Czechoslovakia competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 104 competitors, 95 men and 9 women, took part in 64 events in 13 sports.^[1] The most successful competitor was Věra Čáslavská (one of only 9 women in crew) with 4 medals - 3 gold and one team silver. Other big surprises were gold medal performances of the cyclist Jiří Daler and weightlifter Hans Zdražila, who broke a world record during his performance. Medal hopes of world record holder athlete Ludvík Daněk were fulfilled with little disappointment, in the form of a silver medal.

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Czechoslovakia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	TCH
NOC	Czechoslovak Olympic Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors	104 (95 men, 9 women) in 13 sports
Flag bearer	Karel Klečka (gymnastics)
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 5 Silver 6 Bronze 3 Total 14
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992
Other related appearances
Bohemia (1900–1912)  Czech Republic (1994–)  Slovakia (1994–)

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Nine cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in 1964.

Individual road race

• Daniel Gráč
• Jiří Daler
• František Řezáč
• Jan Smolík

Sprint

• Ivan Kučírek

1000m time trial

• Jiří Pecka

Tandem

• Karel Paar
• Karel Štark

Individual pursuit

• Jiří Daler

Team pursuit

• Jiří Daler
• Antonín Kříž
• Jiří Pecka
• František Řezáč

Four shooters represented Czechoslovakia in 1964. Lubomír Nácovský won a bronze medal in the 25 m pistol event.

25 m pistol

• Lubomír Nácovský
• Ladislav Falta

50 m pistol

• Vladimír Kudrna

300 m rifle, three positions

• Vladimír Stibořík

50 m rifle, three positions

• Vladimír Stibořík

50 m rifle, prone

• Vladimír Stibořík