Czechoslovakia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 209 competitors, 162 men and 47 women, took part in 114 events in 21 sports.
In its first appearance in the Olympic archery competition, Czechoslovakia sent two women and one man. Zdeňka Padevětová earned a fourth-place finish.
Women's Individual Competition:
Zdeňka Padevětová — 2405 points (→ 4th place)Jitka Dolejší — 2219 points (→ 20th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
František Hadaš — 2305 points (→ 24th place)Men's 1,500 metres
Jozef PlachýHeat — 3:44.4Semifinals — 3:40.4Final — 3:40.7 (→ 6th place)Men's 5,000 metres
Jiří SýkoraHeat — 13:43.1Semi Final — 13:31.0Final — 13:25.0 (→ 9th place)Men's 10,000 metres
Jiří SýkoraHeat — 29:19.8 (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Vlastimil ZwiefelhoferFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Josef JanskaFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay
Josef Lomický, Dušan Malovec, František Břečka, and Karel KolářHeat — 3:03.5Final — 3:07.0 (→ 7th place)Men's 110 m Hurdles
Július IvanFinal — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Dušan MoravčíkHeat — 8:33.4Semifinals — 8:28.0Final — 8:29.1 (→ 10th place)Men's Long Jump
Jan LeitnerQualification — 7.68 m (→ did not advance)Men's Discus Throw
Imrich BugárQualification — 65.08 mFinal — 66.38 m (→ Silver Medal)Men's Hammer Throw
Jiří ChamrádQualification — 69.38 mFinal Round — 68.16 m (→ 12th place)Men's Shot Put
Jaromír VlkQualification — 19.69 mFinal — 20.24 m (→ 7th place)Men's 20 km Walk
Pavol BlažekFinal — 1:35:30.8 (→ 14th place)Jozef PribilinecFinal — 1:42:52.4 (→ 20th place)Juraj BenčíkFinal — DSQ (→ no ranking)Men's 50 km Walk
Pavol BlažekFinal — 4:16:26 (→ 10th place)Juraj BenčíkFinal — 4:27:39 (→ 13th place)Jaromír VaňousFinal — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Long Jump
Jarmila NygrýnováQualification — 6.58 mFinal — 6.83 m (→ 6th place)Women's Discus Throw
Zdena BartoňováQualification — 59.48 mFinal — 57.78 m (→ 11th place)Women's Shot Put
Zdena BartoňováFinal — 18.40 m (→ 10th place)Women's Pentathlon
Marcela Koblasová — 4328 points (→ 11th place)- 100 metres — 14.10s
- Shot Put — 13.42m
- High Jump — 1.71m
- Long Jump — 6.15m
- 800 metres — 2:20.30
Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Lost to Brazil (70-72)Defeated India (133-65)Lost to Soviet Union (83-99)Second Round (Group B)Lost to Australia (86-91)Defeated Sweden (83-61)Lost to Poland (84-88)Defeated Senegal (88-72) → 9th placeTeam Roster:Jaroslav SkálaDušan ŽáčekVlastimil HavlíkPeter RajniakStanislav KropilákPavol BojanovskýZdeněk KosJiří PospíšilVlastibor KlimešKamil BrabenecZdeněk DoušaGustáv HraškaMen's Featherweight (57 kg)
Miroslav Šándor- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Dejan Marovic (Yugoslavia) on points (0-5)
Eleven cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1980.
Individual road raceJiří ŠkodaVlastibor KonečnýLadislav FerebauerMichal KlasaTeam time trialMichal KlasaVlastibor KonečnýAlipi KostadinovJiří ŠkodaSprintAnton Tkáč1000m time trialPetr KocekIndividual pursuitMartin PencTeam pursuitTeodor ČernýMartin PencJiří PokornýIgor SlámaSeven fencers, six men and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1980.
Men's foilJaroslav JurkaFrantišek KoukalMen's épéeJaroslav JurkaOldřich KubištaJiří DoubaMen's team épéeJaroslav Jurka, Jaromír Holub, Jiří Douba, Jiří Adam, Oldřich KubištaWomen's foilKatarína Lokšová-RáczováMen's Team CompetitionAll matches were played at the Kirov Stadium in Leningrad except where noted.
July 21, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - Colombia 3-0 (2-0)July 23, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - Nigeria 1-1 (1-0)July 25, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - Kuwait 0-0 (0-0)Final Standings
With four points each (one win and two draws), Czechoslovakia and Kuwait qualified for the quarterfinals.
July 27, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - Cuba 4-0 (4-0)July 29, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia 2-0 (2-0) at Dynamo Stadium, MoscowAugust 2, 1980 : Czechoslovakia - East Germany 1-0 (0-0) Loujniki Stadium, MoscowStanislav SemanLuděk MacelaJosef MazuraLibor RadimecZdeněk RygelPetr NěmecLadislav VízekJan BergerJindřich SvobodaLuboš PokludaWerner LičkaRostislav VáclavíčekJaroslav NetoličkaOldřich RottFrantišek ŠtambachrFrantišek KunzoWomen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round RobinLost to Soviet Union (0-2)Drew with Zimbabwe (2-2)Defeated India (2-1)Defeated Austria (5-0)Defeated Poland (1-0) → Silver MedalTeam Roster:Jarmila KrálíčkováBerta HrubáIveta ŠrankováLenka VymazalováJiřina KřížováJiřina KadlecováJiřina ČermákováMarta UrbanováKvěta PetříčkováMarie SýkorováIda HubáčkováMilada BlažkováJana LahodováAlena KyselicováJiřina HájkováViera PodhányiováThree male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1980.
Men's Individual Competition:
Milan Kadlec — 5229 pts, 8th placeJan Bártů — 5158 pts, 16th placeBohumil Starnovský — 4952 pts, 26th place
Men's Team Competition:
Kadlec, Bártů, and Starnovský — 15339 pts, 6th placeMen's 200m Freestyle
Petr AdamecFinal — 1:55.84 (→ did not advance)Radek HavelFinal — 1:55.07 (→ did not advance)Men's 400m Freestyle
Daniel MachekFinal — 3:55.66 (→ 5th place)Men's 100m Backstroke
Miloslav RolkoFinal — 57.74 (→ 4th place)Men's 400m Individual Medley
Miloslav RolkoFinal — 4:26.99 (→ 6th place)Daniel MachekFinal — 4:29.86 (→ 8th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Irena FleissnerováHeats — 1:13.35 (→ did not advance)Women's 200m Breaststroke
Irena FleissnerováFinal — 2:33.23 (→ 5th place)Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group A)Lost to Soviet Union (1-3)Lost to Italy (2-3)Lost to Bulgaria (0-3)Defeated Cuba (3-2)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3)7th/8th place: Lost to Cuba (1-3) → 8th placeTeam RosterDušan PrieložnýPavel ValachVlado SirvoňJán RepákJosef NovotnýJaroslav ŠmidVlastimil LenertJaroslav KopetJán CifraPavel ŘeřábekJosef PickCyril KrejčíHead Coaches: Pavel Schenk and Zdeněk Václavík
