František Šourek-Tuček | 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 |
Bedrich 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-Tucek | 1-4 (5th in A) | Did not advance | |||
| František Šourek-Tuček | 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) Bedrich Schejbal (all) Jaroslav Šourek-Tucek (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 |
[edit] Gymnastics
| Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's all-around | 25th | Josef Cada | Unknown |
| 36th | Bohumil Honzátko | Unknown | |
[edit] 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 | ||
| Karel Robetín | 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 Karel Robetín |
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 |
[edit] 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 Bechynê | 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 |
[edit] 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. Retrieved on 10 June 2006.
| Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England |
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| Argentina • Australasia • Austria • Belgium • Bohemia • Canada • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Hungary • Italy • Netherlands • Norway • Russia • South Africa • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey • United States |
