Czech Republic at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CZE
NOC	Czech Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.cz (in Czech and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	115 (76 men and 39 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Václav Chalupa
Medals Ranked 17th	Gold 4 Silver 3 Bronze 4 Total 11
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Bohemia (1900–1912)  Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)

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.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Štěpánka Hilgertová	Canoeing	Women's slalom K-1	July 27
Gold	Jan Železný	Athletics	Men's Javelin Throw	August 3
Gold	Martin Doktor	Canoeing	Men's C-1 1000 m	August 3
Gold	Martin Doktor	Canoeing	Men's C-1 500 m	August 4
Silver	Lukáš Pollert	Canoeing	Men's slalom C-1	July 27
Silver	Jiří Rohan Miroslav Šimek	Canoeing	Men's slalom C-2	July 28
Silver	Jana Novotná Helena Suková	Tennis	Women's doubles	August 3
Bronze	Miroslav Januš	Shooting	Men's 10 m running target	July 26
Bronze	Šárka Kašpárková	Athletics	Women's triple jump	July 31
Bronze	Tomáš Dvořák	Athletics	Men's decathlon	August 1
Bronze	Jana Novotná	Tennis	Women's singles	August 2

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.^[2]

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