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Czech Republic Olympic Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Czech Republic at Rio Olympics
The Czech Republic will be one of the teams participating in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This will be the sixth time the country is participated in the Olympics since their independence. The Czechs have signed up for all categories from athletics, badminton and canoeing to cycling, rowing, and judo. They are also very good in tennis and swimming and their hockey team is known internationally.
Czech Republic in Rio Olympics
Rio Olympics 2016 is the sixth time Czech Republic is taking part in Summer Games as an independent nation. However, the Czech athletes had competed in these Olympics from 1920 to 1992 as Czechoslovakia and before that as Bohemia. The Czech Olympic committee is one of the oldest internationally recognized committees formed in 1899.
Major Achievements in Rio Olympics
Athletes from Czech Republic have won a total of 44 medals at summer Olympic Games. Their top winning games so far have been canoeing, athletics and shooting. The Czech ice hockey team has won 14 gold medals in Olympics so far as an independent state and 49 medals before that as Czechoslovakia.
Top Czech Athletes
Though the country is famous for ice hockey, their most famous athlete, Katerina Neumannova, is a cross-country skier with 6 medals. Zuzana Hejnova is also very famous internationally for her win in 400m hurdles at Beijing Olympics in 2008 and track and field Diamond League series. Zdenekstybar, Jan Svorada and Leopold Kong have also set the record for cycling.
2016 Rio Participation
The Czech Republic has attained all qualifying standards for most of the athletic events. They have put a maximum of three athletes in every event. The Czech Republic team is known for beautiful uniform and costumes in the Olympics and 2016 Rio Games is not expected to be any different.
Last Updated On : August 05, 2016
The Czech Republic will be one of the teams participating in the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. This will be the sixth time the country is participated in the Olympics since their independence. The Czechs have signed up for all categories from athletics, badminton and canoeing to cycling, rowing, and judo. They are also very good in tennis and swimming and their hockey team is known internationally.
Rio Olympics 2016 is the sixth time Czech Republic is taking part in Summer Games as an independent nation. However, the Czech athletes had competed in these Olympics from 1920 to 1992 as Czechoslovakia and before that as Bohemia. The Czech Olympic committee is one of the oldest internationally recognized committees formed in 1899.
Major Achievements in Rio Olympics
Athletes from Czech Republic have won a total of 44 medals at summer Olympic Games. Their top winning games so far have been canoeing, athletics and shooting. The Czech ice hockey team has won 14 gold medals in Olympics so far as an independent state and 49 medals before that as Czechoslovakia.
Top Czech Athletes
Though the country is famous for ice hockey, their most famous athlete, Katerina Neumannova, is a cross-country skier with 6 medals. Zuzana Hejnova is also very famous internationally for her win in 400m hurdles at Beijing Olympics in 2008 and track and field Diamond League series. Zdenekstybar, Jan Svorada and Leopold Kong have also set the record for cycling.
2016 Rio Participation
The Czech Republic has attained all qualifying standards for most of the athletic events. They have put a maximum of three athletes in every event. The Czech Republic team is known for beautiful uniform and costumes in the Olympics and 2016 Rio Games is not expected to be any different.
