Czech Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Czech Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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
Athletics
Men's 800 metres
Pavel Soukup
Men's 110 metres hurdles
Tomáš Dvořák
Men's 20 kilometres Walk
Jiří Malysa
Tomáš Kratochvíl
Hubert Sonnek
Men's 50 km Walk
Miloš Holuša — 4:03:16 (→ 27th place)
Hubert Sonnek — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
Tomáš Janků
Men's Long Jump
Milan Gombala
Qualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Miroslav Menc
Men's Discus Throw
Marek Bílek
Qualification — 59.86m (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Pavel Sedláček
Qualification — 73.98m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
Jan Železný
Men's Decathlon
Tomáš Dvořák
Final Result — 8664 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Robert Změlík
Final Result — 8422 points (→ 7th place)
Kamil Damašek
Final Result — 8229 points (→ 16th place)
Women's 400 metres
Hana Benešová
Helena Fuchsová
Naděžda Koštovalová
Women's 800 metres
Ludmila Formanová
Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay
Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Fuchsová, and Hana Benešová
Qualification — 3:26.82
Final — 3:26.99 (→ 7th place)
Women's High Jump
Zuzana Kováčiková
Qualification — 1.93m
Final — 1.93m (→ 12th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
Nikola Tomečková
Qualification — 55.02m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
Zdeňka Šilhavá
Qualification — 59.24m (→ did not advance)
Alice Matějková
Qualification — 60.72m (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
Šárka Kašpárková
Qualification — 14.42m
Final — 14.98m (→ Bronze Medal)
Beach volleyball
Marek Pakosta and Michal Palinek — 13th place overall
Boxing
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Jaroslav Konečný
First Round — Defeated Idrissa Kabore (Burkina Faso), 16-6
Second Round — Lost to Pongsith Wiangwiset (Thailand), 6-20
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Pavol Polakovič
First Round — Defeated Victor Kunene (South Africa), 8-1
Second Round — Lost to David Reid (United States), 5-12
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Ľudovít Plachetka
First Round — Defeated Dan Mathunjawa (Swaziland), 20-4
Second Round — Lost to Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan), 4-4 (referee decision)
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Petr Horáček
First Round — Lost to Adaliat Marnedov (Azerbaijan), RSC-2 (01:10)
Canoeing
Men's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres
Karel Leština and Jiří Polívka
Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres
Petr Hruška and René Kučera
Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres
Karel Leština, Pavel Mráz, Martin Otáhal, and Jiří Polívka
Men's Kayak Singles, Slalom
Luboš Hilgert
Jiří Prskavec
Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres
Martin Doktor
Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres
Martin Doktor
Men's Canadian Doubles, 500 metres
Pavel Bednář and Petr Fuksa
Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres
Pavel Bednář and Petr Fuksa
Men's Canadian Singles, Slalom
Lukáš Pollert
Pavel Janda
Men's Canadian Doubles, Slalom
Miroslav Šimek and Jiří Rohan
Petr Štercl and Pavel Štercl
Women's Kayak Singles, 500 metres
Pavlína Jobánková
Women's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres
Jitka Janáčková and Pavlína Jobánková
Women's Kayak Fours, 500 metres
Jitka Janáčková, Kateřina Heková, Kateřina Hluchá, and Milena Pergnerová
Women's Kayak Singles, Slalom
Štěpánka Hilgertová
Marcela Sadilová
Irena Pavelková
Cycling
Road
Men's individual road race
Ján Svorada
Track
Men's sprint
Pavel Buráň
Mountain bike
Men's cross-country
Radovan Fořt
Final — 2:42:43 (→ 24th place)
Pavel Camrda
Final — 2:49:09 (→ 33rd place)
Women's cross-country
Kateřina Neumannová
Final — 2:04.03 (→ 18th place)
Kateřina Hanušová
Final — 2:04.05 (→ 19th place)
Fencing
One male fencer represented the Czech Republic in 1996.
Men's épée
Roman Ječmínek
Gymnastics
Judo
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
The Czech Republic had five rowers participate in three out of fourteen rowing events in 1996.
Men's single sculls
Václav Chalupa
Men's lightweight double sculls
Michal Vabroušek
Adam Michálek
Women's coxless pair
Sabina Telenská
Hana Dariusová
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
Rastislav Bizub
Heat — 58.29 (→ did not advance, 39th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Rastislav Bizub
Heat — 2:04.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Daniel Málek
Heat — 1:02.46
B-Final — 1:02.39 (→ 10th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Daniel Málek
Heat — 2:17.08 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Josef Horký
Heat — 2:02.84 (→ did not advance, 30th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Josef Horký
Heat — 2:05.45 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Josef Horký
Heat — 4:26.58
B-Final — 4:28.39 (→ 14th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Kristýna Kyněrová
Heat — 58.03 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Kristýna Kyněrová
Heat — 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Olga Šplíchalová
Heat — 4:20.04 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Olga Šplíchalová
Heat — 8:47.68 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Marcela Kubalčíková
Heat — 1:05.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Kateřina Pivoňková
Heat — 2:18.20 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Lenka Maňhalová
Heat — 1:12.72 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Lenka Maňhalová
Heat — 2:32.14
B-Final — 2:29.96 (→ 16th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
Marcela Kubalčíková
Heat — 1:03.82 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Marcela Kubalčíková
Heat — 2:19.38 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Lenka Maňhalová
Heat — 2:18.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Pavla Chrástová
Heat — 4:51.35
B-Final — 4:56.23 (→ 16th place)
Hana Černá
Heat — 4:49.43
B-Final — 4:46.78 (→ 10th place)
Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Hana Černá, Kristýna Kyněrová, Pavla Chrástová, and Olga Šplíchalová
Heat — 8:21.19 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Kateřina Pivoňková, Lenka Maňhalová, Marcela Kubalčíková, and Kristýna Kyněrová
Heat — 4:21.05 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
Jiří Novák
First round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 6-4 4-6 3-6
Daniel Vacek
First round — Defeated David Prinosil (Germany) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Second round — Lost to Andrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 3-6 6-7
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
1996 in Czech sport