Slovakia at the Olympics

Slovakia at the Olympic Games
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Olympic history
Summer Games
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012
Winter Games
1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Hungary (1896–1912) Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)

Slovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Slovak athletes competed for Czechoslovakia at the Olympics.

Slovak athletes have won a total of twenty medals at the Summer Olympic Games, mostly in slalom canoeing. The nation has also won four medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Slovakia was created in 1992 and recognized in 1993.

Slovak medalists - Czechoslovakia (1920 - 1992)

Summer Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 ! Gold	Herda, JozefJozef Herda	1936 Berlin	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
1 ! Gold	Torma, JúliusJúlius Torma	1948 London	Boxing	Boxing - Welterweight
1 ! Gold	Zachara, JánJán Zachara	1952 Helsinki	Boxing	Boxing - Featherweight
3 ! Bronze	Athanasov, MikulášMikuláš Athanasov	1952 Helsinki	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
1 ! Gold	Schmidt, PavolPavol Schmidt	1960 Rome	Rowing	Rowing - Men's double sculls
2 ! Silver	Krajčírová, MariannaMarianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková	1964 Tokyo	Gymnastics	Women's team all round
2 ! Silver	Cvetler, ĽudovítĽudovít Cvetler Ján Geleta Vojtech Masný Štefan Matlák Ivan Mráz Anton Švajlen Anton Urban Vladimír Weiss	1964 Tokyo	Football	Men's team competition
3 ! Bronze	Golián, BohumilBohumil Golián	1964 Tokyo	Volleyball	Men's team competition
2 ! Silver	Krajčírová, MariannaMarianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková	1968 Mexico City	Gymnastics	Women's team all round
2 ! Silver	Golián, BohumilBohumil Golián	1968 Mexico City	Volleyball	Men's team competition
2 ! Silver	Lafko, VincentVincent Lafko Andrej Lukošík Peter Pospíšil	1972 Munich	Handball	Men's team competition
3 ! Bronze	Šuranová, EvaEva Šuranová	1972 Munich	Athletics	Women's Long Jump
1 ! Gold	Tkáč, AntonAnton Tkáč	1976 Montreal	Cycling	Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
1 ! Gold	Kunzo, FrantišekFrantišek Kunzo Stanislav Seman	1980 Moscow	Football	Men's team competition
2 ! Silver	Bugár, ImrichImrich Bugár	1980 Moscow	Athletics	Men's discus throw
2 ! Silver	Kyselicová, AlenaAlena Kyselicová Viera Podhányiová Iveta Šranková	1980 Moscow	Field hockey	Women's team competition
3 ! Bronze	Dušan Poliačik	1980 Moscow	Weightlifting	Men's light heavyweight
3 ! Bronze	Franek, JánJán Franek	1980 Moscow	Boxing	Men's light middleweight
3 ! Bronze	Karabin, DanDan Karabin	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's freestyle welterweight
3 ! Bronze	Strnisko, JúliusJúlius Strnisko	1980 Moscow	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight
1 ! Gold	Pribilinec, JozefJozef Pribilinec	1988 Seoul	Athletics	Men's 20 km Walk
1 ! Gold	Mečíř, MiloslavMiloslav Mečíř	1988 Seoul	Tennis	Men's Singles Competition
3 ! Bronze	Mečíř, MiloslavMiloslav Mečíř	1988 Seoul	Tennis	Men's Doubles Competition
3 ! Bronze	Lohyňa, JozefJozef Lohyňa	1988 Seoul	Wrestling	Men's freestyle middleweight

Winter Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 ! Silver	Troják, LadislavLadislav Troják	1948 St. Moritz	Ice hockey	Men's team competition
3 ! Bronze	Dzurilla, VladimírVladimír Dzurilla František Gregor Jozef Golonka	1964 Innsbruck	Ice hockey	Men's team competition
2 ! Silver	Dzurilla, VladimírVladimír Dzurilla Jozef Golonka Václav Nedomanský	1968 Grenoble	Ice hockey	Men's team competition
1 ! Gold	Nepela, OndrejOndrej Nepela	1972 Sapporo	Figure skating	Men's singles
3 ! Bronze	Dzurilla, VladimírVladimír Dzurilla Rudolf Tajcnár Václav Nedomanský	1972 Sapporo	Ice hockey	Men's team competition
2 ! Silver	Liba, IgorIgor Liba Vincent Lukáč Dušan Pašek Dárius Rusnák	1984 Sarajevo	Ice hockey	Men's team competition
3 ! Bronze	Sabovčík, JozefJozef Sabovčík	1984 Sarajevo	Figure skating	Men's singles
3 ! Bronze	Liba, IgorIgor Liba Róbert Švehla Peter Veselovský	1992 Albertville	Ice hockey	Men's team competition

