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Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

in London

London

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, England

England

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as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...

at the time.

Athletics

Event	Place	Athlete	Heats	Semifinals	Final

Men's 5 miles Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908...	Semi- finalist	Arnošt Nejedlý	None held	Unknown 3rd, semifinal 6	Did not advance

Men's marathon Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of...	18th	Arnošt Nejedlý	None held		3:26:26.2

Event	Place	Athlete	Height/ Distance

Men's discus throw Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...	12-42	František Souček	Unknown
	12-42	Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera was a Czech track and field athlete and wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague....	Unknown

Men's Greek discus Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's Greek discus The men's Greek-style discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 18, 1908. In the Greek-style event, throwers hurled the discus from atop a rectangular platform raised above the ground. Throwing...	11-23	Miroslav Šustera	Unknown

Men's freestyle javelin Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle javelin The men's freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin could be held anywhere. The competition was held on July 15, 1908.33 throwers from nine nations competed....	10-33	František Souček	Unknown

Fencing

Bohemia refused to fence Italy

Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:...

in the silver medal match of the men's team sabre, contending that the repechage

Repechage

Repechage is a practice amongst ladder competitions that allows participants that failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round.- Types of repechage :...

system was unfair.

Event	Place	Fencer	First round	Second round	Semi- final	Final

Men's épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:...	Second round	Vilém Tvrzský Vilém Tvrzský Vilém Tvrzský was an Olympic fencer. He competed for Bohemia at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-4 (2nd in D)	2-2 (3rd in 4)	Did not advance
		Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf was a Bohemian fencer and olympic medalist in sabre competition.He received a bronze medal in sabre individual and in sabre team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-References:...	4-2 (2nd in G)	2-2 (3rd in 3)
		Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	5-1 (1st in B)	0-4 (5th in 5)
		Jaroslav Tuček Jaroslav Tuček Jaroslav Tuček was a Bohemian Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	4-2 (2nd in A)	1-3 (5th in 7)
	First round	Bedřich Schejbal Bedřich Schejbal Bedřich Schejbal was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	1-4 (5th in F)	Did not advance
		Otakar Lada Otakar Lada Otakar Lada was a Bohemian fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	3-5 (6th in E)
		František Šourek-Tuček František Šourek-Tuček František Šourek-Tuček was a Bohemian fencer. He competed in the individual épée and sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...	0-6 (7th in H)

Men's sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...	3rd	Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf	7-0 (1st in J)	3-1 (1st in 3)	5-2 (1st in 2)	4-3
	Second round	Bedřich Schejbal	3-2 (2nd in L)	1-2 (3rd in 4)	Did not advance
		Otakar Lada	3-1 (1st in B)	2-2 (3rd in 5)
		Vilém Tvrzský	3-2 (3rd in K)	0-3 (4th in 4)
		Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský	3-2 (2nd in A)	1-3 (4th in 7)
	First round	Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček	1-4 (5th in A)	Did not advance
	First round	František Šourek-Tuček	2-4 (5th in M)	Did not advance

Event	Place	Fencers	Play-in match	First round	Semi- finals	Final	Repechage	Silver medal match

Men's team épée Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée The men's team épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the French team, who also swept the medals in the individual épée event.-Play-in match:...	6th	Otakar Lada Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf Vilém Tvrzský	Bye	Lost to Italy Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:... 12-5 Out 6th place	Did not advance		Not relegated

Men's team sabre Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre The men's team sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre event.-First round:Winners advanced, losers out...	3rd	Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský (all) Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf (all) Bedřich Schejbal (all) Jaroslav Šourek-Tuček (f) Otakar Lada (1st, sf)	Not held	Defeated Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:... 9-8 Advanced to semifinals	Defeated France France at the 1908 Summer Olympics -Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the... 9-7 Advanced to final	Lost to Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:... 9-7 Relegated to silver medal match	Bye	Lost to Italy Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:... Walkover Won bronze medal

Gymnastics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's all-around Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...	25th	Josef Čada Josef Cada Josef Čada was a Czech gymnast who competed for Bohemia in the 1908 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague....	Unknown
	36th	Bohumil Honzátko	Unknown

Tennis

Event	Place	Name	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Men's singles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...	9th	Bohuslav Hykš	Bye	Defeated Zsigmondy	Lost to Dixon Charles Dixon (tennis) Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:...	Did not advance
	9th	Karel Robetín	Bye	Bye	Lost to Brown	Did not advance
	16th	Ladislav Žemla	Bye	Lost to R. Powell	Did not advance
	26th	Jozef Micovský	Lost to Tóth	Did not advance

Men's doubles Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles -Top half:-Bottom half:...	11th	Bohuslav Hykš Karel Robetín	None held	Lost to Gauntlett/Kitson	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Canada Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter...	0	2	.000
Great Britain	0	1	.000
Hungary Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:...	1	1	.500
South Africa South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics -Athletics:South Africa was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, taking the gold medal in the short sprint. Reggie Walker was the 100 metres champion, setting a new Olympic record in the semifinals and matching it in the final. Charles Hefferon added a silver medal in the...	0	1	.000

Total	1	5	.167

Wrestling

All 4 Bohemian wrestlers lost their first match.

Event	Place	Wrestler	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarter- finals	Semi- finals	Final

Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman lightweight The Greco-Roman lightweight was one of four Greco-Roman wrestling weight classes contested on the Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other wrestling events, it was open only to men...	17th	Karel Halík	Lost to Wood William Wood (wrestler) William Wood was a British wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908, at the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the freestyle wrestling lightweight class.-External links:*...	Did not advance

Greco-Roman middleweight Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight Jósepsson broke his arm in his semifinal and was forced to withdraw from the bronze medal match; Andersen received third place....	9th	Jaroslav Týfa	Bye	Lost to Belmer	Did not advance
	17th	Josef Bechyně	Lost to Mårtensson Frithiof Mårtensson Frithiof M. Mårtensson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class.-External links:*...	Did not advance

Greco-Roman light heavyweight	17th	Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera Miroslav Šustera was a Czech track and field athlete and wrestler who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague....	Lost to West	Did not advance

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
Great Britain	0	2	.000
Netherlands Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:...	0	1	.000
Sweden Sweden at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had missed only the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Athletics:...	0	1	.000

Total	0	4	.000

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