Bohemia at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Bohemia competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, for the last time. Beginning at the 1920 Olympic Games, Bohemian athletes would compete for the new nation of Czechoslovakia. Until 1918 Bohemia was part of Austria-Hungary.

Bohemia at the
1912 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBOH
NOCCzech Olympic Committee
in Stockholm
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
 Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)
 Czech Republic (1994–)

At this games, the Bohemian team paraded behind a flag which consisted of the arms of the Kingdom of Bohemia on a white field.[1] In the event of a Bohemian medallist, a Bohemian streamer would be displayed above the Flag of Austria; in the end, this did not occur as Bohemia won no medals.[2][3]

Athletics

11 athletes competed for Bohemia in 1912. It was the country's third appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. František Janda-Suk, whose silver medal in the discus throw in 1900 was Bohemia's best result in Olympic history and the nation's only athletics medal, placed 15th in that event. That result was the best placing Bohemia got in 1912.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat.

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Bohumil Honzátko Marathon N/A Did not finish
František Janda-Suk Shot put N/A 11.15 15 Did not advance
Discus throw N/A 38.31 17 Did not advance
Ladislav Jiránek 100 m ? 5 Did not advance
Jindřich Jirsák Pole vault N/A 3.00 23 Did not advance
Václav Labík 100 m ? 5 Did not advance
200 m ? 4 Did not advance
400 m ? 4 Did not advance
Zdeněk Městecký 800 m Did not finish Did not advance
Vladimír Penc 10000 m N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Marathon N/A Did not finish
Rudolf Richter 10 km walk N/A Did not finish Did not advance
František Slavík Marathon N/A Did not finish
Miroslav Šustera Discus throw N/A 31.83 38 Did not advance
Bedřich Vygoda 100 m 11.6 2 ? 3 Did not advance

Cycling

5 cyclists represented Bohemia. It was the second appearance of the nation in cycling, in which Bohemia had previously competed in 1900. Bohumil Rameš had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 63rd. Since only three of the five cyclists finished, Bohemia received no ranking in the team competition which required four valid times.

Road cycling

Cyclist Events Final
Result Rank
Bohumil Kubrycht Ind. time trial 14:11:21.0 88
František Kundert Ind. time trial Did not finish
Bohumil Rameš Ind. time trial 12:20:12.2 63
Václav Tintěra Ind. time trial 14:10:34.6 87
Jan Vokoun Ind. time trial Did not finish
Bohumil Kubrycht
Bohumil Rameš
Václav Tintěra
Kundert/Vokoun
Team time trial Did not finish

Fencing

Thirteen fencers represented Bohemia. It was the second appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Bohemia had previous competed in 1908. Three of the fencers on the 1908 team returned. Vilém Goppold, who had won Bohemia's lone individual medal in 1908 with a bronze in the sabre, competed again, this time alongside two sons, Karel and Vilém, Jr. The sabre team, which had also won a bronze medal in 1908, was the only Bohemian fencing entry to reach the finals in 1912; the team lost all three of its round-robin matches in the final to finish in fourth place.

Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank Record Rank
Zdeněk Bárta Épée 1 loss 2 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sabre 1 win 4 Did not advance
Karel Goppold Épée 2 losses 3 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Vilém Goppold, Jr. Foil 2 losses 3 Q 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 4 losses 6 Did not advance
Josef Javůrek Foil 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Sabre 3 wins 2 Q Did not start Did not advance
Miloš Klika Foil 3 losses 4 Did not advance
Épée 3 losses 3 Q 2 losses 3 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advance
František Kříž Foil 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée 2 losses 2 Q 1 loss 1 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Josef Pfeiffer Foil 2 losses 3 Q 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Viliam Tvrzský Foil 1 loss 2 Q 1 loss 2 Q 4 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée Disqualified Did not advance
Zdeněk Vávra Foil 5 losses 6 Did not advance
Épée 1 loss 1 Q 1 loss 1 Q 4 losses 5 Did not advance
Zdenek Bárta
Josef Čipera
Vilém Goppold
Josef Javurek
František Kríz
Josef Pfeiffer
Bedrich Schejbal
Otakar Švorcík
Team sabre N/A Bye 3–0 1 Q 0–3 4
Vilém Goppold
Vilém Goppold, Jr.
Josef Javurek
Miroslav Klika
František Kríz
Josef Pfeiffer
Vilém Tvrzský
Zdenek Vávra
Team épée N/A 1–0 1 Q 0–3 4 Did not advance

Gymnastics

A single gymnast, Bohumil Honzátko, represented Bohemia. He placed 36th in the men's individual all-around—exactly matching his performance from 1908. It was Bohemia's third appearance in gymnastics.