Medalists - Slovakia from 1992

Summer Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 ! Gold	Martikán, MichalMichal Martikán	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's C-1 slalom
2 ! Silver	KnazovickySlavomír Kňazovický	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's C-1 500 metres
3 ! Bronze	Gönci, JozefJozef Gönci	1996 Atlanta	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle prone
1 ! Gold	Hochschorner, PavolPavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner	2000 Sydney	Canoeing	Men's C-2 slalom
2 ! Silver	Martikán, MichalMichal Martikán	2000 Sydney	Canoeing	Men's C-1 slalom
2 ! Silver	Moravcová, MartinaMartina Moravcová	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Women's 100 metre butterfly
2 ! Silver	Moravcová, MartinaMartina Moravcová	2000 Sydney	Swimming	Women's 200 metre freestyle
3 ! Bronze	Minčík, JurajJuraj Minčík	2000 Sydney	Canoeing	Men's C-1 slalom
1 ! Gold	Hochschorner, PavolPavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner	2004 Athens	Canoeing	Men's C-2 slalom
1 ! Gold	Kaliská, ElenaElena Kaliská	2004 Athens	Canoeing	Women's K-1 slalom
2 ! Silver	Martikán, MichalMichal Martikán	2004 Athens	Canoeing	Men's C-1 slalom
2 ! Silver	Krnáč, JozefJozef Krnáč	2004 Athens	Judo	Men's half-lightweight
3 ! Bronze	Bača, JurajJuraj Bača Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Erik Vlček	2004 Athens	Canoeing	Men's K-4 1000 metres
3 ! Bronze	Gönci, JozefJozef Gönci	2004 Athens	Shooting	Men's 10 m air rifle
1 ! Gold	Martikán, MichalMichal Martikán	2008 Beijing	Canoeing	Men's C-1 slalom
1 ! Gold	Hochschorner, PavolPavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner	2008 Beijing	Canoeing	Men's C-2 slalom
1 ! Gold	Kaliská, ElenaElena Kaliská	2008 Beijing	Canoeing	Women's K-1 slalom
2 ! Silver	Štefečeková, ZuzanaZuzana Štefečeková	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Women's trap
2 ! Silver	Tarr, JurajJuraj Tarr Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Erik Vlček	2008 Beijing	Canoeing	Men's K-4 1000 metres
3 ! Bronze	Musuľbes, DavidDavid Musuľbes	2008 Beijing	Wrestling	Men's freestyle 120 kg
3 ! Bronze	Barteková, DankaDanka Barteková	2012 London	Shooting	Women's skeet
3 ! Bronze	Martikán, MichalMichal Martikán	2012 London	Canoeing	Men's C-1 slalom
3 ! Bronze	Hochschorner, PavolPavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner	2012 London	Canoeing	Men's C-2 slalom
2 ! Silver	Štefečeková, ZuzanaZuzana Štefečeková	2012 London	Shooting	Women's trap

Winter Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 ! Silver	ZidekRadoslav Židek	2006 Turin	Snowboarding	Men's snowboard cross
1 ! Gold	Kuzmina, AnastasiyaAnastasiya Kuzmina	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Women's sprint
2 ! Silver	Kuzmina, AnastasiyaAnastasiya Kuzmina	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Women's pursuit
3 ! Bronze	Hurajt, PavolPavol Hurajt	2010 Vancouver	Biathlon	Men's mass start

Medal tables

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal count

Medals by Summer Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
as part of Czechoslovakia 1920-1992 (counted only medals of the individual disciplines or of the pairs competition without teams competitions)
1936 Berlin	1	0	0	1
1948 London	1	0	0	1
1952 Helsinki	1	0	1	2
1960 Rome	1	0	0	1
1972 Munich	0	0	1	1
1976 Montreal	1	0	0	1
1980 Moscow	0	1	4	5
1988 Soeul	2	0	2	4
Total	7	1	8	16
Slovakia from 1992
1996 Atlanta	1	1	1	3
2000 Sydney	1	3	1	5
2004 Athens	2	2	2	6
2008 Beijing	3	2	1	6
2012 London	0	1	3	4
Total	14	10	16	40
	7	9	8	24

Medals by Winter Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
as part of Czechoslovakia 1920-1992 (counted only medals of the individual disciplines or of the pairs competition without teams competitions)
1972 Saporo	1	0	0	1
1972 Sarajevo	0	0	1	1
Total	1	0	1	2
Slovakia from 1992
1994 Lillehammer	0	0	0	0
1998 Nagano	0	0	0	0
2002 Salt Lake City	0	0	0	0
2006 Turin	0	1	0	1
2010 Vancouver	1	1	1	3
Total	2	2	2	6
	1	2	1	4

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
as part of Czechoslovakia 1920-1992 (counted only medals of the individual disciplines or of the pairs competition without teams competitions)
Athletics	1	1	1	3
Boxing	2	0	1	3
Cycling	1	0	0	1
Figure skating	1	0	1	2
Rowing	1	0	0	1
Tennis	1	0	1	2
Weightlifting	0	0	1	1
Wrestling	1	0	4	5
Total	8	1	9	18
Slovakia from 1992
Canoeing	7	4	4	15
Swimming	0	2	0	2
Judo	0	1	0	1
Snowboarding	0	1	0	1
Shooting	0	2	2	4
Wrestling	0	0	1	1
Biathlon	1	1	1	3
Total	8	11	9	28

See also

• Category:Olympic competitors for Slovakia

References

• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-10-09. 
• "Slovak Olympic Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2011-12-22.