The Czech Republic competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. It was the first Summer Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams. 115 competitors, 76 men and 39 women, took part in 110 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
The following Czech competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Athletics Men's Javelin Throw Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m Canoeing Men's C-1 500 m Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 Canoeing Men's slalom C-2 Tennis Women's doubles Shooting Men's 10 m running target Athletics Women's triple jump Athletics Men's decathlon Tennis Women's singles
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Medals by sportSport TotalAthletics1023Canoeing3205Shooting0011Tennis0112Total 4 3 411 |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by dayDayDate Total7July 2600118July 2711029July 28010112July 31001113August 1001114August 2001115August 3210316August 41001Total43411 |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;"|
Medals by genderGender TotalPercentageMale322763.63%Female112436.36%Mixed00000.00%Total 4 3 411100% |style="text-align:left;width:22%;vertical-align:top;"|
Multiple medalistsNameSport TotalMartin DoktorCanoeing2002Jana NovotnáTennis0112
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games: SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 14 9 23Boxing 4 0 4Canoeing 17 8 25Cycling 4 2 6Fencing 1 0 1Gymnastics 1 3 4Judo 2 2 4Rowing 3 2 5Sailing 2 0 2Shooting 14 3 17Swimming 3 7 10Table Tennis 2 1 3Tennis 2 2 4Volleyball 2 0 2Weightlifting 2 0 2Wrestling 3 0 3 Total 76 39 115
Athletics
Men Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOverallTimeRankOverallTimeRankOverallTimeRankPavel Soukup800 m1:47.67332colspan=3 colspan=5 Tomáš Dvořák110 m hurdles13.78633colspan=8 Jiří Malysa20 km walkcolspan=9 1:25:1325Tomáš Kratochvílcolspan=9 1:30:1148Hubert Sonnekcolspan=9 1:32:4252Miloš Holuša50 km walkcolspan=9 4:03:1627Hubert Sonnekcolspan=9
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankTomáš JankůHigh jump2.2813 Q2.2514Milan GombalaLong jump7.8820colspan=2 Miroslav MencShot put18.6921colspan=2 Marek BílekDiscus throw59.8620colspan=2 Pavel SedláčekHammer throw73.9820colspan=2 Jan ŽeleznýJavelin throw86.522 Q88.16
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventPointsRankTomáš DvořákResult10.647.6015.821.9848.2913.7946.284.7070.164:31.258664Points9429608407858951002793819892736Robert ZmělíkResult10.837.6413.531.9549.5514.1743.445.4067.204:38.4584227Points8999707007588359537351035847 690Kamil DamašekResult10.867.2215.512.0147.3514.9442.664.9055.844:25.86822916Points892866821813941857719880675765
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankOverallTimeRankOverallTimeRankOverallTimeRankHana Benešová400 m52.28522 q51.30513colspan=5 Helena Fuchsová51.712 Q951.70520colspan=5 Naděžda Koštovalová53.034 Q3553.21831colspan=5 Ludmila Formanová800 m1:59.3737 qcolspan=3 1:59.28512colspan=2 Naděžda KoštovalováLudmila FormanováHelena FuchsováHana Benešová4 × 400 m relay3:26.8257 qcolspan=6 3:26.997
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankZuzana KováčikováHigh jump1.9313 q1.9311Šárka KašpárkováTriple jump14.427 Q14.98Zdeňka ŠilhaváDiscus throw59.2419colspan=2 Alice Matějková60.7215colspan=2 Nikola TomečkováJavelin throw55.0225colspan=2
