# Slovakia at the Olympics

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 thirty three medals at the Summer Olympic Games, mostly in slalom canoeing. The nation has also won ten medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Slovakia was created in 1992 and recognized in 1993.

## Participation
### Timeline of participation

| Olympic year/s | Team | Team |
| 1920–1992 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| since 1994 | Czechia (CZE) | Slovakia (SVK) |

## List of medalists - Slovakia since 1993
### Summer Games

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Michal Martikán | 1996 Atlanta | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
| Silver | Slavomír Kňazovický | 1996 Atlanta | Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 metres |
| Bronze | Jozef Gönci | 1996 Atlanta | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone |
| Gold | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 2000 Sydney | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
| Silver | Michal Martikán | 2000 Sydney | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
| Silver | Martina Moravcová | 2000 Sydney | Swimming | Women's 100 metre butterfly |
| Silver | Martina Moravcová | 2000 Sydney | Swimming | Women's 200 metre freestyle |
| Bronze | Juraj Minčík | 2000 Sydney | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
| Gold | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 2004 Athens | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
| Gold | Elena Kaliská | 2004 Athens | Canoeing | Women's K-1 slalom |
| Silver | Michal Martikán | 2004 Athens | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
| Silver | Jozef Krnáč | 2004 Athens | Judo | Men's half-lightweight |
| Bronze | Juraj Bača Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Erik Vlček | 2004 Athens | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 metres |
| Bronze | Jozef Gönci | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle |
| Gold | Michal Martikán | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
| Gold | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
| Gold | Elena Kaliská | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Women's K-1 slalom |
| Silver | Zuzana Štefečeková | 2008 Beijing | Shooting | Women's trap |
| Silver | Juraj Tarr Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Erik Vlček | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 metres |
| Silver | David Musuľbes | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 120 kg |
| Silver | Zuzana Štefečeková | 2012 London | Shooting | Women's trap |
| Bronze | Michal Martikán | 2012 London | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
| Bronze | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | 2012 London | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
| Bronze | Danka Barteková | 2012 London | Shooting | Women's skeet |
| Gold | Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
| Gold | Matej Tóth | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk |
| Silver | Matej Beňuš | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
| Silver | Tibor Linka Denis Myšák Juraj Tarr Erik Vlček | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 m |
| Gold | Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková | 2020 Tokyo | Shooting | Women's trap |
| Silver | Jakub Grigar | 2020 Tokyo | Canoeing | Men's K-1 slalom |
| Silver | Rory Sabbatini | 2020 Tokyo | Golf | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Samuel Baláž Adam Botek Denis Myšák Erik Vlček | 2020 Tokyo | Canoeing | Men's K-4 500 m |
| Bronze | Matej Beňuš | 2024 Paris | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |

### Winter Games

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Radoslav Židek | 2006 Turin | Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross |
| Gold | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2010 Vancouver | Biathlon | Women's sprint |
| Silver | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2010 Vancouver | Biathlon | Women's pursuit |
| Bronze | Pavol Hurajt | 2010 Vancouver | Biathlon | Men's mass start |
| Gold | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2014 Sochi | Biathlon | Women's sprint |
| Gold | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Women's mass start |
| Silver | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Women's pursuit |
| Silver | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Women's individual |
| Gold | Petra Vlhová | 2022 Beijing | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
| Bronze | Ice hockey team Branislav Konrád Patrik Rybár Matej Tomek Michal Čajkovský Peter Čerešňák Marek Ďaloga Martin Gernát Samuel Kňažko Martin Marinčin Šimon Nemec Mislav Rosandić Peter Cehlárik Marko Daňo Adrián Holešinský Marek Hrivík Libor Hudáček Tomáš Jurčo Miloš Kelemen Michal Krištof Kristián Pospíšil Pavol Regenda Miloš Roman Juraj Slafkovský Samuel Takáč Peter Zuzin | 2022 Beijing | Ice hockey | Men's tournament |

