Czechoslovakia national basketball team
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The Czechoslovakian national basketball team was the basketball
side that represented Czechoslovakia
in international competitions. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia
set up their own national teams.
an basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1935
held by the International Basketball Federation
's FIBA Europe
continental federation. They defeated France
in the preliminary round to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Spain
, resulting in a playoff for third place with Switzerland
which the Czechoslovakians won 25-23.
competition, the Czechoslovakians finished seventh of eight teams. Their preliminary group included the powerful French
, Polish
, and Latvian
teams, each of which defeated Czechoslovakia in the preliminary round. The Czechoslovaks then faced Estonia
in the classification semifinals, losing again. Their final match was against Egypt
in the 7th/8th playoff; since Egypt had withdrawn during preliminary play, Czechoslovakia received their only win by default.
. They started off well in a tournament notably lacking the Baltic countries that had dominated the pre-war competitions. Defeating Switzerland and then Belgium
, the Czechoslovakian team placed first in the preliminary round group of three. They moved on to the semifinal round, facing the Hungarians
. A 42-28 win secured a place in the championship game for Czechoslovakia. In that game, they played the undefeated Italy
. After training 18-21 at halftime, Czechoslovakia came back to win the game 34-32 to win their first European championship.
, winning all three of their preliminary round matches and then all three of their semifinal round matches. This put them in their first matchup against the Soviet Union
in the championship game. In the first of five championship game matches between the European titans, Czechoslovakia lost 56-37 to finish with a silver medal
.
in Cairo
, returning to the European championships at Eurobasket 1951
in Paris
. They endured some hardship in the tournament, losing to Belgium
in the preliminary round to finish the round 2-1 and second-ranked of the four teams in the pool. This was sufficient to advance to the semifinal round, however. There, they faced the dominant Soviet Union
, losing their second game of the tournament and again finishing second of four in the pool with a 2-1 record. This put them in a matchup against the first-ranked team from the opposite pool, hosts France
. Czechoslovakia won 59-50, advancing to the final, a rematch against the Soviets.
In what was by far the closest game the Soviets had yet endured in European play, Czechoslovakia managed to bring the game to a 44-44 tie with 1 second remaining to play before fouling Ilmar Kullam
and sending him to the free throw line to attempt a free throw. Kullam made the shot, but one of the referees gave an initial signal that he had stepped on the line during the attempt and that therefore the shot did not count. Consultation with another referee eventually resulted in the point being allowed, and Czechoslovakia lost its second championship game to the Soviet Union 45-44.
in Moscow
was somewhat of a disappointment. However, the difference between 2nd and 5th in 1953 was a 4-way tie-breaker, in which the Czechoslovakia squad had gotten the third spot for fourth place overall.
The preliminary round posed little difficulty, with Czechoslovakia winning all three games. The final round, however, saw Czechoslovakia lose close matches to Israel
and Yugoslavia
, as well as the Soviet squad, on their way to a 4-3 record in the final round. This put Czechoslovakia on an equal footing with Hungary
, France national basketball team
, and Italy in a tie for second behind the Soviets. Despite Czechoslovakia having beaten Hungary and France, both teams came about above Czechoslovakia in the final standings, while Israel was dropped to fifth place.
for the Eurobasket 1955
competition, the Czechoslovakia team found itself slaying giants but falling to less vaunted opponents. They had little difficulty in the preliminary round, going 3-0 to advance to the final pool. There, Czechoslovakia defeated powerful Hungary
, in Hungary's only loss of the final round on their way to the gold medal
, but also gave Yugoslavia
the only win the Yugoslavian team would get in the final round as Czechoslovakia fell 52-49 to the eventual 8th-place finishers. A third-round loss to Poland
made the round robin look bleak for the Czechoslovakian team, as they were already down to 1-2 and had yet to face the Soviet Union
, which had yet to lose a game in 4 tournaments and 31 matches.
Nevertheless, Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviets 81-74 in a surprising match. They then won their next three games, finishing in second place with the silver medal
and a 5-2, edging out the Soviets who were also 5-2 after losing to Hungary in their sixth match. Czechoslovakia had managed to defeat both the gold medal
lists and bronze medal
lists, meanwhile losing to teams that finished 5th and 8th.
was the location of Czechoslovakia's next European tournament entry, Eurobasket 1957
. They had little difficulty in the preliminary round, winning each of their three games by 18 points or more. In the final round, Czechoslovakia met with Bulgaria and Soviet Union
in the second and third matches of the 7-game round robin, losing those two to drop to an early 1-2 record. However, none of the other teams in the final round could match the Czechoslovakia squad, and the team finished at 5-2 with a bronze medal
behind the Bulgarians and Soviets.
