Slovakia at the Olympics facts for kids
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Hungary (1896–1912) Czechoslovakia (1920–1992) |
Slovakia was first at the Olympic Games in 1994. They have been in every Games since then. Before Czechoslovakia broke up in 1993, Slovak athletes competed for Czechoslovakia at the Olympics.
Slovak athletes have won twenty medals altogether at the Summer Olympic Games. These were mostly for canoeing. The nation has also won four medals at the Winter Olympic Games.
The National Olympic Committee for Slovakia was made in 1992 and recognized in 1993.
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Medalists
Summer Games
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Michal Martikán | 1996 Atlanta | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
Silver | Slavomír Kňazovický | 1996 Atlanta | Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 metres |
Bronze | Jozef Gönci | 1996 Atlanta | Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone |
Gold | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner |
2000 Sydney | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
Silver | Michal Martikán | 2000 Sydney | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
Silver | Martina Moravcová | 2000 Sydney | Swimming | Women's 100 metre butterfly |
Silver | Martina Moravcová | 2000 Sydney | Swimming | Women's 200 metre freestyle |
Bronze | Juraj Minčík | 2000 Sydney | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
Gold | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner |
2004 Athens | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
Gold | Elena Kaliská | 2004 Athens | Canoeing | Women's K-1 slalom |
Silver | Michal Martikán | 2004 Athens | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
Silver | Jozef Krnáč | 2004 Athens | Judo | Men's half-lightweight |
Bronze | Juraj Bača, Michal Riszdorfer, Richard Riszdorfer, Erik Vlček | 2004 Athens | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 metres |
Bronze | Jozef Gönci | 2004 Athens | Shooting | Men's 10 m air rifle |
Gold | Michal Martikán | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
Gold | Elena Kaliská | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Women's K-1 slalom |
Gold | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner |
2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
Silver | Zuzana Štefečeková | 2008 Beijing | Shooting | Women's trap |
Silver | Juraj Tarr, Michal Riszdorfer, Richard Riszdorfer, Erik Vlček | 2008 Beijing | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 metres |
Bronze | David Musuľbes | 2008 Beijing | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 120 kg |
Bronze | Danka Barteková | 2012 London | Shooting | Women's skeet |
Bronze | Michal Martikán | 2012 London | Canoeing | Men's C-1 slalom |
Bronze | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner |
2012 London | Canoeing | Men's C-2 slalom |
Silver | Zuzana Štefečeková | 2012 London | Shooting | Women's trap |
Winter Games
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Silver | Radoslav Židek | 2006 Turin | Snowboarding | Men's snowboard cross |
Gold | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2010 Vancouver | Biathlon | Women's Sprint |
Silver | Anastasiya Kuzmina | 2010 Vancouver | Biathlon | Women's Pursuit |
Bronze | Pavol Hurajt | 2010 Vancouver | Biathlon | Men's mass start |
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1996 Atlanta | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2000 Sydney | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
2004 Athens | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2008 Beijing | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2012 London | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
Medals by Winter Games
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1994 Lillehammer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 Nagano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 Turin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 Vancouver | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2014 Sochi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Medals by sport
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Canoeing | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Judo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Snowboarding | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shooting | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 11 | 13 | 9 | 28 |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Eslovaquia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
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