Sport in Czechoslovakia

Below are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Czechoslovakia. This is a former country. For information about sports in this region now, see Sport in Czechia. Is there something missing? If you know of something that should be listed here, please let us know.

Popular sports of Czechoslovakia

• Football (Soccer)

Czechoslovakia Sporting Success

• Czechoslovakia finished runners-up twice in the FIFA World Cup
• won UEFA Euro 1976 (football).

Famous Athletes from Czechoslovakia

• Emil Zátopek (Distance runner) 
• Martina Navratilova (tennis)
• Václav Nedomanský (ice hockey)
• Věra Čáslavská (gymnastics)
• Ivan Lendl (tennis)

Czechoslovakia Sports trivia

Czechoslovakia at major events

• Czechoslovakia at the Summer Olympics
• Czechoslovakia at the Winter Olympics
• Czechoslovakia at the FIFA World Cup
• Czechoslovakia at the European Championship (the Euros)

Past sporting events hosted in Czechoslovakia

• 1932 World Table Tennis Championships in Prague
• 1936 World Table Tennis Championships in Prague
• 1963 World Table Tennis Championships in Prague

Sporting Facilities in Czechoslovakia