Czechoslovakia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
# Czechoslovakia at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Czechoslovakia competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 163 competitors, 125 men and 38 women, took part in 79 events in 16 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Anton Tkáč | Cycling | Men's sprint |
| Gold | Josef Panáček | Shooting | Mixed skeet |
| Silver | Jiří Adam Jan Bártů Bohumil Starnovský | Modern pentathlon | Men's team |
| Silver | Vítězslav Mácha | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg |
| Bronze | Helena Fibingerová | Athletics | Women's shot put |
| Bronze | Jan Bártů | Modern pentathlon | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Jaroslav Hellebrand Vladek Lacina Zdeněk Pecka Václav Vochoska | Rowing | Men's quadruple sculls |
| Bronze | Oldřich Svojanovský Pavel Svojanovský Ludvík Vébr | Rowing | Men's coxed pair |

## Athletics

Men's Discus Throw

* Ludvík Daněk
   * Qualification — 60.44m
   * Final — 61.28m (→ 9th place)
* Josef Šilhavý
   * Qualification — 60.82m
   * Final — 58.42m (→ 13th place)

Women's Shot Put

* Helena Fibingerová
   * Final — 20.76 m (→ Bronze Medal)

## Basketball

### Men's team competition

* Preliminary round (group B):
   * Defeated Egypt (103-64)
   * Lost to Yugoslavia (81-99)
   * Lost to Italy (69-79)
   * Defeated Puerto Rico (89-83)
   * Lost to United States (76-81)
* Classification Matches:
   * 5th/8th place: Defeated Cuba (91-79)
   * 5th/6th place: Lost to Italy (75-98) → Sixth place
* Team Roster
   * Vladimir Ptacek
   * Vojtech Petr
   * Jiri Konopasek
   * Justin Sedlak
   * Stanislav Kropilak
   * Jaroslav Kanturek
   * Zdenek Kos
   * Jiri Pospisil
   * Vladimir Padrta
   * Kamil Brabenec
   * Zdenek Dousa
   * Gustav Hraska
* Head coach: Vladimir Heger

### Women's team competition

* Team Roster
   * Ludmila Kraliková
   * Dana Ptacková
   * Pavla Davidová
   * Ludmila Chmeliková
   * Martina Babková
   * Ivana Korinková
   * Ywetta Pollaková
   * Lenka Nechvatalová
   * Vlasta Vrbková
   * Marta Pechová
   * Hana Dousová
   * Bozena Miklosovicové
* Head coach: Jindrich Drasal

## Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1976.

### Individual road race

* Vlastimil Moravec — 4:49:01 (→ 13th place)
* Petr Bucháček — 4:54:26 (→ 41st place)
* Petr Matoušek — did not finish (→ no ranking)
* Vladimír Vondráček — did not finish (→ no ranking)

### Team time trial

* Petr Bucháček
* Petr Matoušek
* Milan Puzrla
* Vladimír Vondráček

### Sprint

* Anton Tkáč — Gold Medal

### 1000m time trial

* Miroslav Vymazal — 1:08.173 (→ 9th place)

### Individual pursuit

* Michal Klasa — 8th place

### Team pursuit

* Zdeněk Dohnal
* Michal Klasa
* Petr Kocek
* Jiří Pokorný

## Fencing

Three fencers, two men and one woman, represented Czechoslovakia in 1976.

### Men's foil

* František Koukal
* Jaroslav Jurka

### Men's épée

* Jaroslav Jurka

### Women's foil

* Katarína Lokšová-Ráczová

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1976. They won silver in the team event and Jan Bártů won an individual bronze.

### Individual

* Jan Bártů
* Bohumil Starnovský
* Jiří Adam

### Team

* Jan Bártů
* Bohumil Starnovský
* Jiří Adam

## Volleyball

### Men's team competition

* Preliminary round (group A)
   * Defeated Canada (3-0)
   * Lost to Cuba (0-3)
   * Lost to Poland (1-3)
   * Defeated South Korea (3-1)
* Classification Matches
   * 5th/8th place: Defeated Italy (3-0)
   * 5th/6th place: Defeated South Korea (3-1) → Fifth place
* Team Roster
   * Miroslav Nekola
   * Jaroslav Penc
   * Stefan Pipa
   * Vladimír Petlák
   * Josef Mikunda
   * Jaroslav Stančo
   * Vlastimil Lenert
   * Milan Šlambor
   * Pavel Řeřábek
   * Josef Vondrka
   * Drahomír Koudelka
   * Jaroslav Tomáš
* Head coaches: Pavel Schenk and Zdeněk Václavík
