Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Czech and Slovak Federative Republic (informally known as Czechoslovakia) competed as a nation for the last time at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the Czech Republic and Slovakia would compete as independent nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 208 competitors, 146 men and 62 women, took part in 121 events in 25 sports.[1]
| Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | TCH |
| NOC | Czechoslovak Olympic Committee |
| in Barcelona | |
| Competitors | 208 (146 men and 62 women) in 25 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jozef Lohyňa |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| Bohemia (1900–1912) Czech Republic (1994–) Slovakia (1994–) | |
Medalists edit
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lukáš Pollert | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | 1 August |
| Gold | Petr Hrdlička | Shooting | Trap | 2 August |
| Gold | Robert Změlík | Athletics | Men's decathlon | 6 August |
| Gold | Jan Železný | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 8 August |
| Silver | Václav Chalupa | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 1 August |
| Silver | Jiří Rohan Miroslav Šimek | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | 2 August |
| Bronze | Luboš Račanský | Shooting | Men's 10 metre running target | 1 August |
Competitors edit
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Badminton | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Basketball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Boxing | 4 | – | 4 |
| Canoeing | 20 | 7 | 27 |
| Cycling | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Equestrian | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fencing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Gymnastics | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Handball | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Judo | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Modern pentathlon | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Sailing | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Shooting | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| Swimming | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Synchronized swimming | – | 1 | 1 |
| Table tennis | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Tennis | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Water polo | 12 | – | 12 |
| Weightlifting | 5 | – | 5 |
| Wrestling | 7 | – | 7 |
| Total | 146 | 62 | 208 |
Archery edit
Czechoslovakia's second archery appearance came twelve years after its first. Only one man competed for Czechoslovakia, not advancing to the elimination rounds.
Men's Individual Competition:
- Martin Hámor – Ranking round (did not advance – 65th place)
Athletics edit
Men's 110m Hurdles
- Igor Kováč
- Heat — 14.12s (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Jozef Kucej
- Heat — 50.28s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Karel David — 2:16:34 (→ 19th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Milan Gombala
- Heat — 7.69 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Milan Mikuláš
- Heat — 16.82 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Imrich Bugár
- Heat — 58.70 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Jan Železný
- Final — 89.66m (→ Gold Medal)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Pavel Sedláček
- Heat — 67.76 m (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Pavol Blažek – 1:29:23 (→ 17th place)
- Igor Kollár – 1:29:38 (→ 19th place)
- Jan Záhončík – 1:33:37 (→ 28th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Roman Mrázek – 3:55:21 (→ 5th place)
- Pavol Szikora – 4:17:49 (→ 27th place)
- Pavol Blažek – 4:22:33 (→ 29th place)