The 2016 Games in Numbers
- Sports : 24
- Athletes Participating : 103
- Events : 92
Czech Republic Olympic Athletes at 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Athletes Name | Sports |
|---|---|
| Petr Koukal | Badminton |
| Kristína Gavnholt | Badminton |
| Markéta Sluková | Beach volleyball |
| Barbora Hermannová | Beach volleyball |
| Kateřina Kudějová | Canoe slalom |
| Vítězslav Gebas | Canoe slalom |
| Marek Šindler | Canoe slalom |
| Jonáš Kašpar | Canoe slalom |
| Martin Fuksa | Canoe sprint |
| Josef Dostál | Canoe sprint |
| Filip Dvořák | Canoe sprint |
| Jan Štěrba | Canoe sprint |
| Daniel Havel | Canoe sprint |
| Lukas Trefil | Canoe sprint |
| Jaroslav Radoň | Canoe sprint |
| Filip Svab | Canoe sprint |
| Jaroslav Kulhavy | Cycling - Mountain bike |
| Kateřina Nash | Cycling - Mountain bike |
| Ondřej Cink | Cycling - Mountain bike |
| Jan Škarnitzl | Cycling - Mountain bike |
| Zdeněk Štybar | Cycling - Road |
| Leopold König | Cycling - Road |
| Petr Vakoč | Cycling - Road |
| Jan Bárta | Cycling - Road |
| Pavel Kelemen | Cycling - Track |
| Adam Ptáčník | Cycling - Track |
| Alexander Choupenitch | Fencing |
| Jiří Beran | Fencing |
| Klára Spilková | Golf |
| David Jessen | Gymnastics |
| Lukáš Krpálek | Judo |
| Jaromír Ježek | Judo |
| Pavel Petřikov | Judo |
| Jana Pechanová | Marathon swimming |
| David Svoboda | Modern pentathlon |
| Jan Kuf | Modern pentathlon |
| Barbora Kodedová | Modern pentathlon |
| Ondřej Synek | Rowing |
| Miroslava Knapková | Rowing |
| Lenka Antošová | Rowing |
| Kristýna Fleissnerová | Rowing |
| Jakub Podrazil | Rowing |
| Jan Vetešník | Rowing |
| Ondřej Vetešník | Rowing |
| Jiří Kopáč | Rowing |
| Miroslav Vrastil Jr | Rowing |
| Lukas Helesic | Rowing |
| Viktor Teplý | Sailing |
| Karel Lavický | Sailing |
| Veronika Fenclová | Sailing |
| David Kostelecký | Shooting |
| Adéla Sýkorová | Shooting |
| Nikola Mazurova | Shooting |
| Filip Nepejchal | Shooting |
| Libuše Jahodová | Shooting |
| Simona Baumrtová | Swimming |
| Jan Micka | Swimming |
| Barbora Závadová | Swimming |
| Lucie Svecena | Swimming |
| Pavel Janecek | Swimming |
| Barbora Seemanova | Swimming |
| Soňa Bernardová | Synchronized swimming |
| Alžběta Dufková | Synchronized swimming |
| Iveta Vacenovská | Table tennis |
| Dimitry Prokoptsov | Table tennis |
| Lubomir Jancarik | Table tennis |
| Hana Matelova | Table tennis |
| Petra Kvitová | Tennis |
| Radek Štěpánek | Tennis |
| Lucie Šafářová | Tennis |
| Barbora Strýcová | Tennis |
| Lukáš Rosol | Tennis |
| Andrea Hlaváčková | Tennis |
| Lucie Hradecká | Tennis |
| Denisa Rosolová | Track & field |
| Barbora Špotáková | Track & field |
| Zuzana Hejnová | Track & field |
| Pavel Maslák | Track & field |
| Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová | Track & field |
| Jiřina Ptáčníková | Track & field |
| Petr Svoboda | Track & field |
| Anežka Drahotová | Track & field |
| Michaela Hrubá | Track & field |
| Jakub Holuša | Track & field |
| Eliška Klučinová | Track & field |
| Vítězslav Veselý | Track & field |
| Jan Kudlička | Track & field |
| Kateřina Cachová | Track & field |
| Jaroslav Bába | Track & field |
| Jakub Vadlejch | Track & field |
| Kateřina Šafránková | Track & field |
| Radek Juška | Track & field |
| Michal Balner | Track & field |
| Romana Maláčová | Track & field |
| Petr Frydrych | Track & field |
| Lukáš Melich | Track & field |
| Lukáš Gdula | Track & field |
| Tomáš Staněk | Track & field |
| Vendula Frintová | Triathlon |
| Jiří Orság | Weightlifting |
| Adela Hanzlickova | Wrestling |
Olympic Medals Table Czech Republic | |||||
| GAMES | SUMMER / WINTER | MEDALS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| Sochi 2014 | Winter Games | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| London 2012 | Summer Games | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Vancouver 2010 | Winter Games | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Beijing 2008 | Summer Games | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Turin 2006 | Winter Games | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Salt Lake City 2002 | Winter Games | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sydney 2000 | Summer Games | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Nagano 1998 | Winter Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Atlanta 1996 | Summer Games | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
Last Updated On : August 05, 2016
