Bohemia at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Bohemia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. 7 athletes competed for Bohemia.[1]

Bohemia at the
1900 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBOH
NOCCzech Olympic Committee
in Paris
Competitors7 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
 Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)
 Czech Republic (1994–)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver František Janda-SukAthletics Men's discus throw
 Bronze Hedwiga RosenbaumováTennis Women's singles

Hedwiga Rosenbaumová also won a bronze medal in a mixed team with Archibald Warden of Great Britain tennis, mixed doubles

Athletics

Bohemia's silver medal came in the discus throw, part of the athletics program. Four Bohemian athletes competed in five athletics events.

Athlete Events Heat Semi-final Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Václav Nový 100 m Unknown 2 Did not advance
Ondřej Pukl 800 m Unknown Unknown n/a Did not advance
1500 m n/a Unknown Unknown
Karel Nedvěd 400 m hurdles Unknown 3 n/a Did not advance
Athlete Events Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
František Janda-Suk discus throw 35.04 2 Q 35.14

Cycling

Bohemia competed in the second Olympic cycling competition. The nation's only cyclist, František Hirsch, had little success.

Athlete Event Round 1 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
František Hirsch Men's sprint Unknown Unknown Did not advance

Gymnastics

Bohemia competed in gymnastics, with one gymnast. He won no medals.

Athlete Event Score Rank
František Erben Combined 249 32

Tennis

Rosenbaumová also won another bronze medal in the mixed doubles with British playing partner Archibald Warden.

Player Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Hedwiga Rosenbaumová Women's singles Bye  Hélène Prévost (FRA)
L 1–6, 1–6
Did not advance

References

  1. "Bohemia at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2013-05-11.
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