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.

Slovakia at the
Olympics
IOC codeSVK
NOCSlovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (in Slovak)
Medals
Ranked 50th
Gold
14
Silver
18
Bronze
10
Total
42
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Hungary (1896–1912)
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)

Slovak athletes have won a total of forty two 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 edit

Timeline of participation edit

Date Team
1896 as part of   Hungary
1900–1912 as   Bohemia (BOH)
1920–1992   Czechoslovakia (TCH)
1994–   Czech Republic (CZE)   Slovakia (SVK)

Medal tables edit

List of medalists - Slovakia since 1993 edit

Summer Games edit

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

Winter Games edit

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 edit

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 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) edit

Summer Games edit

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 edit

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

See also edit

External links edit

  • "Slovakia". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Slovakia". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/SVK". olympanalyt.com.