Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics

Czechoslovakia made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, where it was one of just four Eastern Bloc nations competing (the other three being Hungary, Poland and Romania). Czechoslovakia sent a delegation of nineteen athletes, who all competed in track and field, and won a single bronze medal in the shot put.[1][2]

Czechoslovakia at the
Paralympics
IPC codeTCH
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
10
Bronze
10
Total
27
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Czech Republic (1994–)
 Slovakia (1994–)

The country's participation in the Summer Paralympics was sporadic. It missed the 1976 Games, sent a delegation of seven athletes to the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, missed the 1984 Games, then competed in 1988 and 1992, before its dissolution in 1993. At the Winter Paralympics, however, Czechoslovakia took part in the inaugural Games in Örnsköldsvik in 1976 (with a delegation of five athletes), and participated in every edition of the Games until its dissolution. Since 1994, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have competed separately.[3]

During their nine participations in the Paralympics, Czechoslovakians won a total of 27 medals - seven gold, ten silver and ten bronze. Thus the country ranks fifty-fourth on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table (behind both of its successor states).[4]

Only four Czechoslovakians have won gold medals at the Paralympic Games. Eva Lemezova is the country's most successful Paralympian, having won three gold medals in women's alpine skiing in 1976, as well as a silver in 1980. Pavla Valnickova won two gold medals in track events in 1992, as well as a bronze, and a bronze and a silver in cross-country skiing that same year. Miloslava Behalova won a gold in the discus in 1992, and Vojtech Vasicek is Czechoslovakia's only male Paralympic champion, having won the pentathlon in 1992.[5]

Medallists

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldEva Lemezova1976 ÖrnsköldsvikAlpine skiingWomen's alpine combination III
 GoldEva Lemezova1976 ÖrnsköldsvikAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom III
 GoldEva Lemezova1976 ÖrnsköldsvikAlpine skiingWomen's slalom III
 GoldMiloslava Behalova1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's discus throw THW4
 GoldPavla Valnickova1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 1500 metres B1
 GoldPavla Valnickova1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 3000 metres B1
 GoldVojtech Vasicek1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's pentathlon PW3-4
 SilverRoman Gronsky1980 ArnhemSwimmingMen's 100 metre butterfly D
 SilverEva Lemezova1980 GeiloAlpine skiingWomen's slalom 3A
 SilverJosef Lachman1988 SeoulCyclingMen's 60 km LC3
 SilverVera Jiraskova1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's discus throw THW5
 SilverAnton Sluka1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's marathon B3
 SilverLubomir Simovec1992 BarcelonaCyclingMen's road race LC2
 SilverMarcela Misunova1992 Tignes-AlbertvilleAlpine skiingWomen's super-G LW5/7,6/8
 SilverKaterina Tepla1992 Tignes-AlbertvilleAlpine skiingWomen's giant slalom B1-3
 SilverKaterina Tepla1992 Tignes-AlbertvilleAlpine skiingWomen's super-G B1-3
 SilverPavla Valnickova1992 Tignes-AlbertvilleCross-country skiingWomen's short distance 5 km B1
 BronzeChmelova (full name not recorded)1972 HeidelbergAthleticsWomen's shot put 1B
 BronzeRoman Gronsky1980 ArnhemSwimmingMen's 4x50 metre individual medley D
 BronzeStefan Bogdan1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's javelin THW4
 BronzeFrantisek Godri1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's pentathlon B2
 BronzeDusan Leipert1992 BarcelonaAthleticsMen's discus THS4
 BronzePavla Valnickova1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's 800 metres B1
 BronzePavla Zemanova1992 BarcelonaAthleticsWomen's long jump B3
 Bronzeteam1992 BarcelonaVolleyballMen's standing
 BronzeMarcela Misunova1992 Tignes-AlbertvilleAlpine skiingWomen's slalom LW5/7,6/8
 BronzePavla Valnickova1992 Tignes-AlbertvilleCross-country skiingWomen's long distance 10 km B1

See also

References

  1. Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. "Participation Numbers: Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games", International Paralympic Committee
  3. Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  5. Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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