Jiri Ctyroky, Jan Fertek, Josef Franc, Josef Klima, Josef Moc, Frantisek Picek, Vaclav Voves
1936 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 21 teams
Jiri Ctyroky, Josef Klima, Frantisek Picek, Josef Moc, Frantisek Hajek, Ludvik Dvoracek, Alois Dvoracek, Vitezslav Hlousek, Karel Kuhn, Ladislav Prokop, Ladislav Trpkos, F.Prokop
1937 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 8 teams
Jan Kozak, Josef Klima, Ladislav Prokop, Josef Bartonicek, Ludvik Dvoracek, Silverius Labohy, Zdenek Scholler, Storkan (Coach: Frantisek Marek)
1939 EuroBasket: did not participate
1946 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 10 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Gustav Hermann, Milos Bobocky, Jiri Drvota, Josef Ezr, Jan Hluchy, Josef Krepela, Pavel Nerad, Ladislav Simacek, Frantisek Stibitz, Josef Toms, Ladislav Trpkos, Emil Velensky, Miroslav Vondracek (Coach: Frantisek Hajek)
1947 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 14 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jiri Drvota, Gustav Hermann, Milos Bobocky, Jan Kozak, Josef Ezr, Karel Belohradsky, Miroslav Dostal, Milan Frana, Vaclav Krasa, Josef Toms, Ladislav Trpkos, Emil Velensky, Miroslav Vondracek (Coach: Josef Fleischlinger)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 23 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jan Kozak, Josef Ezr, Jiri Drvota, Karel Belohradsky, Cyril Benacek, Jiri Chlup, Josef Kalina, Vaclav Krasa, Zoltan Krenicky, Josef Krepela, Jiri Siegel, Josef Toms, Ladislav Trpkos
1949 EuroBasket: did not participate
1950 World Championship: did not participate
1951 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 17 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Miroslav Skerik, Jiri Baumruk, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jan Kozak, Zdenek Rylich, Miroslav Baumruk, Zoltan Krenicky, Karel Belohradsky, Miroslav Dostal, Jindrich Kinsky, Jiri Matousek, Milos Nebuchla, Arnost Novak, Karel Sobota, Stanislav Vykydal (Coach: Josef Andrle)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 23 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Miroslav Skerik, Jiri Baumruk, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jan Kozak, Zdenek Rylich, Miroslav Baumruk, Jiri Matousek, Evzen Hornak, Jaroslav Tetiva, Josef Ezr, Lubomir Kolar, Miroslav Kodl
1953 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 17 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jan Kozak, Miroslav Skerik, Zdenek Rylich, Radoslav Sip, Jaroslav Tetiva, Jaroslav Sip, Jindrich Kinsky, Evzen Hornak, Rudolf Stancek, Lubomir Kolar (Coach: Lubomir Dobry)
1954 World Championship: did not participate
1955 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 18 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Rylich, Jaroslav Tetiva, Radoslav Sip, Evzen Hornak, Jan Kozak, Lubomir Kolar, Boris Lukasik, Jiri Matousek, Milan Merkl (Coach: Josef Fleischlinger)
1956 Olympic Games: did not participate
1957 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams
Jiri Baumruk, Miroslav Skerik, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Rylich, Lubomir Kolar, Boris Lukasik, Jaroslav Chocholac, Milan Merkl, Nikolaj Ordnung, Jaroslav Tetiva, Jiri Tetiva (Coach: Gustav Hermann)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 17 teams
Jiri Baumruk, Frantisek Konvicka, Bohumil Tomasek, Jaroslav Krivy, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Boris Lukasik, Dusan Lukasik, Zdenek Rylich, Jiri Stastny, Jaroslav Tetiva, Bohuslav Rylich (Coach: Gustav Hermann)
1959 World Championship: did not participate
1960 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams
Frantisek Konvicka, Jiri Baumruk, Vladimir Pistelak, Bohumil Tomasek, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jiri Tetiva, Boris Lukasik, Jiri Stastny, Bohuslav Rylich, Jan Kinsky, Dusan Lukasik, Zdenek Konecny (Coach: Ivan Mrazek)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 19 teams
Frantisek Konvicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Bohumil Tomasek, Bohuslav Rylich, Jaroslav Tetiva, Frantisek Pokorny, Zdenek Konecny, Jiri Marek, Milos Prazak, Vladimir Lodr (Coach: L.Krnac)
1963 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Jan Bobrovsky, Frantisek Konvicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Bohumil Tomasek, Jiri Ruzicka, Robert Mifka, Boris Lukasik, Bohuslav Rylich, Zdenek Konecny, Jaroslav Tetiva, Milos Prazak (Coach: Ivan Mrazek)
1963 World Championship: did not participate
1964 Olympic Games: did not participate
1965 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Frantisek Konvicka, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Ruzicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Robert Mifka, Jiri Zednicek
, Bohumil Tomasek, Jiri Ammer, Jiri Stastny, Karel Baroch, Zdenek Hummel (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Vladimir Pistelak, Frantisek Konvicka, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
, Jiri Ruzicka, Bohumil Tomasek, Jiri Ammer, Robert Mifka, Karel Baroch, Jiri Marek, Celestyn Mrazek (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1967 World Championship: did not participate
1968 Olympic Games: did not participate
1969 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
, Frantisek Konvicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Jiri Ammer, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ruzicka, Karel Baroch, Jiri Konopasek, Petr Novicky, Jan Blazek (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)
