Spartakiad Sports Competitions

Promoting the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme designed to improve public fitness and strengthen community participation across Czechoslovakia. They showcase bold modernist designs depicting a range of athletic disciplines. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory in Czechoslovakia, 1959.

Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure playing football. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Football
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure diving, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Diving/Swimming
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure in a biathlon, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Biathlon
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure jumping while playing handball, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Handball
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure running through a finish line, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Long-distance Running
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure playing volleyball and jumping up to a net, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Volleyball
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure jumping over hurdles, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – The Hurdles
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure performing the standing splits, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Gymnastics
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure holding a ball and jumping up to a net, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Netball
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure holding a small ball pressed to the neck with extended arms and legs, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Spartakiad Sports Competitions" – Shot put
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure on skis carrying a rifle on their back, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Success to the Winter Spartakiad" – Cross-country skiing
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure on skates holding a hockey stick, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Success to the Winter Spartakiad" – Ice hockey
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure on skiis leaning forward and going downhill, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Success to the Winter Spartakiad" – Downhill skiing
Vintage 1959 Czech matchbox label featuring a stylised figure on skates performing a ballet pose, in blue and red colours. Produced by Solo Lipník & Solo Sušice match factory to promote the nationwide Spartakiad sports programme in Czechoslovakia.
"Success to the Winter Spartakiad" – Figure skating
Translations are approximate and may reflect interpretive nuance where the original Czech wording does not map directly to English.
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