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJaroslav KonečnýLightweightW 16–6L 6–20colspan=3 9Pavol PolakovičLight middleweightW 8–1L 5–12colspan=3 9Ľudovít PlachetkaMiddleweightW 20–4L 4–4 colspan=3 9Petr HoráčekSuper heavyweightL RSCcolspan=4 17
Canoeing
Slalom
Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 ResultTimePointsTotalTimePointsTotalTotalRankLukáš Pollert Men's C-1151.170151.17158.2520178.25151.17Pavel Janda167.71 10 10177.91185.5555240.55177.9120Miroslav ŠimekJiří Rohan Men's C-2161.7770231.77160.160160.16160.16Petr ŠterclPavel Štercl163.455168.45179.53160339.53168.456Luboš HilgertMen's K-1146.105151.10146.9950196.99151.1018Jiří Prskavec182.29115297.29151.150151.15151.1519Štěpánka HilgertováWomen's K-1164.495169.49166.975171.97169.49Marcela Sadilová181.2255236.22174.470174.47174.479Irena Pavelková184.4555239.45166.8915181.89181.8916
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartin DoktorC-1 500 m1:52.9071 Fcolspan=2 colspan=2 1:49.934C-1 1000 m4:19.9181 Fcolspan=2 colspan=2 3:54.418Pavel BednářPetr FuksaC-2 500 m1:47.9558 R1:50.4803 SF1:44.9026colspan=2 C-2 1000 m4:25.2958 SFcolspan=2 3:51.5765colspan=2 Jiří PolívkaKarel LeštinaK-2 500 m1:34.1076 R1:37.1192 SF1:32.5177colspan=2 Petr HruškaRené KučeraK-2 1000 m3:42.6824 R3:35.2163 SF3:21.3847colspan=2 Karel LeštinaPavel MrázMartin OtáhalJiří PolívkaK-4 1000 m3:19.8687 SFcolspan=2 3:06.6115colspan=2
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPavlína JobánkováK-1 500 m2:07.8118 R2:12.2197colspan=4 Jitka JanáčkováPavlína JobánkováK-2 500 m1:51.3466 R1:55.3773 SF1:49.1257colspan=2 Jitka JanáčkováKateřina HekováKateřina HlucháMilena PergnerováK-4 500 m1:44.7077 SFcolspan=2 1:42.2165colspan=2
Cycling
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankJán SvoradaRoad race4:56:4430
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage Round 2Repechage 2Round of 16Repechage 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)RankPavel BuráňMen's sprint10.389(69.30)7W 11.700(61.54)W 11.272(63.86)LLcolspan=3 9
Mountain bike
AthleteEventTimeRankRadovan Fořt Men's cross-country2:42:4324Pavel Camrda2:49:0933Kateřina NeumannováWomen's cross-country2:04:0318Kateřina Hanušová2:04:0519
Fencing
One male fencer represented the Czech Republic in 1996.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankRoman JečmínekMen's épéeL 13–15colspan=5 37
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men AthleteEventApparatusTotalFloorPommel horseRingsVaultParallel barsHorizontal barRankRankRankRankRankRankScoreRankJiří FiřtTeam8.8758.825879.3008.925709.3259.150689.4259.250638.4509.100838.4259.46277108.51258
Women AthleteEventApparatusTotalVaultUneven barsBalance beamFloorRankRankRankRankScoreRankGabriela KrčmárováTeam9.3259.262738.9878.975848.1628.912849.0509.4377472.11067
Rhythmic
Individual AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinalApparatusTotalApparatusTotalApparatusTotalRopeBallClubsRibbonRopeBallClubsRibbonRopeBallClubsRibbonScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankLenka OulehlováAll-around9.232249.266=189.266=239.1992636.96322colspan=20 Andrea Šebestová9.366158.783369.249=269.200=2336.59828colspan=20
Judo
Rowing
The Czech Republic had five rowers participate in three out of fourteen rowing events in 1996.