1970 World Championship: finished 6th among 13 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Jan Bobrovsky, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ammer, Jiri Zednicek
, Jiri Ruzicka, Petr Novicky, Jaroslav Kovar, Jiri Konopasek, Jiri Pospisil, Milan Voracka, Zdenek Dousa (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)
1971 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Jiri Zidek Sr., Zdenek Kos, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ruzicka, Karel Baroch, Petr Novicky, Jiri Konopasek, Jiri Pospisil, Bronislav Sako (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)
1972 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Zidek Sr., Jiri Zednicek
, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Ruzicka, Petr Novicky, Jiri Konopasek, Zdenek Dousa, Jiri Pospisil, Jan Blazek, Jiri Balastik (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Jiri Zednicek
, Jan Bobrovsky, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Zidek Sr., Petr Novicky, Josef Klima, Jiri Pospisil, Jan Blazek, Vojtech Petr, Jiri Balastik, Gustav Hraska (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1974 World Championship: finished 10th among 14 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Zidek Sr., Zdenek Dousa, Vojtech Petr, Jaroslav Skala, Jaroslav Beranek, Pavel Pekarek, Zdenek Hummel, Gustav Hraska (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Jaroslav Skala, Zdenek Dousa, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Klimes, Jaroslav Beranek, Jaroslav Kanturek, Josef Necas, Jiri Stauch (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1976 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Konopasek, Jiri Pospisil, Vojtech Petr, Zdenek Dousa, Gustav Hraska, Jaroslav Kanturek, Vladimir Ptacek, Justin Sedlak, Vladimir Padrta (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1977 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Vlastimil Klimes, Zdenek Dousa, Gustav Hraska, Josef Necas, Vojtech Petr, Jiri Konopasek, Vladimir Ptacek, Pavol Bojanovsky (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1978 World Championship: finished 9th among 14 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Zdenek Dousa, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Klimes, Vladimir Ptacek, Vlastimil Havlik, Pavol Bojanovsky, Marian Kotleba (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1979 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Stanislav Kropilak, Vojtech Petr, Jiri Pospisil, Vlastimil Klimes, Gustav Hraska, Zdenek Dousa, Jaroslav Skala, Vlastimil Havlik, Zdenek Bohm, Peter Rajniak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1980 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jaroslav Skala, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Havlik, Pavol Bojanovsky, Vlastimil Klimes, Zdenek Dousa, Dusan Zacek, Peter Rajniak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Zdenek Kos, Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jaroslav Skala, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Klimes, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Havlik, Peter Rajniak, Juraj Zuffa, Justin Sedlak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1982 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Zdenek Kos, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Jaroslav Skala, Vlastimil Havlik, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Klimes, Juraj Zuffa, Peter Rajniak,Vladimir Ptacek, Dusan Zacek (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1983 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 12 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Jiri Okac, Jaroslav Skala, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Havlik, Juraj Zuffa, Vladimir Ptacek, Peter Rajniak, Blazej Masura, Jiri Jandak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1984 Olympic Games: did not participate
1985 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jiri Okac, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Havlik, Jaroslav Skala, Juraj Zuffa, Otto Maticky, Peter Rajniak, Igor Vraniak, Vladimir Vyoral, Leos Krejci (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1986 World Championship: did not participate
1987 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jiri Okac, Otto Maticky, Vlastimil Havlik, Jaroslav Skala, Juraj Zuffa, Peter Rajniak, Josef Jelinek, Josef Michalko, Leos Krejci, Stefan Svitek (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1988 Olympic Games: did not participate
1989 EuroBasket: did not participate
1990 World Championship: did not participate
1991 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 8 teams
Jiri Okac, Richard Petruska
, Vaclav Hruby, Josef Michalko, Leos Krejci, Julius Michalik, Pavel Becka, Jan Svoboda, Vladimir Vyoral, Stefan Svitek, Michal Jezdik, Stanislav Kamenik (Coach: Jan Bobrovsky)
Basketball
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side that represented Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in international competitions. After the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which took effect on 1 January 1993, was an event that saw the self-determined separation of the federal state of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia, entities which had arisen in 1969 within the framework of Czechoslovak federalisation, became...
