Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics
| Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics |
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| IOC code | TCH | ||||||||
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 74 (55 men, 19 women) in 10 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer | Pavel Benc (cross-country skiing) | ||||||||
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Medals Ranked 18th |
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 Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) |
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The team consisted of 74 athletes, which was the largest number at that time. It was the last time Czechoslovakia participated in the Winter Olympics, because the state split to Czech Republic and Slovakia and both countries entered their independent teams to the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Cross-country skier Pavel Benc was the flag-bearer of the country in the opening ceremony.
Czechoslovakia’s participation in the alpine skiing races was done by four skiers, all Slovaks. Lucia Medzihradská was the most successful of them reaching top eight in the women’s combined event.
Jiřina Adamičková was close to winning a medal in the women’s sprint, fighting for it after last shooting, but fading fast in the closing uphill section and falling down to fifth place, seven seconds behind bronze-medal Belova of the Unified Team.
After many years, Czechoslovakia entered its Olympic bobsleigh teams again, which recorded average to below-average results, but improved fast to be strong competitors at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
The men’s 50-kilometer freestyle marathon was the highlight of Czechoslovakia’s men. Radim Nyč and Pavel Benc finished in top eight. Václav Korunka missed the top ten, but recorded three top-20 performances. In women’s races Alžběta Havrančíková performed great in the second, freestyle-pursuit part of the combination race to move up from 34th to 17th place. Young Kateřina Neumannová took part in her first Olympics. The strong Czech and Slovak team-up of the women’s relay fought for medals before losing pace in the last stage run by Iveta Zelingerová.
Reigning European Champion Petr Barna won his only Olympic medal behind Ukraine's Viktor Petrenko and United States' Paul Wylie. During his free program, Barna was the first skater to land the quadruple jump in the Olympic competition. The program was choreographed on the Hamlet soundtrack and was Barna’s artistic masterpiece.
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