# Slovakia at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Slovakia competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Slovak Olympic Committee sent a total of 47 athletes to the Games, 26 men and 21 women, to compete in 11 sports. There was only a single competitor in badminton, judo, triathlon, and weightlifting.
The Slovak team featured three defending Olympic champions from Beijing: slalom canoers Michal Martikán, and twins Pavol and Peter Hochschorner. Rifle shooter and double bronze medalist Jozef Gönci, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, competed at his sixth Olympics and was the oldest and most experienced athlete, at age 38. Meanwhile, medley swimmer Katarína Listopadová was the youngest member of the team, at age 19. Other notable Slovak athletes included road cyclist and world junior champion Peter Sagan, weightlifter and three-time Olympic veteran Martin Tešovič, and professional tennis player Daniela Hantuchová.
Slovakia left London with a total of four medals (one silver and three bronze), failing to win a gold for the first time in Olympic history and in the post-Czechoslovak era. Among the nation's medalists were shooters Zuzana Štefečeková and Danka Barteková, who took silver and bronze medals in the women's trap and skeet events respectively. On 11 August 2012, Barteková was elected to the IOC Athletes Commission, along with three other athletes. Meanwhile, Michal Martikán, who won bronze in London, became the most successful Slovak athlete in history with a total of five Olympic medals.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Silver | Zuzana Štefečeková | Shooting | Women's trap | 4 August |
| Bronze | Danka Barteková | Shooting | Women's skeet | 29 July |
| Bronze | Michal Martikán | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | 31 July |
| Bronze | Peter Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | 2 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Swimming | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 21 | 47 |
Medals by date :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| Day 1 | 28 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 2 | 29 July | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Day 3 | 30 July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 4 | 31 July | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Day 5 | 1 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 6 | 2 August | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Day 7 | 3 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 8 | 4 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 9 | 5 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 10 | 6 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 11 | 7 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 12 | 8 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 13 | 9 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 14 | 10 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 15 | 11 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 16 | 12 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |

## Athletics

Slovak athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Miloš Bátovský | 50 km walk | 4:09:32 | 48 |
| Anton Kučmín | 20 km walk | 1:22:25 | 23 |
| Matej Tóth | 50 km walk | 3:41:24 | 5 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Michal Kabelka | High jump | 2.16 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marcel Lomnický | Hammer throw | 74.00 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Katarína Berešová | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:48:11 | 99 |
| Mária Czaková | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:37:43 | 53 |
| Lucia Klocová | 1500 m | 4:07.79 NR | 9 q | 4:02.99 NR | 8 q | 4:12.64 | 5 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Martina Hrašnová | Hammer throw | 68.41 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dana Velďáková | Triple jump | 14.22 | 10 q | 11.92 | 12 |
| Jana Velďáková | Long jump | 6.18 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Monika Fašungová | Women's singles | Gu (SIN) L 5–21, 11–21 | Na (AUS) L 12–21, 18–21 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Slovakia has qualified boats for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Michal Martikán | Men's C-1 | 139.46 | 16 | 90.56 | 1 | 90.56 | 1 Q | 104.04 | 4 Q | 98.31 | |
| Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | Men's C-2 | 97.52 | 2 | 98.60 | 1 | 97.52 | 2 Q | 109.04 | 2 Q | 108.28 | |
| Jana Dukátová | Women's K-1 | 105.14 | 5 | 101.37 | 4 | 101.37 | 6 Q | 110.48 | 4 Q | 111.60 | 6 |
* Pavol & Peter Hochschorner in Men's C-2 semifinal
* Jana Dukátová in Women's K-1 semifinal

### Sprint

Slovakia has qualified boats for the following events

#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ľubomír Hagara | C-1 200 m | 43.507 | 5 Q | 41.472 | 3 FA | 43.977 | 6 |
| Marek Krajčovič | K-1 1000 m | 3:39.649 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Gelle Erik Vlček | K-2 1000 m | 3:19.571 | 3 Q | 3:12.690 | 1 FA | 3:12.519 | 8 |
| Peter Gelle Martin Jankovec Juraj Tarr Erik Vlček | K-4 1000 m | 2:55.173 | 1 FA | Bye | Bye | 2:56.771 | 6 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ivana Kmeťová | K-1 200 m | 43.445 | 6 Q | 42.510 | 5 FB | 45.556 | 14 |
| Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová | K-2 500 m | 1:45.073 | 5 Q | 1:43.653 | 5 FB | 1:47.683 | 13 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling

Slovakia has qualified in the following events

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Peter Sagan | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 34 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Janka Števková | Women's cross-country | 1:39:05 | 21 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Samuel Piasecký | Parallel bars | — | — | — | — | 15.358 | — | 15.358 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Samuel Piasecký | Horizontal bar | — | — | — | — | — | 12.666 | 12.666 | 65 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
| Mária Homolová | All-around | 12.066 | 12.766 | 10.458 | 11.733 | 47.023 | 57 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

Slovakia has qualified 1 judoka
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Milan Randl | Men's −90 kg | Iliadis (GRE) L 0002–0111 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Shooting

Slovakia has earned seven qualification berths in shooting events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Jozef Gönci | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1157 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jozef Gönci | 50 m rifle prone | 589 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jozef Gönci | 10 m air rifle | 591 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pavol Kopp | 50 m pistol | 556 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pavol Kopp | 10 m air pistol | 576 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juraj Tužinský | 50 m pistol | 554 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Juraj Tužinský | 10 m air pistol | 580 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erik Varga | Trap | 121 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Danka Barteková | Skeet | 70 | 2 Q | 90 | |
| Daniela Pešková | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 576 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniela Pešková | 10 m air rifle | 395 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zuzana Štefečeková | Trap | 73 | 2 Q | 93 S/O 3 | |

## Swimming

Slovakian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tomáš Klobučník | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.40 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Katarína Filová | 100 m freestyle | 56.58 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Katarína Filová | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.03 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Katarína Listopadová | 200 m individual medley | 2:16.81 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Denisa Smolenová | 100 m butterfly | 59.48 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Denisa Smolenová | 200 m butterfly | 2:11.10 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Miroslava Syllabová | 50 m freestyle | 26.07 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Martin Kližan | Singles | Roddick (USA) L 5–7, 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lukáš Lacko | Singles | Petzschner (GER) L 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martin Kližan Lukáš Lacko | Doubles | — | Tipsarević / Zimonjić (SRB) L 3–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dominika Cibulková | Singles | Pironkova (BUL) L 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daniela Hantuchová | Singles | Li N (CHN) W 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | Cornet (FRA) W 6–3, 6–0 | Wozniacki (DEN) L 4–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dominika Cibulková Daniela Hantuchová | Doubles | — | A. Radwańska / U. Radwańska (POL) L 2–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Slovakia has qualified the following athletes.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Richard Varga | Men's | 16:56 | 0:41 | 59:15 | 0:30 | 32:03 | 1:49:25 | 22 |

## Weightlifting

Slovakia has qualified the following quota places.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Martin Tešovič | Men's −105 kg | 167 | 12 | 196 | 12 | 363 | 11 |