in 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Slovak Republic national basketball team
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set up their own national teams.
Medals
- Eurobasket 1935Eurobasket 1935The 1935 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1935, was the first Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe as well as a test event preceding the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Ten national teams affiliated with the International...
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Bronze medal - Eurobasket 1946Eurobasket 1946The 1946 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1946, was the fourth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
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Champions - Eurobasket 1947Eurobasket 1947The 1947 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1947, was the fifth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Fourteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
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Silver medal - Eurobasket 1951Eurobasket 1951The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had...
- Silver medal - Eurobasket 1955Eurobasket 1955The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
- Silver medal - Eurobasket 1957Eurobasket 1957The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
- Bronze medal - Eurobasket 1959EuroBasket 1959The EuroBasket 1959 was the 11th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded with the final on 31 May 1959. Seventeen national teams affiliated with...
- Silver medal - Eurobasket 1967EuroBasket 1967-Venues:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # First roundGroup A - HelsinkiGroup B - Tampere-Places 13 - 16 in Tampere:-Places 9 - 12 in Helsinki:-Places 5 - 8 in Tampere:...
- Silver medal - Eurobasket 1969EuroBasket 1969-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Caserta:-Group B - Naples:-Places 9 - 12 in Naples:-Places 5 - 8 in Naples:-Places 1 - 4 in Naples:-Finals - all games in Naples:-Team rosters:...
- Bronze medal - Eurobasket 1977EuroBasket 1977-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Liège:-Group B - Ostend:-Places 9 - 12 in Liège:-Places 5 - 8 in Liège:-Places 1 - 4 in Liège:-Finals:-Team rosters:...
- Bronze medal - Eurobasket 1981EuroBasket 1981The 1981 FIBA European Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket 1981, was the 22nd regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Czechoslovakia and took place from May 26 to June 5, 1981...
- Bronze medal - Eurobasket 1985EuroBasket 1985-Venues:-Group A - Karlsruhe :-Group A - Leverkusen :-Places 9 - 12 in Stuttgart:-1/4 finals :-Places 5 - 8 in Stuttgart:-Places 1 - 4 in Stuttgart:-Finals in Stuttgart:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # #...
- Silver medal
Eurobasket 1935
The Czechoslovakian side came in third place at the first EuropeEurope
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an basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1935
Eurobasket 1935
The 1935 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1935, was the first Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe as well as a test event preceding the first Olympic basketball tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Ten national teams affiliated with the International...
held by the International Basketball Federation
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's FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
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continental federation. They defeated France
France national basketball team
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in the preliminary round to advance to the semifinals. There they lost to Spain
Spain national basketball team
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, resulting in a playoff for third place with Switzerland
Switzerland national basketball team
The Swiss national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Switzerland in international competitions. They are usually seen as a minor team. Switzerland entered five times EuroBasket, having their best result as 4 th place at the first edition, in 1935...
which the Czechoslovakians won 25-23.
Eurobasket 1937
In the Eurobasket 1937Eurobasket 1937
The 1937 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1937, was the second regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eight national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition. Defending champions Latvia hosted the tournament, held...
competition, the Czechoslovakians finished seventh of eight teams. Their preliminary group included the powerful French
France national basketball team
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, Polish
Poland national basketball team
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, and Latvian
Latvia national basketball team
The Latvian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Latvia in international competitions.-EuroBasket 1935:The Latvians won the first European basketball championship, the EuroBasket 1935 held by the International Basketball Federation's FIBA Europe continental federation...
teams, each of which defeated Czechoslovakia in the preliminary round. The Czechoslovaks then faced Estonia
Estonia national basketball team
The Estonian National Basketball Team is the basketball team that represents Estonia in international competitions.-Eurobasket 1937:The Estonians took fifth place, with an overall record of 3–2, at the second European basketball championship, the Eurobasket 1937 held by the International Basketball...
in the classification semifinals, losing again. Their final match was against Egypt
Egypt national basketball team
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in the 7th/8th playoff; since Egypt had withdrawn during preliminary play, Czechoslovakia received their only win by default.
