Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 71 (58 men and 13 women) in 14 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Jozef Lohyňa | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 43 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 3 |
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Slovakia 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.
Medalists
Gold
- Michal Martikán — Canoeing, Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles
Silver
- Slavomír Kňazovický — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles
Bronze
- Jozef Gönci — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle
Competitors by event
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
- Miroslav Vanko - Heats: 13:54.88 → Semifinals: 13:51.45 (eliminated)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Jozef Kucej - Heats: 50.31 (eliminated)
Men's Discus Throw
- Jaroslav Žitňanský - 51.50m (→ 38th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Roman Mrazek — 3:58:20 (→ 20th place)
- Štefan Malík — 3:58:40 (→ 21st place)
- Peter Tichý — 4:10:55 (→ 32nd place)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)
Women's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 14.14m (→ did not advance; 14th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — 6.33m (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
- Štefan Balošák
- Semifinals — 45.59 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20km Walk
- Pavol Blažek - 1:29:41, 46th place
- Róbert Valíček - 1:27:27, 38th place
- Igor Kollár - DSQ
Men's 110m hurdles
- Igor Kováč - Heats: 13.62 → Quarterfinals: 13.70 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10.000 metres
- Róbert Štefko - 29:03.80 (→ did not advance)
- Miroslav Vanko - 29:17.53 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- First Round — Lost to La Paene Masara (Indonesia) on points (3-13)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Gabriel Križan
- First Round — bye
- Second Round — Lost to Rachid Bouaita (France) on points (6-13)
Canoeing
Flat water
White water
- Gabriela Brosková
- Elena Kaliská
- Michal Martikán
- Juraj Minčík
- Peter Nagy
- Miroslav Stanovský
- Ľuboš Šoška
- Peter Šoška
- Roman Štrba
- Roman Vajs
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race
- Milan Dvorščík
- Final — 4:56:46 (→ 59th place)
- Final — 4:56:48 (→ 68th place)
- Pavol Zaduban
- Final — 5:05:38 (→ 114th place)
- Róbert Nagy
- Final — did not finish
- Miroslav Lipták
- Final — did not finish
Men's Individual Time Trial
- Miroslav Lipták
- Final — 1:12:28 (→ 31st place)
- Milan Dvorščík
- Final — 1:12:54 (→ 34th place)
Women's Individual Road Race
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 24th place)
- Final — 02:37:06 (→ 27th place)
Women's Individual Time Trial
- Final — 39:57 (→ 17th place)
Track Competition
- Peter Bazálik
- Martin Hrbáček
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country
- Peter Hric
- Final — 2:46:22 (→ 30th place)
Women's Cross Country
- Eva Loweová-Orvošová
- Final — 1:57.56 (→ 9th place)
- Final — 2:04.143 (→ 21st place)
Judo
Gymnastics
- Klaudia Kinská
Rowing
- Ondrej Hambálek
- Ján Žiška
Sailing
- Jaroslav Ferianec
- Igor Karvaš
- Patrik Pollák
- Marek Valášek
Shooting
- Ján Fabo
- Jozef Gönci
- Vladimír Slamka
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Heat — 57.78 (→ did not advance, 34th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:04.15 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Heat — 56.20
- B-Final — 56.47 (→ 15th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:00.99
- B-Final — 2:00.96 (→ 9th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:22.10 (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:16.50
- B-Final — 2:17.40 (→ 13th place)
Table tennis
- Valentina Popovová
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition
- First round — Defeated Dmitri Tomashevich (Uzbekistan) 6-3 2-6 6-0
- Second round — Lost to Andre Agassi (United States) 4-6 4-6
- First round — Lost to MaliVai Washington (United States) 3-6 6-7
Women's Singles Competition
- First round — Lost to Ai Sugiyama (Japan) 2-6 3-6
- First round — Defeated Yayuk Basuki (Indonesia) 6-3 6-3
- Second round — Defeated Laurence Courtois (Belgium) 7-5 6-2
- Third round — Lost to Iva Majoli (Croatia) 4-6 6-3 4-6
- Radomíra Zrubáková
- First round — Defeated Jana Nejedly (Canada) 6-3 6-2
- Second round — Lost to Conchita Martínez (Spain) 1-6 4-6
Weightlifting
- Jaroslav Jokeľ
- Rudolf Lukáč
- Martin Tešovič
Wrestling
- Radion Kertanti
- Roman Kollár
- Jozef Lohyňa
- Milan Mazáč
References