Czechoslovakia at the Paralympics

Czechoslovakia at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Czechoslovakia IPC code   TCH
Paralympic history
Summer Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992
Winter Games
1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992
Other related appearances
Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–)

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]

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
1 Gold	Lemezova, EvaEva Lemezova	1976 Örnsköldsvik	Alpine skiing	Women's alpine combination III
1 Gold	Eva Lemezova	1976 Örnsköldsvik	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom III
1 Gold	Eva Lemezova	1976 Örnsköldsvik	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom III
1 Gold	Behalova, MiloslavaMiloslava Behalova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's discus throw THW4
1 Gold	Valnickova, PavlaPavla Valnickova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 1500 metres B1
1 Gold	Pavla Valnickova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 3000 metres B1
1 Gold	Vasicek, VojtechVojtech Vasicek	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's pentathlon PW3-4
2 Silver	Gronsky, RomanRoman Gronsky	1980 Arnhem	Swimming	Men's 100 metre butterfly D
2 Silver	Eva Lemezova	1980 Geilo	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom 3A
2 Silver	Lachman, JosefJosef Lachman	1988 Seoul	Cycling	Men's 60 km LC3
2 Silver	Jiraskova, VeraVera Jiraskova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's discus throw THW5
2 Silver	Sluka, AntonAnton Sluka	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's marathon B3
2 Silver	Simovec, LubomirLubomir Simovec	1992 Barcelona	Cycling	Men's road race LC2
2 Silver	Misunova, MarcelaMarcela Misunova	1992 Tignes-Albertville	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G LW5/7,6/8
2 Silver	Tepla, KaterinaKaterina Tepla	1992 Tignes-Albertville	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom B1-3
2 Silver	Katerina Tepla	1992 Tignes-Albertville	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G B1-3
2 Silver	Pavla Valnickova	1992 Tignes-Albertville	Cross-country skiing	Women's short distance 5 km B1
3 Bronze	Chmelova (full name not recorded)	1972 Heidelberg	Athletics	Women's shot put 1B
3 Bronze	Roman Gronsky	1980 Arnhem	Swimming	Men's 4x50 metre individual medley D
3 Bronze	Bogdan, StefanStefan Bogdan	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's javelin THW4
3 Bronze	Godri, FrantisekFrantisek Godri	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's pentathlon B2
3 Bronze	Leipert, DusanDusan Leipert	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Men's discus THS4
3 Bronze	Pavla Valnickova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's 800 metres B1
3 Bronze	Zemanova, PavlaPavla Zemanova	1992 Barcelona	Athletics	Women's long jump B3
3 Bronze	team	1992 Barcelona	Volleyball	Men's standing
3 Bronze	Marcela Misunova	1992 Tignes-Albertville	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom LW5/7,6/8
3 Bronze	Pavla Valnickova	1992 Tignes-Albertville	Cross-country skiing	Women's long distance 10 km B1

See also

• Czechoslovakia at the Olympics

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