Bohemia at the 1912 Summer Olympics
# Bohemia at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Bohemia competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, for the last time. Beginning at the 1920 Olympic Games, Bohemian athletes would compete for the new nation of Czechoslovakia. Until 1918 Bohemia was part of Austria-Hungary.

At this games, the Bohemian team paraded behind a flag which consisted of the arms of the Kingdom of Bohemia on a white field. In the event of a Bohemian medallist, a Bohemian streamer would be displayed above the Flag of Austria; in the end, this did not occur as Bohemia won no medals.

## Athletics

11 athletes competed for Bohemia in 1912. It was the country's third appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. František Janda-Suk, whose silver medal in the discus throw in 1900 was Bohemia's best result in Olympic history and the nation's only athletics medal, placed 15th in that event. That result was the best placing Bohemia got in 1912.

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat.

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Bohumil Honzátko | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| František Janda-Suk | Shot put | N/A | N/A | 11.15 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Janda-Suk | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | 38.31 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ladislav Jiránek | 100 m | ? | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jindřich Jirsák | Pole vault | N/A | N/A | 3.00 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Václav Labík | 100 m | ? | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Václav Labík | 200 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Václav Labík | 400 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zdeněk Městecký | 800 m | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vladimír Penc | 10000 m | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vladimír Penc | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Rudolf Richter | 10 km walk | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Slavík | Marathon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Miroslav Šustera | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | 31.83 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bedřich Vygoda | 100 m | 11.6 | 2 | ? | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Cycling

5 cyclists represented Bohemia. It was the second appearance of the nation in cycling, in which Bohemia had previously competed in 1900. Bohumil Rameš had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 63rd. Since only three of the five cyclists finished, Bohemia received no ranking in the team competition which required four valid times.

### Road cycling

| Cyclist | Events | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Cyclist | Events | Result | Rank |
| Bohumil Kubrycht | Ind. time trial | 14:11:21.0 | 88 |
| František Kundert | Ind. time trial | did not finish | did not finish |
| Bohumil Rameš | Ind. time trial | 12:20:12.2 | 63 |
| Václav Tintěra | Ind. time trial | 14:10:34.6 | 87 |
| Jan Vokoun | Ind. time trial | did not finish | did not finish |
| Bohumil Kubrycht Bohumil Rameš Václav Tintěra Kundert/Vokoun | Team time trial | did not finish | did not finish |

## Fencing

Thirteen fencers represented Bohemia. It was the second appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Bohemia had previous competed in 1908. Three of the fencers on the 1908 team returned. Vilém Goppold, who had won Bohemia's lone individual medal in 1908 with a bronze in the sabre, competed again, this time alongside two sons, Karel and Vilém, Jr. The sabre team, which had also won a bronze medal in 1908, was the only Bohemian fencing entry to reach the finals in 1912; the team lost all three of its round-robin matches in the final to finish in fourth place.

| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fencer | Event | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank |
| Zdeněk Bárta | Épée | 1 loss | 2 Q | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zdeněk Bárta | Sabre | 1 win | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karel Goppold | Épée | 2 losses | 3 Q | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vilém Goppold, Jr. | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vilém Goppold, Jr. | Épée | 1 loss | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 4 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Javůrek | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Javůrek | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Javůrek | Sabre | 3 wins | 2 Q | did not start | did not start | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miloš Klika | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Miloš Klika | Épée | 3 losses | 3 Q | 2 losses | 3 Q | 5 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Kříž | Foil | 5 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| František Kříž | Épée | 2 losses | 2 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 5 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Pfeiffer | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 5 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Pfeiffer | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Viliam Tvrzský | Foil | 1 loss | 2 Q | 1 loss | 2 Q | 4 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Viliam Tvrzský | Épée | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zdeněk Vávra | Foil | 5 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zdeněk Vávra | Épée | 1 loss | 1 Q | 1 loss | 1 Q | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zdenek Bárta Josef Čipera Vilém Goppold Josef Javurek František Kríz Josef Pfeiffer Bedrich Schejbal Otakar Švorcík | Team sabre | N/A | N/A | Bye | Bye | 3–0 | 1 Q | 0–3 | 4 |
| Vilém Goppold Vilém Goppold, Jr. Josef Javurek Miroslav Klika František Kríz Josef Pfeiffer Vilém Tvrzský Zdenek Vávra | Team épée | N/A | N/A | 1–0 | 1 Q | 0–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Gymnastics

A single gymnast, Bohumil Honzátko, represented Bohemia. He placed 36th in the men's individual all-around—exactly matching his performance from 1908. It was Bohemia's third appearance in gymnastics.

