Slovakia at the Olympics

Slovakia at the
Olympics
IOC code SVK
NOC Slovak Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.sk (in Slovak)
Medals
Gold
12
Silver
16
Bronze
8
Total
36
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 Hungary (1896–1912)
 Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)

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.

Slovak athletes have won a total of twenty medals at the Summer Olympic Games, mostly in slalom canoeing. The nation has also won five medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Slovakia was created in 1992 and recognized in 1993.

Medal tables

List of Slovak medalists - Czechoslovakia (1920 - 1992)

Summer Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverJozef HerdaGermany 1936 Berlin WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman lightweight
 SilverMatylda PálfyováGermany 1936 Berlin GymnasticsWomen's team all round
 GoldJúlius TormaUnited Kingdom 1948 London BoxingBoxing - Welterweight
 GoldJán ZacharaFinland 1952 Helsinki BoxingBoxing - Featherweight
 BronzeMikuláš AthanasovFinland 1952 Helsinki WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman lightweight
 GoldPavel SchmidtItaly 1960 Rome RowingRowing - Men's double sculls
 SilverMarianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
Japan 1964 Tokyo GymnasticsWomen's team all round
 SilverĽudovít Cvetler
Ján Geleta
Vojtech Masný
Štefan Matlák
Ivan Mráz
Anton Švajlen
Anton Urban
Vladimír Weiss
Japan 1964 Tokyo FootballMen's team competition
 BronzeBohumil GoliánJapan 1964 Tokyo VolleyballMen's team competition
 SilverMarianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
Mexico 1968 Mexico City GymnasticsWomen's team all round
 SilverBohumil GoliánMexico 1968 Mexico City VolleyballMen's team competition
 SilverVincent Lafko
Andrej Lukošík
Peter Pospíšil
West Germany 1972 Munich HandballMen's team competition
 BronzeEva ŠuranováWest Germany 1972 Munich AthleticsWomen's Long Jump
 GoldAnton TkáčCanada 1976 Montreal CyclingMen's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
 GoldFrantišek Kunzo
Stanislav Seman
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow FootballMen's team competition
 SilverImrich BugárSoviet Union 1980 Moscow AthleticsMen's discus throw
 SilverAlena Kyselicová
Viera Podhányiová
Iveta Šranková
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Field hockeyWomen's team competition
 BronzeDušan PoliačikSoviet Union 1980 Moscow WeightliftingMen's light heavyweight
 BronzeJán FranekSoviet Union 1980 Moscow BoxingMen's light middleweight
 BronzeDan KarabinSoviet Union 1980 Moscow WrestlingMen's freestyle welterweight
 BronzeJúlius StrniskoSoviet Union 1980 Moscow WrestlingMen's freestyle heavyweight
 GoldJozef PribilinecSouth Korea 1988 Seoul AthleticsMen's 20 km Walk
 GoldMiloslav MečířSouth Korea 1988 Seoul TennisMen's Singles Competition
 BronzeMiloslav MečířSouth Korea 1988 Seoul TennisMen's Doubles Competition
 BronzeJozef LohyňaSouth Korea 1988 Seoul WrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight

Winter Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverLadislav TrojákSwitzerland 1948 St. Moritz Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverKarol DivinUnited States 1960 Squaw Valley Figure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeVladimír Dzurilla
František Gregor
Jozef Golonka
Austria 1964 Innsbruck Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverVladimír Dzurilla
Jozef Golonka
France 1968 Grenoble Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 GoldOndrej NepelaJapan 1972 Sapporo Figure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeVladimír Dzurilla
Rudolf Tajcnár
Japan 1972 Sapporo Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverIgor Liba
Vincent Lukáč
Dušan Pašek
Dárius Rusnák
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverGabriela SvobodováSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 x 5 km relay
 BronzeJozef SabovčíkSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1984 Sarajevo Figure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeIgor Liba
Róbert Švehla
Peter Veselovský
Jaromir Dragan
France 1992 Albertville Ice hockeyMen's team competition

