Czechoslovakia competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 181 competitors, 145 men and 36 women, took part in 93 events in 17 sports.
Men's 100 metres
Juraj DemecFirst Heat — 10.66s (→ did not advance)Men's 800 metres
Jozef PlachýHeat — 1:47.1Semifinals — 1:48.9 (→ did not advance)Men's 1500 metres
Jozef HorčicHeat — 3:45.7 (→ did not advance)Men's 5000 metres
Josef JanskýHeat — 13:39.8 (→ did not advance)Dusan MoravcikHeat — 13:40.4 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Jaroslav Matousek, Juraj Demec, Jiri Kynos, and Ludvik BohmanHeat — 39.31sSemifinals — 39.01sFinal — 38.82s (→ 4th place)Men's High Jump
Roman MoravecQualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)Jaroslav AlexaQualification Round — 2.09m (→ did not advance)Fifteen cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1972.
Individual road raceJiří Prchal — 18th placeJiří Háva — 41st placePetr Matoušek — 47th placeAlois Holík — did not finish (→ no ranking)Team time trialMiloš HrazdíraJiří MainušPetr MatoušekVlastimil MoravecSprintVladimír VačkářIvan Kučírek1000m time trialAnton TkáčFinal — 1:08.78 (→ 13th place)TandemIvan Kučírek and Vladimír Popelka → 8th placeIndividual pursuitMilan PuzrlaTeam pursuitZdeněk DohnalJiří MikšíkAnton TkáčMilan ZykaTwo fencers, one man and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1972.
Men's foilFrantišek KoukalWomen's foilKatarína Lokšová-RáczováHandball
Czechoslovakia won a silver medal at the second Olympic handball tournament. In the first round, the team tied for second place in the points ranking after defeating Tunisia, tying Iceland, and losing to East Germany. Czechoslovakia won the tie-breaker over the Iceland team, which had also defeated Tunisia and lost to East Germany, and advanced to the second round. There, wins over Sweden and the Soviet Union put Czechoslovakia in another standings tie, this time in first place with East Germany. Again, the tie-breaker went to Czechoslovakia, giving the team the opportunity to play Yugoslavia, the winner of the other group, in the gold medal game. Yugoslavia won, 21-16, leaving Czechoslovakia with the silver.
Men's Team Competition:
Czechoslovakia - silver medal (3-2-1)Men's Single Sculls
Jaroslav HellebrandHeat — 7:58.15Repechage — 8:19.28Semi Finals — 8:44.60B-Final — 8:11.04 (→ 12th place)Men's Coxed Pairs
Oldřich Svojanovský, Pavel Svojanovský and Vladimír PetříčekHeat — 7:41.27Semi Finals — 8:07.88Final — 7:19.57 (→ Silver Medal)Eight male shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1972.
25 m pistolLadislav FaltaVladimír Hurt50 m pistolHynek HromadaMiroslav Štefan300 m rifle, three positionsKarel BulanRudolf Pojer50 m rifle, three positionsPetr KováříkKarel Bulan50 m rifle, proneJiří VoglerRudolf PojerMen's Team CompetitionTeam RosterVladimír PetlákMilan VápenkaPavel SchenkZdeněk GroesslStefan PipaJaroslav TomášDrahomír KoudelkaJaroslav StančoLubomír ZajíčekJaroslav PencMilan ŘezníčekMiroslav NekolaHead Coaches: Karel Láznička and Zdeněk Malý