## Most successful Slovak competitors

Individual athletes
| No | Athlete | Sport | | | | Total |
| 1 | Anastasiya Kuzmina | Biathlon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | Canoeing | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Michal Martikán | Canoeing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Elena Kaliská | Canoeing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Zuzana Štefečeková | Shooting | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Erik Vlček | Canoeing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Martina Moravcová | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Matej Beňuš | Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Jozef Gönci | Shooting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Teams
| No | Team | Sport | | | | Total |
| 1 | Men's K-4 | Canoeing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |

## List of Slovak medalists – Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)
### Summer Games

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Jozef Herda | 1936 Berlin | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight |
| Silver | Matylda Pálfyová | 1936 Berlin | Gymnastics | Women's team all round |
| Gold | Július Torma | 1948 London | Boxing | Boxing - Welterweight |
| Gold | Ján Zachara | 1952 Helsinki | Boxing | Boxing - Featherweight |
| Bronze | Mikuláš Athanasov | 1952 Helsinki | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight |
| Gold | Pavel Schmidt | 1960 Rome | Rowing | Rowing - Men's double sculls |
| Silver | Marianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková | 1964 Tokyo | Gymnastics | Women's team all round |
| Silver | Ľudovít Cvetler Ján Geleta Vojtech Masný Štefan Matlák Ivan Mráz Anton Švajlen Anton Urban Vladimír Weiss | 1964 Tokyo | Football | Men's team competition |
| Bronze | Bohumil Golian | 1964 Tokyo | Volleyball | Men's team competition |
| Silver | Marianna Krajčírová Jana Kubičková | 1968 Mexico City | Gymnastics | Women's team all round |
| Silver | Bohumil Golian | 1968 Mexico City | Volleyball | Men's team competition |
| Silver | Vincent Lafko Andrej Lukošík Peter Pospíšil | 1972 Munich | Handball | Men's team competition |
| Bronze | Eva Šuranová | 1972 Munich | Athletics | Women's Long Jump |
| Gold | Anton Tkáč | 1976 Montreal | Cycling | Men's 1000m Sprint (Scratch) |
| Gold | František Kunzo Stanislav Seman | 1980 Moscow | Football | Men's team competition |
| Silver | Imrich Bugár | 1980 Moscow | Athletics | Men's discus throw |
| Silver | Alena Kyselicová Viera Podhányiová Iveta Šranková | 1980 Moscow | Field hockey | Women's team competition |
| Bronze | Dušan Poliačik | 1980 Moscow | Weightlifting | Men's light heavyweight |
| Bronze | Ján Franek | 1980 Moscow | Boxing | Men's light middleweight |
| Bronze | Dan Karabin | 1980 Moscow | Wrestling | Men's freestyle welterweight |
| Bronze | Július Strnisko | 1980 Moscow | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight |
| Gold | Jozef Pribilinec | 1988 Seoul | Athletics | Men's 20 km Walk |
| Gold | Miloslav Mečíř | 1988 Seoul | Tennis | Men's Singles Competition |
| Bronze | Miloslav Mečíř | 1988 Seoul | Tennis | Men's Doubles Competition |
| Bronze | Jozef Lohyňa | 1988 Seoul | Wrestling | Men's freestyle middleweight |

### Winter Games

| Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Ladislav Troják | 1948 St. Moritz | Ice hockey | Men's team competition |
| Silver | Karol Divín | 1960 Squaw Valley | Figure skating | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Vladimír Dzurilla František Gregor Jozef Golonka | 1964 Innsbruck | Ice hockey | Men's team competition |
| Silver | Vladimír Dzurilla Jozef Golonka | 1968 Grenoble | Ice hockey | Men's team competition |
| Gold | Ondrej Nepela | 1972 Sapporo | Figure skating | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Vladimír Dzurilla Rudolf Tajcnár | 1972 Sapporo | Ice hockey | Men's team competition |
| Silver | Igor Liba Vincent Lukáč Dušan Pašek Dárius Rusnák | 1984 Sarajevo | Ice hockey | Men's team competition |
| Silver | Gabriela Svobodová | 1984 Sarajevo | Cross-country skiing | Women's 4 x 5 km relay |
| Bronze | Jozef Sabovčík | 1984 Sarajevo | Figure skating | Men's singles |
| Bronze | Igor Liba Róbert Švehla Peter Veselovský Jaromír Dragan | 1992 Albertville | Ice hockey | Men's team competition |