List of medalists - Slovakia since 1993

Summer Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldMichal MartikánUnited States 1996 Atlanta CanoeingMen's C-1 slalom
 SilverSlavomír KňazovickýUnited States 1996 Atlanta CanoeingMen's C-1 500 metres
 BronzeJozef GönciUnited States 1996 Atlanta ShootingMen's 50 m rifle prone
 GoldPavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
Australia 2000 Sydney CanoeingMen's C-2 slalom
 SilverMichal MartikánAustralia 2000 Sydney CanoeingMen's C-1 slalom
 SilverMartina MoravcováAustralia 2000 Sydney SwimmingWomen's 100 metre butterfly
 SilverMartina MoravcováAustralia 2000 Sydney SwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle
 BronzeJuraj MinčíkAustralia 2000 Sydney CanoeingMen's C-1 slalom
 GoldPavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
Greece 2004 Athens CanoeingMen's C-2 slalom
 GoldElena KaliskáGreece 2004 Athens CanoeingWomen's K-1 slalom
 SilverMichal MartikánGreece 2004 Athens CanoeingMen's C-1 slalom
 SilverJozef KrnáčGreece 2004 Athens JudoMen's half-lightweight
 BronzeJuraj Bača
Michal Riszdorfer
Richard Riszdorfer
Erik Vlček
Greece 2004 Athens CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 metres
 BronzeJozef GönciGreece 2004 Athens ShootingMen's 10 m air rifle
 GoldMichal MartikánChina 2008 Beijing CanoeingMen's C-1 slalom
 GoldPavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
China 2008 Beijing CanoeingMen's C-2 slalom
 GoldElena KaliskáChina 2008 Beijing CanoeingWomen's K-1 slalom
 SilverZuzana ŠtefečekováChina 2008 Beijing ShootingWomen's trap
 SilverJuraj Tarr
Michal Riszdorfer
Richard Riszdorfer
Erik Vlček
China 2008 Beijing CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 metres
 SilverDavid MusuľbesChina 2008 Beijing WrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg
 SilverZuzana ŠtefečekováUnited Kingdom 2012 London ShootingWomen's trap
 BronzeMichal MartikánUnited Kingdom 2012 London CanoeingMen's C-1 slalom
 BronzePavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
United Kingdom 2012 London CanoeingMen's C-2 slalom
 BronzeDanka BartekováUnited Kingdom 2012 London ShootingWomen's skeet
 GoldLadislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro CanoeingMen's C-2 slalom
 GoldMatej TóthBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro AthleticsMen's 50 km walk
 SilverMatej BeňušBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro CanoeingMen's C-1 slalom
 SilverTibor Linka
Denis Myšák
Juraj Tarr
Erik Vlček
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 m

Winter Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverRadoslav ŽidekItaly 2006 Turin SnowboardingMen's snowboard cross
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaCanada 2010 Vancouver BiathlonWomen's sprint
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaCanada 2010 Vancouver BiathlonWomen's pursuit
 BronzePavol HurajtCanada 2010 Vancouver BiathlonMen's mass start
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaRussia 2014 Sochi BiathlonWomen's sprint
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaSouth Korea 2018 Pyeongchang BiathlonWomen's mass start
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaSouth Korea 2018 Pyeongchang BiathlonWomen's pursuit
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaSouth Korea 2018 Pyeongchang BiathlonWomen's individual

Most successful Slovak competitors

Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)

Individual athletes

No Athlete Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Miloslav Mečíř Tennis 1 0 1 2
2 Marianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
Gymnastics 0 2 0 2
3 Vladimír Dzurilla Ice hockey 0 1 2 3
4 Bohumil Golián Volleyball 0 1 1 2
Jozef Golonka Ice hockey 0 1 1 2
Igor Liba Ice hockey 0 1 1 2

Slovakia since 1993

Individual athletes

No Athlete Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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 Martina Moravcová Swimming 0 2 0 2
Zuzana Štefečeková Shooting 0 2 0 2
7 Jozef Gönci Shooting 0 0 2 2

Teams

No Team Sport 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Men's K-4 Canoeing 0 2 1 3

See also

  • "Slovakia". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Results and Medalists — Slovakia". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
  • "Slovakia". Sports-Reference.com.
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