The citizens of German nationality within the interwar period in the Czechoslovakia were integrated in the political, economical and cultural affairs. The German nationality athletes were gathered in DHfL (Der Deutsche Hauptausschuss für Leibesübungen) where one of the main members was HDW (Hauptverband Deutscher Wintersportvereine). This association united almost 16,000 winter outdoor sport followers of German nationality living in the Czechoslovakia out of which the skiers were the most numerous branch. After the year 1927, having stepped out of DHfL, the DTV (Deutscher Turnverband) became the second head office of German sports in The Czechoslovak Republic. However efficient their members were, they still did not appear in the Czechoslovak national team. The biggest problem turned out to be the participation in international competitions where only members of associations included in international organisations could enter. The members of such organisations were almost exclusively “Czechoslovak” associations. For some period only HDW was represented in FIS. An agreement between HDW and SLRČR (Association of Czechoslovak Skiers) was not reached earlier than in 1922 when the competitors of German nationality proved extraordinary performance. They soon became the elite of Czechoslovak representatives. Unfortunately due to the atmosphere after the WWII the results of the German nationality skiers were forgotten or even crossed out from the score sheet. The aim of this article is to outline the delicate dilemma of the German nationality skiers and also to bring out their results in selected important competitions during the interwar period.

University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice Pedagogical Faculty

Podíl lyžařů německé národnosti na reprezentaci meziválečného Československa

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