Men's Decathlon
- Robert Změlík — 8.611 points (→ Gold Medal)
Women's Marathon
- Alena Peterková – 2:53:30 (→ 25th place)
Women's High Jump
- Šárka Kašpárková
- Heat — 1.88m (→ did not advance)
- Šárka Nováková
- Heat — 1.83m (→ did not advance)
Women's Discus Throw
- Vladimíra Malátová
- Heat — 59.04m (→ did not advance)
Badminton edit
Men
- Tomasz mendrek – Round of 32 (lost to Foo Kok Keong MAS 0-2)
Women
- Eva Lacinová – Round of 64 (lost to Doris Piche CAN 0-2)
Basketball edit
Women's Team Competition edit
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Lost to United States (55-111)
- Lost to Spain (58-59)
- Lost to China (70-72)
- Classification Matches
- 5th-8th place: Defeated Brazil (74-62)
- 5th-6th place: Lost to Spain (58-59) → Sixth place
- Team Roster
Boxing edit
Flyweight (51 kg)
- Stanislav Vagaský – Round of 32 (lost to Isidrio Visvera PHI)
Middleweight (75 kg)
- Michal franek – Round of 32 (lost to Lee Seung-Bae KOR)
Heavyweight (91 kg)
- Vojtěch Rückschloss – Quarterfinals (lost to David Tua NZL rsc – 5th place)
Super Heavyweight (+91 kg)
- Peter Hrivňák – Quarterfinals (lost to Brian Nielsen DEN 4-14 – 5th place)
Canoeing edit
Flatwater edit
K1 – 500 m men
- Attila Szabó – semifinal (did not advance)
K2 – 500 m men
- Juraj Kadnár, Róbert Erban – semifinal (did not advance)
C1 – 500 m men
- Slavomír Kňazovický – final: 1:54.51 (4th place)
C2 – 500 m men
- Jan Bartůněk, Waldemar Fibigr – final: 1:44.70 (8th place)
K1 – 1000 m men
- Róbert Erban – semifinal (did not advance)
K2 – 1000 m men
- René Kučera, Petr Hruška – final: 3:23.12 (7th place)
K4 – 1000 m men
- Jozef Turza, Juraj Kadnár, Róbert Erban, Attila Szabó – final: 2:57.06 (4th place)
C1 – 1000 m men
- Jan Bartůněk – final: 4:15,25 (8th place)
C2 – 1000 m men
- Jan Bartůněk, Waldemar Fibigr – final: 1:44,70 (8th place)
K2 – 500 m women
- Jobánková, Janáčková – semifinal (did not advance)
K4 – 500 m women
- Jobánková, Janáčková, Havelková, Vokurková – semifinal (did not advance)
Water slalom edit
K1 men
- Luboš Hilgert – 116.63 (23rd place)
- Pavel Prindiš – 117.60 (24th place)
C1 men
- Lukáš Pollert – 113.69 (gold medal)
- Jakub Prüher – 151.85 (26th place)
C2 men
- Miroslav Šimek, Jiří Rohan – 124.25 (silver medal)
- Petr Štercl, Pavel Štercl – 130.42 (6th place)
- Jan Petříček, Tomáš Petříček – 131.86 (7th place)
K1 women
- Zdenka Grossmannová – 135.79 (5th place)
- Štěpánka Hilgertová – 141.43 (12th place)
- Marcela Sadilová – 150.38 (20th place)
Cycling edit
Twelve cyclists, all men, represented Czechoslovakia in 1992.
Road cycling edit
- František Trkal – 25th place
- Miloslav Kejval – 27th place
- Pavel Padrnos – 69th place
- Czechoslovakia – 2:06:44 (8th place)
Track cycling edit
- Jaroslav Jeřábek – 13th place
- Michal Baldrián – 14th place
- Czechoslovakia – 8th place
- Lubor Tesař – 5th place
Diving edit
Women's 3m Springboard
- Heidemarie Bártová
- Preliminary Round — 286.14 points
- Final — 491.49 points (→ 4th place)
Equestrianism edit
Showjumping
- Jiří Pecháček, Garta – withdrew due to horse's illness in qualification round
Fencing edit
Five male fencers represented Czechoslovakia in 1992.
- Aleš Depta – 16th place
- Jiří Douba – 21st place
- Roman Ječmínek – 35th place
- Czechoslovakia – preliminary group: 2 losses (did not advance, 9th place)
Gymnastics edit
Two men and three Czechoslovak women participated in the artistic gymnastics competition, but only Pavla Kinclová managed to advance to the all-around finals in comparison to three finalists in 1988, where Czechoslovakia entered whole women's team. Daniela Bártová later switched to athletics and participated in the 2000 Olympics in pole vault. Lenka Oulehlová recorded second of her three Olympic participations with her (and Czechoslovakia's all-time rhythmic gymnastics) best Olympics result - 8th place.
