Czech Republic at the Deaflympics

Czech Republic at the
Deaflympics
IPC code CZE
NPC Czech Federation Deaf Athletes
Medals
Gold
31
Silver
14
Bronze
14
Total
59
Other related appearances
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (1928-1993)

Czech Republic which was formerly a part of Czechoslovakia, first competed at the Deaflympics, as an independent nation in 1993. But in 1993, coincidentally Czechoslovakia competed in its last Deaflympic event. Prior to the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Czech athletes went onto compete at the Deaflympics from 1928 to 1993 for Czechoslovakia.[1]

Czech Republic has been regularly participating in both Summer Deaflympics and in Winter Deaflympics since making its debut in 1993.

The nation has won 33 medals in Summer Deaflympics and it has also won 26 medals in the Winter Deaflympics.

Notable athletes

  • Petra Kurková, a Czech alpine skier known as one of the greatest deaf female alpine skiers in the world with a medal tally of 12 during her Deaflympic career. She is also known for winning 4 gold medals in a single Winter Deaflympic event in 1999.[2][3]
  • Tereza Kmochová, a Czech alpine skier who is known for her gold medal hunt during the 2015 Winter Deaflympics and remains the only alpine skier to win gold medals in all the alpine skiing events in a single edition of the Winter Deaflympics.[4][5]
  • Jakub Nosek, a Czech athlete who has competed at the Deaflympics in 2009, 2013 and 2017. He switched to the sport of Bobsleigh and went onto compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He is also the first Czech deaf person to compete at the Olympics.[6][7]

Medal tallies

Summer Deaflympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
1993 3 1 2 6
1997 4 1 1 6
2001 4 3 2 9
2005 3 1 2 6
2009 0 1 0 1
2013 0 2 1 3
2017 1 0 1 2

Winter Deaflympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
1995 0 0 2 2
1999 4 0 0 4
2003 2 1 1 4
2007 4 3 2 9
2015 6 1 0 7

References

  1. ↑ "Czech Republic | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. ↑ www.mccanndigital.cz. "Disabled athletes". www.czech.cz. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Czech star Kmochova secures hat-trick of Alpine skiing titles at Winter Deaflympics". Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  5. ↑ "Tereza Kmochova – a five-time champion of Deaflympics 2015! - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры". ugra2015.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  6. ↑ "Deaf Czech Bobsledder, Jakub Nosek, at the Pyeongchang 2018 | ICSD". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  7. ↑ "Jakub Nosek | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
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