Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Slovakia at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  SVK
NOC Slovak Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (Slovak)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 32 in 5 sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
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Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)

Slovakia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after gaining its independence from the former Czechoslovakia.

Athletics

Slovak athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

Canoeing

Slalom

Slovak canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[3]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matej Beňuš Men's C-1


Men's C-2
Men's K-1
Women's K-1

Sprint

Slovak canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[4]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's K-1 1000 m


Men's K-2 1000 m




Men's K-4 1000 m

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Slovakia has qualified one rider in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of his best individual ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race

Shooting

Slovak shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[6]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
10 m air pistol N/A
50 m pistol N/A
Trap
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Trap
Skeet

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

Slovak swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[7][8]

Olympic Qualifying Time

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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