Men AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankVáclav ChalupaSingle sculls7:35.481 SA/Bcolspan=2 7:16.973 FA6:55.655Michal VabroušekAdam MichálekLightweight double sculls7:16.075 R6:30.343 SC/D6:41.411 FC6:53.1413
Women AthleteEventHeatRepechageSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSabina TelenskáHana DariusováPair7:54.724 R8:01.501 Q7:48.405 FB7:20.248 Qualification legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinal A/B; SC/D=Semifinal C/D; R=Repechage; Q=Qualified for the next round
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men
AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRank Rastislav Bizub 100 m backstroke 58.29 37 colspan=2 200 m backstroke 2:04.55 24 colspan=2 Daniel Málek 100 m breaststroke 1:02.46 9 FB 1:02.39 10 200 m breaststroke 2:17.08 17 colspan=2 Josef Horký 200 m butterfly 2:02.84 30 colspan=2 200 m individual medley 2:05.45 18 colspan="2" 400 m individual medley 4:26.58 13 FB 4:28.39 14
Women
AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRank Kristýna Kyněrová 100 m freestyle 58.03 34 colspan=2 200 m freestyle 2:03.63 19 colspan=2 Olga Šplíchalová 400 m freestyle 4:20.04 21 colspan=2 800 m freestyle 8:47.68 15 colspan=2 Marcela Kubalčíková 100 m backstroke 1:05.48 24 colspan=2 100 m butterfly 1:03.82 33 colspan=2 200 m butterfly 2:19.38 27 colspan=2 Kateřina Pivoňková 200 m backstroke 2:18.20 21 colspan=2 Lenka Maňhalová 100 m breaststroke 1:12.72 29 colspan=2 200 m breaststroke 2:32.14 15 FB 2:29.96 11 200 m individual medley 2:18.43 20 colspan=2 Pavla Chrástová 400 m individual medley 4:51.35 15 FB 4:56.23 16 Hana Černá 4:49.43 13 FB 4:46.78 10 Hana ČernáKristýna KyněrováPavla ChrástováOlga Šplíchalová 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 8:21.19 15 colspan=2 Kateřina PivoňkováLenka MaňhalováMarcela KubalčíkováKristýna Kyněrová 4 × 100 m medley relay 4:21.05 20 colspan=2 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Table tennis
Three Czech table tennis players qualified for the following events.
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPetr KorbelMen's singlesW 2–1(15–21, 21–16, 21–13)W 2–0(21–9, 21–11)W 2–0(21–13, 21–19)W 3–2(17–21, 19–21, 21–17, 21–14, 21–13)W 3–0(21–10, 21–13, 21–19)L 0–3(21–23, 7–21, 16–21)L 1–3(17–21, 21–19, 18–21, 19–21)4Petr KorbelJosef PlachýMen's doublesL 0–2 (16–21, 22–24)L 0–2 (11–21, 19–21)L 0–2 (8–21, 18–21)colspan=3 25Jana DobešováWomen's singlesL 0–2(9–21, 17–21)L 0–2(20–22, 20–22)W 2–0(21–9, 21–7)colspan=4 33
Tennis
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJiří NovákSinglesW 6–4, 4–6, 3–6L 4–6, 5–7colspan=6 Daniel VacekW 6–4, 2–6, 6–4L 3–6, 6–7(1–7)colspan=6 Jiří NovákDaniel VacekDoublesW W 7–5, 6–4L 6–7(4–7), 4–7colspan=3
Women AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJana NovotnáSinglesW 6–4, 4–4 W 6–4, 3–6, 6–3W 6–3, 6–4W 7–5, 3–6, 8–6L 4–6, 6–1, 3–6W 7–6(10–8), 6–4Helena SukováL 6–7(4–6), 6–3, 5–7colspan=6 Jana NovotnáHelena SukováDoublesW 6–2, 6–2W 6–2, 6–3W 6–2, 6–4W 6–2, 7–6(6–1)L 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Volleyball
Beach
AthleteEventWinner's bracketLoser's bracketFinal roundFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFirst roundSecond roundThird roundFourth roundFifth roundSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarek PakostaMichal PalinekMen'sW 15–11L 5–15colspan=2 W 15–6L 9–15colspan=5 =13
Weightlifting
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankPetr StanislavMen's 59 kg112.010142.510255.010Roman PolomMen's 99 kg160.016187.518347.519
Wrestling
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