Artistic Gymnastics edit
Men
- Martin modlitba – qualification all-around: 112.625 points (62nd place)
- Arnold Bugár – qualification all-around: 111.200 points (77th place)
Women
- Pavla Kinclová – final all-around: 38.899 points (24th place)
- Iveta Poloková – qualification all-around: 76.773 points (58th place)
- Daniela Bártová – qualification all-around: 76.535 points (64th place)
Rhythmic Gymnastics edit
Individual
- Lenka Oulehlová – final: 56.137 points (8th place)
- Jana Šrámková – qualification: 27.650 points (16th place)
Handball edit
Men's Team Competition edit
- Preliminary round (group A)
- Czechoslovakia – Sweden 14-20
- Czechoslovakia – Iceland 16-16
- Czechoslovakia – South Korea 19-20
- Czechoslovakia – Brazil 27-16
- Czechoslovakia – Hungary 18-20
- Classification Match
- 9th/10th place: Czechoslovakia – Germany 20-19 (→ Ninth place)
- Team Roster
- Head coach: František Šulc
Judo edit
60 kg men
- Petr Šedivák – 1st round (lost to Junior BRA)
65 kg men
- Pavel Petřikov – 3rd round (lost to Csak HUN), repechage 1st round (lost to Laats BEL)
71 kg men
- Josef Věnsek – 3rd round (lost to Korhoren FIN)
95 kg men
- Jiří Sosna – 2nd round (lost to Aurelio BRA)
61 kg women
- Miroslava Jánošíková – 3rd round (lost to Arad ISR), repechage 1st round (lost to Martin ESP)
Modern pentathlon edit
Three male pentathletes represented Czechoslovakia in 1992.
Men
- Petr Blažek – 5.239 points (14th place)
- Tomáš Fleissner – 5.128 points (29th place)
- Jiří Prokopius – 4.635 points (57th place)
Men – teams
- Czechoslovakia – 15.002 points (9th place)
- Petr Blažek
- Tomáš Fleissner
- Jiří Prokopius
Rowing edit
Single sculls men
- Václav Chalupa – final: 6:52.93 (silver medal)
Coxed pairs men
- Czechoslovakia – withdrew
- Michal Dalecký, Dušan Macháček, cox Oldřich Hejdušek
Coxed fours men
- Czechoslovakia – 10th place
- Petr Batěk, Martin Parkán, Martin Tomaštík, Ivo Žerava, cox Martin Svoboda
Eights men
- Czechoslovakia – 12th place
- Radek Zavadil, Pavel Sokol, Petr Blecha, Jan Beneš, Pavel Menšík, Ondřej Holeček, Jiří Šefčík, Dušan Businský, cox Jiří Pták
Paired fours women
- Czechoslovakia – final: 6:35,99 (6th place)
- Irena Soukupová, Michaela Burešová, Hana Kafková, Lubica Novotníková
Eights women
- Czechoslovakia – 8th place
- Hana Žáková, Hana Dariusová, Renata Beránková, Martina Šefčíková, Sabina Telenská, Radka Zavadilová, Michaela Vávrová, Eliška Jandová, (cox) Lenka Kováčová
Sailing edit
Men's Sailboard (Lechner A-390)
- Patrik Hrdina
- Final Ranking — 239.0 points (→ 25th place)
Women's 470 Class
- Renata Srbová and Radmila Dobnerová
- Final Ranking — 112 points (→ 16th place)
Shooting edit
Air rifle men
- Petr Kůrka – 588 points (13th place)
- Dalimil nejezchleba – 586 points (21st place)
Free pistol men
- Stanislav jirkal – 553 points (17th place)
Air pistol men
- Stanislav jirkal – 580 points (10th place)
Rapid fire pistol men
- Jindřich Skupa – 584 points (13th place)
Rifle prone men
- Milan Bakeš – 591 points (31st place)
- Miroslav Varga – 591 points (31st place)
Rifle 3x40 men
- Petr Kůrka – 1162 points (11th place)
- Milan Bakeš – 1155 points (21st place)
Skeet men
- Luboš Adamec – 197 points (11th place)
- Leoš Hlaváček – 196 points (16th place)
- David valter – 195 points (21st place)
Trap men
- Petr Hrdlička – 219 points (gold medal)
- Pavel kubec – 218 points (5th place)
Running target
- Luboš Račanský – 670 points (bronze medal)
- Miroslav Januš – 572 points (9th place)
Air rifle women
- Dagmar Bílková – 494.9 points (4th place)
- Lenka Koloušková – 586 points (17th place)
Standard rifle 3x20 women
- Lenka Koloušková – 579 points (9th place)
- Dagmar Bílková – 571 points (24th place)
Sport pistol women
- Jindřiška Šimková – 575 points (14th place)
- Regina Kodýmová – 573 points (21st place)
Swimming edit
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Rastislav Bizub – heat: 57.57 s (did not advance, 24th place)
