The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.
Several team members, including table tennis player Pavel Širuček, beach volleyball players Ondřej Perušič and Markéta Sluková and road cyclist Michal Schlegel, and delegation members were tested positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo. The anti-epidemic measures were not followed on a charter flight of the Czech team and delegation, the case positivity of unvaccinated tennis doctor (despite wide vaccine availability in the Czech Republic) have caused most controversies.
For the Czech Republic, these were the most successful Olympic Games in terms of medals. Czech athletes broke the previous record from the Olympics in 1996 and 2012 by one silver medal. Josef Dostál became most decorated Summer olympic's athlete in Czech republic's history with 4 medals (1 silver, 3 bronze).
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Jiří Lipták Shooting Men's trap Jiří Prskavec Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 Lukáš Krpálek Judo Men's +100 kg Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková Tennis Women's doubles Lukáš Rohan Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 David Kostelecký Shooting Men's trap Markéta Vondroušová Tennis Women's Singles Jakub Vadlejch Athletics Men's javelin throw Alexander Choupenitch Fencing Men's foil Josef DostálRadek Šlouf Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres Vítězslav Veselý Athletics Men's javelin throw
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Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics0112Canoeing1113Fencing0011Judo1001Shooting1102Tennis1102Total44311 |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;"| Medals by dateDayDate Total3011261102720028010191001130011150112Total44311 |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by genderGenderTotalPercentageMale333981.81%Female110218.18%Mixed00000.00%Total1012100% |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;"|
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Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 0 1 1Athletics 14 14 28Basketball 12 0 12Canoeing 6 2 8Cycling 5 2 7Equestrian 5 1 6Fencing 2 0 2Golf 1 1 2Gymnastics 1 1 2Judo 2 0 2Modern pentathlon 2 0 2Rowing 5 2 7Sailing 1 0 1Shooting 6 2 8Sport climbing 1 0 1Swimming 4 5 9Table Tennis 2 1 3Tennis 1 5 6Triathlon 0 2 2Volleyball 2 2 4Weightlifting 1 0 1Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 74 41 115
Archery
One Czech Republic archer directly qualified for the women's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the semifinal stage and obtaining one of five available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMarie HoráčkováWomen's individual63634L 2–6colspan=6
Athletics
Czech athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJan Jirka200 mcolspan="4" Pavel Maslák400 m47.017colspan="4" Vít Müller 400 m hurdles49.595 q49.698 colspan="2" Michal DesenskýPavel MaslákPatrik ŠormVít Müller4 × 400 m relay3:03.617colspan=2 colspan=2 Lukáš Gdula50 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=2 4:33:0646Vít Hlaváč4:15:4043
Women AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBarbora Malíková400 m52.836colspan=4 Lada Vondrová51.14 PB3 Q51.628colspan=2 Kristiina Mäki1500 m4:04.556 Q4:01.23 NR7 q4:11.7613Diana Mezuliáníková4:05.496 Q4:03.70 PB9colspan=2 Simona Vrzalová4:19.4613colspan=4 Tereza HrochováMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:42:2558Marcela Joglová2:39:2952Eva Vrabcová NývltováTereza Ďurdiaková20 km walkcolspan=4 1:36:5830
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTomáš StaněkShot put20.4717colspan="2" Jakub VadlejchJavelin throw84.934 Q86.67 SBVítězslav Veselý83.048 Q85.44 SB
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionRomana MaláčováPole vault4.4023 colspan="2" Markéta ČervenkováShot put17.3324 colspan="2" Nikola OgrodníkováJavelin throw60.0316colspan="2" Irena Gillarová59.1619colspan="2" Barbora Špotáková60.5214colspan="2"
Combined events - Men's decathlon AthleteEventTotalRankAdam Sebastian HelceletResult11.067.1614.991.9649.4114.3545.404.6061.544:44.74800416Points847852789767842930775790761651Jiří SýkoraResult11.187.0314.631.9048.8914.4849.904.6063.734:54.97794317Points821821767714866913868790794589
Basketball
Men's tournament
The Czech Republic men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria.
Team roster
Group play
Canoeing
Slalom Czech canoeists qualified boats in all four classes for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankLukáš RohanMen's C-1103.989102.156102.158 Q103.684 Q101.96Jiří PrskavecMen's K-192.57391.71491.714 Q94.291 Q91.63Tereza FišerováWomen's C-1110.453109.163109.163 Q113.232120.996Kateřina Minařík KudějováWomen's K-1107.874106.416106.416 Q116.1515 colspan="2"
Sprint Czech canoeists qualified four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.
AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartin FuksaMen's C-1 1000 m4:01.6202 SF colspan="2" 4:04.22034:08.7555Petr FuksaMen's C-1 1000 m4:14.4823 QF4:14.4764 colspan="4" Josef DostálMen's K-1 1000 m3:37.3421 SF colspan="2" 3:25.3872 Q3:26.6105Martin FuksaPetr FuksaMen's C-2 1000 m3:53.0563 QF3:50.6352 SF3:28.9275 FB3:31.24010Josef DostálRadek ŠloufMen's K-2 1000 m3:13.4252 SF colspan="2" 3:18.2404 FA3:16.106 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Czech Republic entered a squad of four riders (three men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.
AthleteEventTimeRankMichael KukrleMen's road race6:15:3836Men's time trial1:00:41.5526Michal SchlegelMen's road raceDid not startZdeněk ŠtybarDid not finishTereza NeumanováWomen's road race3:59:4733
Track Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Czech Republic entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings.
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankTomáš BábekMen's sprint9.85673.05228 colspan="10"
Keirin AthleteEventRound 1RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRankRankRankRankRankTomáš BábekMen's keirin4 R4 colspan="3"
Mountain biking Czech Republic qualified two mountain bikers; one male and one female, based on the UCI Olympic Mountain Biking rankings.
AthleteEventTimeRankOndřej CinkMen's cross-countryDid not finishJitka ČábelickáWomen's cross-country1:25:0022
Equestrian
Czech Republic entered two eventing riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by securing the first and fifth of six available slots, respectively, outside the group and continental selection, in the individual FEI Olympic rankings. Meanwhile, a squad of three jumping riders was added to the Czech roster by accepting a forfeited spot from Ukraine, as the next highest-ranked team, not yet qualified, at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for the second batch of Group C (Central and Eastern Europe) in Budapest.
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankMiloslav Příhoda Jr.Ferreolus LatIndividual33.803530.6064.40364.0068.4033colspan=5 Miroslav TrundaShutterflyke46.106066.00112.104913.60101.7039colspan=5
Jumping AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTimeRankAnna KellnerováCatch Me If You Can OldIndividual12=55 colspan="3" Aleš OpatrnýForewer4=31 colspan="3" Kamil PapoušekWarnessRetired colspan="3" Anna KellnerováAleš OpatrnýOndřej ZváraCatch Me If You CanForewerCento LanoTeam4515 colspan="3"
Fencing
Czech Republic entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Jakub Jurka (men's épée) and Rio 2016 Olympian Alexander Choupenitch (men's foil) claimed the fencing spots on the Czech roster as the sole winners of their respective individual events at the European Zonal Qualifier in Madrid, Spain.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankJakub JurkaMen's épéeL 14–15colspan=5 Alexander ChoupenitchMen's foilW 15–11W 15–13W 15–9L 10–15W 15–8
Golf
Czech Republic entered one male and one female golfer into the Olympic tournament.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreParRankOndřej LieserMen's72777372294 +1060Klára SpilkováWomen's69707169279−5=23
Gymnastics
Artistic Czech Republic entered two artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Aneta Holasová booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing eleventh out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankDavid JessenAll-around13.46612.33312.56612.33313.63311.00075.33157colspan=8
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAneta HolasováAll-around12.56611.53311.93311.10047.13273colspan=8
Judo
Czech Republic entered two male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankDavid KlammertMen's −90 kgL 00–10colspan=6 Lukáš KrpálekMen's +100 kgW 11–00W 01–00W 01–00W 10–00
Modern pentathlon
Czech athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Martin Vlach secured his selection in the men's event with a bronze-medal finish and third among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.
AthleteEventFencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Combined: shooting/running(10 m air pistol)/(3200 m)Total pointsFinal rankRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsJan KufMen's23–12 062382:02.32163066529411:23.761961714558Martin Vlach16–19 0221962:07.19322960330010:30.13167014625
Rowing
Czech Republic qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in the men's single sculls and women's double sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. Meanwhile, two more crews (men's double sculls and men's lightweight double sculls) were added to the Czech roster with their top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Men