Eurobasket 1946
Czechoslovakia returned to European competition with Eurobasket 1946Eurobasket 1946
The 1946 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1946, was the fourth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe and the first since 1939 due to World War II. Ten national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
. They started off well in a tournament notably lacking the Baltic countries that had dominated the pre-war competitions. Defeating Switzerland and then Belgium
Belgium national basketball team
The Belgian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions. The country side has qualified 13 times for EuroBasket, having their best result as the 4th place in EuroBasket 1947, but haven't qualified since 1993 to the major European...
, the Czechoslovakian team placed first in the preliminary round group of three. They moved on to the semifinal round, facing the Hungarians
Hungary national basketball team
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. A 42-28 win secured a place in the championship game for Czechoslovakia. In that game, they played the undefeated Italy
Italy national basketball team
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. After training 18-21 at halftime, Czechoslovakia came back to win the game 34-32 to win their first European championship.
Eurobasket 1947
Defending champions and tournament hosts Czechoslovakia started off well again at Eurobasket 1947Eurobasket 1947
The 1947 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1947, was the fifth Eurobasket regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Fourteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
, winning all three of their preliminary round matches and then all three of their semifinal round matches. This put them in their first matchup against the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
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in the championship game. In the first of five championship game matches between the European titans, Czechoslovakia lost 56-37 to finish with a silver medal
Silver medal
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.
Eurobasket 1951
Czechoslovakia did not compete at Eurobasket 1949Eurobasket 1949
The 1949 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1949, was the sixth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seven national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation took part in the competition...
in Cairo
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, returning to the European championships at Eurobasket 1951
Eurobasket 1951
The 1951 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1951, was the seventh regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition, a record number and more than twice the number that had...
in Paris
Paris
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. They endured some hardship in the tournament, losing to Belgium
Belgium national basketball team
The Belgian national basketball team is the basketball side that represents Belgium in international competitions. The country side has qualified 13 times for EuroBasket, having their best result as the 4th place in EuroBasket 1947, but haven't qualified since 1993 to the major European...
in the preliminary round to finish the round 2-1 and second-ranked of the four teams in the pool. This was sufficient to advance to the semifinal round, however. There, they faced the dominant Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
, losing their second game of the tournament and again finishing second of four in the pool with a 2-1 record. This put them in a matchup against the first-ranked team from the opposite pool, hosts France
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
. Czechoslovakia won 59-50, advancing to the final, a rematch against the Soviets.
In what was by far the closest game the Soviets had yet endured in European play, Czechoslovakia managed to bring the game to a 44-44 tie with 1 second remaining to play before fouling Ilmar Kullam
Ilmar Kullam
Ilmar Kullam was an Estonian basketball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He trained at VSS Kalev in Tartu....
and sending him to the free throw line to attempt a free throw. Kullam made the shot, but one of the referees gave an initial signal that he had stepped on the line during the attempt and that therefore the shot did not count. Consultation with another referee eventually resulted in the point being allowed, and Czechoslovakia lost its second championship game to the Soviet Union 45-44.
Eurobasket 1953
After placing in the top two in each of their last three appearances, the fourth-place finish that Czechoslovakia earned at Eurobasket 1953Eurobasket 1953
The 1953 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1953, was the eighth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by the Soviet Union,...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
was somewhat of a disappointment. However, the difference between 2nd and 5th in 1953 was a 4-way tie-breaker, in which the Czechoslovakia squad had gotten the third spot for fourth place overall.
The preliminary round posed little difficulty, with Czechoslovakia winning all three games. The final round, however, saw Czechoslovakia lose close matches to Israel
Israel national basketball team
The Israeli national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Israel in international competition.The Israeli team has participated 25 times in the European championship tournament. Their best achievements were a silver medal in Eurobasket 1979, and 5th place in 1953 and 1977...
and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....
, as well as the Soviet squad, on their way to a 4-3 record in the final round. This put Czechoslovakia on an equal footing with Hungary
Hungary national basketball team
The Hungarian national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Hungary in international competitions.-Medals:*Eurobasket 1946 - Bronze medal*Eurobasket 1953 - Silver medal*Eurobasket 1955 - Champions-Eurobasket 1935:...
, France national basketball team
France national basketball team
The French national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team has been competitive, but has yet to win a major international tournament...
