Bohemia at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Bohemia at the 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	BOH
NOC	Czech Olympic Committee
in Paris
Competitors	7 in 4 sports
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904 1908 1912
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games  Czechoslovakia (1920-1992)  Czech Republic (1994-)

Bohemia competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France as an independent team, though it was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. 7 athletes competed for Bohemia.^[1]

Medalists[]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	František Janda-Suk	Athletics	Men's discus throw
Bronze	Hedwiga Rosenbaumová	Tennis	Women's singles

Hedwiga Rosenbaumová also won a bronze medal in a mixed team with Archibald Warden of Great Britain — tennis, mixed doubles

Results by event[]

Athletics[]

Bohemia's silver medal came in the discus throw, part of the athletics program. Four Bohemian athletes competed in five athletics events.

Track events

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
František Janda-Suk	discus throw	35.04	2 Q	35.14

Cycling[]

Bohemia competed in the second Olympic cycling competition. The nation's only cyclist, František Hirsch, had little success.

Gymnastics[]

Bohemia competed in gymnastics, with one gymnast. He won no medals.

Tennis[]

Rosenbaumová took bronze in the women's singles. Rosenbaumová also won another bronze medal in the mixed doubles with British playing partner Archibald Warden.

Player	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals	Rank
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score
Hedwiga Rosenbaumová	Women's singles	Bye	Hélène Prévost (FRA) L 1–6, 1–6	Did not advance
Archibald Warden (GBR) Hedwiga Rosenbaumová	Mixed doubles	/Verdé-Delisle W 6–3, 3–6, 6-2	H. Prévost (FRA)/ Mahony (GBR) L 6–3, 6-0	Did not advance

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