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, France
May 14, 1900 – October 28, 1900
Competitors7 in 4 sports and 9 events
Medals
Ranked 20th
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

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

MedalNameSportEventDate
 SilverFrantišek Janda-SukAthleticsMen's discus throwJuly 15
 BronzeHedwig RosenbaumTennisWomen's singlesJuly
 BronzeHedwig RosenbaumTennisMixed doublesJuly
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics0101
Tennis0011
Total0112

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics404
Cycling101
Gymnastics101
Tennis011
Total617

Athletics

Track & road events

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalRepechageFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Václav Nový100 mUnknown3Did not advanced
Karel Nedvěd400 mDNSDid not advanced
Ondřej Pukl800 mUnknown4-5Did not advanced
Ondřej Pukl1500 mUnknown7-9
Karel Nedvěd110 m hurdlesDNSDid not advanced
Karel Nedvěd400 m hurdlesUnknown3Did not advanced

Field events

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Václav NovýMen's standing triple jumpDNS
František Janda-SukMen's discus throw35.04235.14

Cycling

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

Sprint

AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
František HirschMen's sprintUnknown4-8Did not advance

Gymnastics

AthleteEventFinal
ScoreRank
František ErbenAll-Around249=32

Tennis

Rosenbaumová took bronze in the women's singles. Rosenbaumová also won another bronze medal in the mixed doubles with British playing partner Archibald Warden.

AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Hedwig RosenbaumWomen's singlesBye  Prévost (FRA)
L 1–6, 1–6
Did not advance
 Hedwig Rosenbaum (BOH)
 Archibald Warden (GBR)
Mixed doubles  Gillou /
Verdé-Delisle (FRA) W 6–3, 3–6, 6-2
 Prévost (FRA) /
 Mahony (GBR)
L 3–6, 0-6
Did not advance

References