Czechoslovakia at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eighty-seven competitors, 73 men and 14 women, took part in 55 events in 11 sports.
Twenty-six-year-old Emil Zátopek won the gold medal in the 10-kilometre run on the first day. On the second day he added a silver medal in the 5 km run. Czechoslovak canoeists were also very successful, Jan Brzák-Felix successfully defended his medal that he had won 12 years earlier in 1936 Summer Olympics with another partner, Václav Havel and Jiří Pecka won a silver medal using a 12-year-old boat from the 1936 Olympics. Boxer Július Torma won the gold medal in the Welterweight class, although he had injured his left arm before the semi-final. Women's gymnastics team also secured gold medals, but this victory was overshadowed by the death of their teammate Eliška Misáková, who succumbed to polio in London.
Medalists
Canoeing
Fencing
Five fencers, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.;Men's sabre
- Alois Sokol
- Svatopluk Skyva
- Jaroslav Starý
- Jindřich Kakos, Svatopluk Skyva, Jaroslav Starý, Alois Sokol, Jindřich Chmela
Gymnastics
The following athletes took part.; Men's all-around
- Zdeněk Růžička
- Pavel Benetka
- Vladimír Karas
- Leo Sotorník
- František Wirth
- Miroslav Málek
- Zdeňka Honsová
- Miloslava Misáková
- Věra Růžičková
- Božena Srncová
- Milena Müllerová
- Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
- Olga Šilhánová
- Marie Kovářová
Modern pentathlon
Two male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1948.Rowing
Czechoslovakia had four male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1948.; Men's coxless four
Swimming
;Men''*Rank given is within the heat.''