Czechoslovakia at the 1924 Winter Olympics


Czechoslovakia was one of the 16 nations to compete at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
The team finished without winning a medal. Figure skater Josef Slíva’s fourth place was the team’s best finish.
Ice hockey reserve goalkeeper Jaroslav Řezáč was the first Czechoslovakia’s flagbearer in the Winter Games history.

Cross-country skiing

Men’s 18 km
Men’s 50 km Free
The cross country skiing marathon route led through mountain streams and difficult steep climbs. Only 21 competitors of 33 starting completed the race, including all four Czechoslovak skiers.
The only Czech skaters in the Games Josef Slíva excelled in his elegant skating, but was under-marked by the Austrian judges which left him in the fourth place.
Men
The Czechoslovak team’s nomination was marred by domestic conflicts and animosities towards club Sparta Praha. Only soldier Josef Maleček was included to the team from Sparta after the Ministry of Defence order, while Karel Káďa Pešek and others stayed at home.
Canada was supreme in the competition, winning all five matches. It met with Czechoslovakia in the group and smashed it 30-0. Czechoslovakia lost also to Sweden, despite leading in the first period – Stránský allowed four goals shot from long distance. The team then parted with the tournament by beating Switzerland and by finishing in tied fifth place.
Men – 5th place
AthletesTimeShots on targetFinal Time Rank
Bohuslav Josífek
Jan Mittlöhner
Josef Bím
Karel Buchta		4'22:2454'19:544

Nordic combined

With good results in the opening cross country race, the Czechoslovak skiers secured themselves positions only behind the competitors of Nordic countries Norway and Sweden – in fact Adolf and Buchberger were the only skiers, who managed to beat at least one competitor of these countries.
Individual Race
Individual Competition