Artistic

Gymnast Events Final
Result Rank
Bohumil Honzátko All-around 91.25 36

Rowing

One rower represented Bohemia. It was the nation's only appearance in rowing. Šourek did not finish his heat in the first round, abandoning the race after it became clear that he would lose.

(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)

Rower Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jan Šourek Single sculls Did not finish Did not advance

Tennis

Eight tennis players represented Bohemia at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's third appearance in tennis, in which Bohemia had competed each time the nation had appeared at the Olympics.

The Bohemian team was unable to capture any medals, though Žemla-Rázný twice advanced to the semifinals: once in the outdoor singles and once with Just in the outdoor doubles. Both times the Bohemian side lost the semifinal and the bronze medal match that followed to finish fourth.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Jaroslav Hainz Indoor singles N/A  Kempe (SWE)
L 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
Did not advance 16
Jaroslav Just Outdoor singles Bye  Spiess (GER)
L 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
Did not advance 31
Jiří Kodl Outdoor singles  Tapscott (RSA)
L 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
Did not advance 51
Karel Robětín-Fuchs Outdoor singles Bye Bye  Zborzil (AUT)
L 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
Did not advance 17
Indoor singles N/A Bye Bye  Dixon (GBR)
L 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
Did not advance 9
Josef Šebek Outdoor singles Bye Bye  Stibolt (NOR)
W 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
 Zborzil (AUT)
L 6-1, 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
Did not advance 9
Jaromír Zeman Outdoor singles Bye  Wennergren (SWE)
L 6-1, 6-0, 6-0
Did not advance 31
Ladislav Žemla-Rázný Outdoor singles Bye Bye Bye  Tapscott (RSA)
W 1-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
 von Müller (GER)
W 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
 Kitson (RSA)
L 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
 Kreuzer (GER)
L 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
4
Bohuslav Hykš-Černý
Josef Šebek
Outdoor doubles N/A  Madsen & Thayssen (DEN)
L 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
Did not advance 15
Jaroslav Just
Ladislav Žemla-Rázný
Outdoor doubles N/A  Angell & Stibolt (NOR)
W 6-1, 6-2, 6-0
 Langaard & Petersen (NOR)
W 6-1, 7-2, 6-4
 Heyden & Spiess (GER)
W 6-0, 8-6, 6-4
 Kitson & Winslow (RSA)
L 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4
 Canet & Mény (FRA)
L 13-11, 6-3, 8-6
4
Karel Robětín-Fuchs
Jaromír Zeman
Outdoor doubles N/A  Kehrling & Zsigmondy (HUN)
L 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Did not advance 15

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Bohemia sent four wrestlers in 1912. It was the nation's second Olympic wrestling appearance, with the nation not having competed in the Olympics in 1896 or 1904 and wrestling not having been on the programme in 1900. The team, compiling an aggregate 7-8 record, had much better success than Bohemia's first wrestling team, which went 0-4. Balej had the best result of any Bohemian wrestler, advancing to the sixth round before suffering his second loss and consequent elimination.

Wrestler Class First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round Sixth round Seventh round Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Match A
Opposition
Result
Match B
Opposition
Result
Match C
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jan Balej Lightweight  Ruff (GBR)
W
 Lupton (GBR)
W
 Frydenlund (NOR)
W
 Svenson (SWE)
W
 Väre (FIN)
L
 Mathiasson (SWE)
L
Did not advance 6
Josef Beránek Featherweight  Arneson (NOR)
L
 Karlsson (SWE)
W
 Pawłowicz (RUS)
W
 Leivonen (FIN)
L
Did not advance 12
Karel Halík Lightweight  Flygare (SWE)
L
 Kippasto (RUS)
W
 Laitinen (FIN)
L
Did not advance 23
František Kopřiva Light heavyweight  Andersson (SWE)
L
 Nilsson (SWE)
L
Did not advance 20

References

  1. "Czech Olympic Committee (1912)". fotw.info.
  2. Pelle, Kimberly (September 5, 1996). Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 45 via Internet Archive. Bohemia flag 1912 olympics.
  3. Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (September 5, 2002). The 1912 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410477 via Google Books.
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