, and Italy in a tie for second behind the Soviets. Despite Czechoslovakia having beaten Hungary and France, both teams came about above Czechoslovakia in the final standings, while Israel was dropped to fifth place.
Eurobasket 1955
In BudapestBudapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
for the Eurobasket 1955
Eurobasket 1955
The 1955 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1955, was the ninth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Hungary, silver medal...
competition, the Czechoslovakia team found itself slaying giants but falling to less vaunted opponents. They had little difficulty in the preliminary round, going 3-0 to advance to the final pool. There, Czechoslovakia defeated powerful Hungary
Hungary national basketball team
The Hungarian national basketball team is the basketball team that represents Hungary in international competitions.-Medals:*Eurobasket 1946 - Bronze medal*Eurobasket 1953 - Silver medal*Eurobasket 1955 - Champions-Eurobasket 1935:...
, in Hungary's only loss of the final round on their way to the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
, but also gave Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....
the only win the Yugoslavian team would get in the final round as Czechoslovakia fell 52-49 to the eventual 8th-place finishers. A third-round loss to Poland
Poland national basketball team
The Polish national basketball team is the national basketball side that represents Poland in international competitions. It is administrated by the Polski Związek Koszykówki...
made the round robin look bleak for the Czechoslovakian team, as they were already down to 1-2 and had yet to face the Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
, which had yet to lose a game in 4 tournaments and 31 matches.
Nevertheless, Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviets 81-74 in a surprising match. They then won their next three games, finishing in second place with the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
and a 5-2, edging out the Soviets who were also 5-2 after losing to Hungary in their sixth match. Czechoslovakia had managed to defeat both the gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
lists and bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
lists, meanwhile losing to teams that finished 5th and 8th.
Eurobasket 1957
SofiaSofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
was the location of Czechoslovakia's next European tournament entry, Eurobasket 1957
Eurobasket 1957
The 1957 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1957, was the tenth regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Bulgaria...
. They had little difficulty in the preliminary round, winning each of their three games by 18 points or more. In the final round, Czechoslovakia met with Bulgaria and Soviet Union
Soviet Union national basketball team
The Soviet national basketball team was the basketball side that represented the Soviet Union in international competitions. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the successor countries all set up their own national teams...
in the second and third matches of the 7-game round robin, losing those two to drop to an early 1-2 record. However, none of the other teams in the final round could match the Czechoslovakia squad, and the team finished at 5-2 with a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
behind the Bulgarians and Soviets.
Rosters
1935 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 10 teamsJiri Ctyroky, Jan Fertek, Josef Franc, Josef Klima, Josef Moc, Frantisek Picek, Vaclav Voves
1936 Olympic Games: finished 11th among 21 teams
Jiri Ctyroky, Josef Klima, Frantisek Picek, Josef Moc, Frantisek Hajek, Ludvik Dvoracek, Alois Dvoracek, Vitezslav Hlousek, Karel Kuhn, Ladislav Prokop, Ladislav Trpkos, F.Prokop
1937 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 8 teams
Jan Kozak, Josef Klima, Ladislav Prokop, Josef Bartonicek, Ludvik Dvoracek, Silverius Labohy, Zdenek Scholler, Storkan (Coach: Frantisek Marek)
1939 EuroBasket: did not participate
1946 EuroBasket: finished 1st among 10 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Gustav Hermann, Milos Bobocky, Jiri Drvota, Josef Ezr, Jan Hluchy, Josef Krepela, Pavel Nerad, Ladislav Simacek, Frantisek Stibitz, Josef Toms, Ladislav Trpkos, Emil Velensky, Miroslav Vondracek (Coach: Frantisek Hajek)
1947 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 14 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jiri Drvota, Gustav Hermann, Milos Bobocky, Jan Kozak, Josef Ezr, Karel Belohradsky, Miroslav Dostal, Milan Frana, Vaclav Krasa, Josef Toms, Ladislav Trpkos, Emil Velensky, Miroslav Vondracek (Coach: Josef Fleischlinger)
1948 Olympic Games: finished 7th among 23 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jan Kozak, Josef Ezr, Jiri Drvota, Karel Belohradsky, Cyril Benacek, Jiri Chlup, Josef Kalina, Vaclav Krasa, Zoltan Krenicky, Josef Krepela, Jiri Siegel, Josef Toms, Ladislav Trpkos
1949 EuroBasket: did not participate
1950 World Championship: did not participate
1951 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 17 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Miroslav Skerik, Jiri Baumruk, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jan Kozak, Zdenek Rylich, Miroslav Baumruk, Zoltan Krenicky, Karel Belohradsky, Miroslav Dostal, Jindrich Kinsky, Jiri Matousek, Milos Nebuchla, Arnost Novak, Karel Sobota, Stanislav Vykydal (Coach: Josef Andrle)