### Artistic

| Gymnast | Events | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gymnast | Events | Result | Rank |
| Bohumil Honzátko | All-around | 91.25 | 36 |

## Rowing

One rower represented Bohemia. It was the nation's only appearance in rowing. Šourek did not finish his heat in the first round, abandoning the race after it became clear that he would lose.

(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)

| Rower | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rower | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jan Šourek | Single sculls | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Tennis

Eight tennis players represented Bohemia at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's third appearance in tennis, in which Bohemia had competed each time the nation had appeared at the Olympics.

The Bohemian team was unable to capture any medals, though Žemla-Rázný twice advanced to the semifinals: once in the outdoor singles and once with Just in the outdoor doubles. Both times the Bohemian side lost the semifinal and the bronze medal match that followed to finish fourth.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Jaroslav Hainz | Indoor singles | N/A | N/A | Kempe (SWE) L 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 16 |
| Jaroslav Just | Outdoor singles | Bye | Spiess (GER) L 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 31 |
| Jiří Kodl | Outdoor singles | Tapscott (RSA) L 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 51 |
| Karel Robětín-Fuchs | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | Zborzil (AUT) L 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Karel Robětín-Fuchs | Indoor singles | N/A | N/A | Bye | Bye | Dixon (GBR) L 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Josef Šebek | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | Stibolt (NOR) W 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 | Zborzil (AUT) L 6–1, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Jaromír Zeman | Outdoor singles | Bye | Wennergren (SWE) L 6–1, 6–0, 6–0 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 31 |
| Ladislav Žemla-Rázný | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Tapscott (RSA) W 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | von Müller (GER) W 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | Kitson (RSA) L 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | Kreuzer (GER) L 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | 4 |
| Bohuslav Hykš-Černý Josef Šebek | Outdoor doubles | N/A | N/A | Madsen & Thayssen (DEN) L 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |
| Jaroslav Just Ladislav Žemla-Rázný | Outdoor doubles | N/A | N/A | Angell & Stibolt (NOR) W 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 | Langaard & Petersen (NOR) W 6–1, 7–2, 6–4 | Heyden & Spiess (GER) W 6–0, 8–6, 6–4 | Kitson & Winslow (RSA) L 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–4 | Canet & Mény (FRA) L 13–11, 6–3, 8–6 | 4 |
| Karel Robětín-Fuchs Jaromír Zeman | Outdoor doubles | N/A | N/A | Kehrling & Zsigmondy (HUN) L 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |

## Wrestling

### Greco-Roman

Bohemia sent four wrestlers in 1912. It was the nation's second Olympic wrestling appearance, with the nation not having competed in the Olympics in 1896 or 1904 and wrestling not having been on the programme in 1900. The team, compiling an aggregate 7–8 record, had much better success than Bohemia's first wrestling team, which went 0–4. Balej had the best result of any Bohemian wrestler, advancing to the sixth round before suffering his second loss and consequent elimination.

| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wrestler | Class | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Match A Opposition Result | Match B Opposition Result | Match C Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jan Balej | Lightweight | Ruff (GBR) W | Lupton (GBR) W | Frydenlund (NOR) W | Svenson (SWE) W | Väre (FIN) L | Mathiasson (SWE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |
| Josef Beránek | Featherweight | Arneson (NOR) L | Karlsson (SWE) W | Pawłowicz (RUS) W | Leivonen (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |
| Karel Halík | Lightweight | Flygare (SWE) L | Kippasto (RUS) W | Laitinen (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 23 |
| František Kopřiva | Light heavyweight | Andersson (SWE) L | Nilsson (SWE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 20 |