1952 Olympic Games: finished 10th among 23 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Miroslav Skerik, Jiri Baumruk, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jan Kozak, Zdenek Rylich, Miroslav Baumruk, Jiri Matousek, Evzen Hornak, Jaroslav Tetiva, Josef Ezr, Lubomir Kolar, Miroslav Kodl
1953 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 17 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jan Kozak, Miroslav Skerik, Zdenek Rylich, Radoslav Sip, Jaroslav Tetiva, Jaroslav Sip, Jindrich Kinsky, Evzen Hornak, Rudolf Stancek, Lubomir Kolar (Coach: Lubomir Dobry)
1954 World Championship: did not participate
1955 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 18 teams
Ivan Mrazek, Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Rylich, Jaroslav Tetiva, Radoslav Sip, Evzen Hornak, Jan Kozak, Lubomir Kolar, Boris Lukasik, Jiri Matousek, Milan Merkl (Coach: Josef Fleischlinger)
1956 Olympic Games: did not participate
1957 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 16 teams
Jiri Baumruk, Miroslav Skerik, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jaroslav Sip, Zdenek Rylich, Lubomir Kolar, Boris Lukasik, Jaroslav Chocholac, Milan Merkl, Nikolaj Ordnung, Jaroslav Tetiva, Jiri Tetiva (Coach: Gustav Hermann)
1959 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 17 teams
Jiri Baumruk, Frantisek Konvicka, Bohumil Tomasek, Jaroslav Krivy, Miroslav Skerik, Jaroslav Sip, Boris Lukasik, Dusan Lukasik, Zdenek Rylich, Jiri Stastny, Jaroslav Tetiva, Bohuslav Rylich (Coach: Gustav Hermann)
1959 World Championship: did not participate
1960 Olympic Games: finished 5th among 16 teams
Frantisek Konvicka, Jiri Baumruk, Vladimir Pistelak, Bohumil Tomasek, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Jiri Tetiva, Boris Lukasik, Jiri Stastny, Bohuslav Rylich, Jan Kinsky, Dusan Lukasik, Zdenek Konecny (Coach: Ivan Mrazek)
1961 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 19 teams
Frantisek Konvicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Jiri Baumruk, Zdenek Bobrovsky, Bohumil Tomasek, Bohuslav Rylich, Jaroslav Tetiva, Frantisek Pokorny, Zdenek Konecny, Jiri Marek, Milos Prazak, Vladimir Lodr (Coach: L.Krnac)
1963 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 16 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Jan Bobrovsky, Frantisek Konvicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Bohumil Tomasek, Jiri Ruzicka, Robert Mifka, Boris Lukasik, Bohuslav Rylich, Zdenek Konecny, Jaroslav Tetiva, Milos Prazak (Coach: Ivan Mrazek)
1963 World Championship: did not participate
1964 Olympic Games: did not participate
1965 EuroBasket: finished 7th among 16 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Frantisek Konvicka, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Ruzicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Robert Mifka, Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Bohumil Tomasek, Jiri Ammer, Jiri Stastny, Karel Baroch, Zdenek Hummel (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1967 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 16 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Vladimir Pistelak, Frantisek Konvicka, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Jiri Ruzicka, Bohumil Tomasek, Jiri Ammer, Robert Mifka, Karel Baroch, Jiri Marek, Celestyn Mrazek (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1967 World Championship: did not participate
1968 Olympic Games: did not participate
1969 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Frantisek Konvicka, Vladimir Pistelak, Jiri Ammer, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ruzicka, Karel Baroch, Jiri Konopasek, Petr Novicky, Jan Blazek (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)
1970 World Championship: finished 6th among 13 teams
Jiri Zidek Sr., Jan Bobrovsky, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ammer, Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Jiri Ruzicka, Petr Novicky, Jaroslav Kovar, Jiri Konopasek, Jiri Pospisil, Milan Voracka, Zdenek Dousa (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)
1971 EuroBasket: finished 5th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Jiri Zidek Sr., Zdenek Kos, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Robert Mifka, Jiri Ruzicka, Karel Baroch, Petr Novicky, Jiri Konopasek, Jiri Pospisil, Bronislav Sako (Coach: Nikolaj Ordnung)
1972 Olympic Games: finished 8th among 16 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Zidek Sr., Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Ruzicka, Petr Novicky, Jiri Konopasek, Zdenek Dousa, Jiri Pospisil, Jan Blazek, Jiri Balastik (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1973 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Jan Bobrovsky, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Zidek Sr., Petr Novicky, Josef Klima, Jiri Pospisil, Jan Blazek, Vojtech Petr, Jiri Balastik, Gustav Hraska (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1974 World Championship: finished 10th among 14 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Jan Bobrovsky, Jiri Zednicek
Jiří Zedníček
Jiří Zedníček is former basketball player. He represented Czechoslovakia national team in several Eurobaskets and 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Eurobasket 1967 he was named MVP.-References:...
, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Zidek Sr., Zdenek Dousa, Vojtech Petr, Jaroslav Skala, Jaroslav Beranek, Pavel Pekarek, Zdenek Hummel, Gustav Hraska (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1975 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 12 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Jaroslav Skala, Zdenek Dousa, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Klimes, Jaroslav Beranek, Jaroslav Kanturek, Josef Necas, Jiri Stauch (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1976 Olympic Games: finished 6th among 12 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Konopasek, Jiri Pospisil, Vojtech Petr, Zdenek Dousa, Gustav Hraska, Jaroslav Kanturek, Vladimir Ptacek, Justin Sedlak, Vladimir Padrta (Coach: Vladimir Heger)
1977 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Vlastimil Klimes, Zdenek Dousa, Gustav Hraska, Josef Necas, Vojtech Petr, Jiri Konopasek, Vladimir Ptacek, Pavol Bojanovsky (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1978 World Championship: finished 9th among 14 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Zdenek Dousa, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Klimes, Vladimir Ptacek, Vlastimil Havlik, Pavol Bojanovsky, Marian Kotleba (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1979 EuroBasket: finished 4th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Zdenek Kos, Stanislav Kropilak, Vojtech Petr, Jiri Pospisil, Vlastimil Klimes, Gustav Hraska, Zdenek Dousa, Jaroslav Skala, Vlastimil Havlik, Zdenek Bohm, Peter Rajniak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1980 Olympic Games: finished 9th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jaroslav Skala, Zdenek Kos, Jiri Pospisil, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Havlik, Pavol Bojanovsky, Vlastimil Klimes, Zdenek Dousa, Dusan Zacek, Peter Rajniak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1981 EuroBasket: finished 3rd among 12 teams
Zdenek Kos, Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jaroslav Skala, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Vlastimil Klimes, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Havlik, Peter Rajniak, Juraj Zuffa, Justin Sedlak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1982 World Championship: finished 10th among 13 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Zdenek Kos, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Jaroslav Skala, Vlastimil Havlik, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Klimes, Juraj Zuffa, Peter Rajniak,Vladimir Ptacek, Dusan Zacek (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1983 EuroBasket: finished 10th among 12 teams
Stanislav Kropilak, Jiri Okac, Jaroslav Skala, Vojtech Petr, Gustav Hraska, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Havlik, Juraj Zuffa, Vladimir Ptacek, Peter Rajniak, Blazej Masura, Jiri Jandak (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1984 Olympic Games: did not participate
1985 EuroBasket: finished 2nd among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jiri Okac, Zdenek Bohm, Vlastimil Havlik, Jaroslav Skala, Juraj Zuffa, Otto Maticky, Peter Rajniak, Igor Vraniak, Vladimir Vyoral, Leos Krejci (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1986 World Championship: did not participate
1987 EuroBasket: finished 8th among 12 teams
Kamil Brabenec, Stanislav Kropilak, Jiri Okac, Otto Maticky, Vlastimil Havlik, Jaroslav Skala, Juraj Zuffa, Peter Rajniak, Josef Jelinek, Josef Michalko, Leos Krejci, Stefan Svitek (Coach: Pavel Petera)
1988 Olympic Games: did not participate
1989 EuroBasket: did not participate
1990 World Championship: did not participate
1991 EuroBasket: finished 6th among 8 teams
Jiri Okac, Richard Petruska
Richard Petruška
Richard Petruška is a retired Slovak basketball player. A 6'10" and 260 lbs forward-center, he played college basketball at Loyola Marymount and University of California, Los Angeles in the U.S.Petruška was selected by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association with the 46th...
, Vaclav Hruby, Josef Michalko, Leos Krejci, Julius Michalik, Pavel Becka, Jan Svoboda, Vladimir Vyoral, Stefan Svitek, Michal Jezdik, Stanislav Kamenik (Coach: Jan Bobrovsky)