- Marcel Blažo – heat: 57.61 s (did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Marcel Blažo – heat: 2:02.81 (did not advance, 19th place)
- Rastislav bizub – heat: 2:03.30 (did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
- Radek beinhauer – heat: 1:04.88 (did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
- Radek beinhauer – B-final: 2:16.07 (13th place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
- Martina Moravcová – heat: 26.92 s (did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
- Martina Moravcová – heat: 57.19 s (did not advance, 18th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
- Olga Šplíchalová – heat: 4:15.43, B-final: 4:16.41 (14th place)
- Hana Černá – heat: 4:19.87, B-final, B-final: 4:21.50 (16th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
- Olga Šplíchalová – final: 8:37.66 (6th place)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Helena Straková – heat: 1:05.38 (did not advance, 30th place)
- Martina Moravcová – heat: 1:05.73 (did not advance, 31st place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Helena Straková – heat: 2:18.44 (did not advance, 30th place)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Lenka Maňhalová – heat: 1:13.96 (did not advance, 29th place)
Women's 100m Butterfly
- Martina Moravcová – heat: 1:02.11 (did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
- Hana Černá – heat: 2:19.93 (did not advance, 22nd place)
- Lenka Manhalová – heat: 2:20.52 (did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Hana Černá – B-final: 4:50.30 (14th place)
Synchronized swimming edit
One synchronized swimmer represented Czechoslovakia in 1992.
Table tennis edit
Men's singles
- Petr Korbel – preliminary group: 2 wins, 1 loss (did not advance)
- Roland Vími – preliminary group: 1 win, 2 losses (did not advance)
- Tomáš Jančí – preliminary group: 3 losses (did not advance)
Women's singles
- Marie Hrachová – 4th place
- preliminary group: 3 wins
- round of 16: lost to Chai Po Wa HKG 0-3
Women's doubles
- Marie Hrachová, Jaroslava Mihočková – preliminary group: 2 wins, 1 loss (did not advance)
Tennis edit
Men
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Medal Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Marián Vajda | Singles | G Bloom (ISR) L 6–7(7), 1–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | |||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Medal Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jana Novotná | Singles | N Zvereva (EUN) L 1–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Helena Suková | Singles | N Randriantefy (MAD) W 6-0, 6-1 | Angélica Gavaldón (MEX) L 6–4, 4–6, 3–5 r. | Did not advance | ||||
| Jana Novotná Andrea Strnadová | Doubles | Ruxandra Dragomir (ROM) Irina Spîrlea (ROM) W 6–1, 6–4 | Kimiko Date (JPN) Maya Kidowaki (JPN) W 6–3, 7–6(4) | Rachel McQuillan (AUS) Nicole Provis (AUS) L 3–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | |||
Water polo edit
Men's Team Competition edit
- Preliminary round (group A)
- Lost to Unified Team (6-10)
- Lost to United States (3-9)
- Lost to Germany (9-15)
- Lost to France (6-14)
- Lost to Australia (9-15)
- Classification Matches
- Lost to the Netherlands (8-9)
- Lost to Greece (8-10) → 12th place
- Team Roster
Weightlifting edit
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| René Durbák | Men's 82.5 kg | 147.5 | 20 | 182.5 | 19 | 330.0 | 19 |
| Petr Krol | Men's 100 kg | 162.5 | 14 | 200.0 | 13 | 362.5 | 12 |
| Jaroslav Jokeľ | Men's 100 kg | 162.5 | 13 | 192.5 | 15 | 355.0 | 14 |
| Miloš Čiernik | Men's 110 kg | 160.0 | 17 | 192.5 | 16 | 352.5 | 16 |
| Jiří Zubrický | Men's +110 kg | 170.0 | 11 | 222.5 | 5 | 392.5 | 6 |
Wrestling edit
Greco-Roman edit
62 kg
- Jindřich Vavrla – eliminated in 2nd round
74 kg
- Jaroslav zeman – 7th place
82 kg
- Pavel frinta – 8th place
Freestyle edit
74 kg
- Milan Revický – eliminated in 3rd round
82 kg
- Jozef Lohyňa – 5th place
90 kg
- Josef palatinus – eliminated in 3rd round
82 kg
- Juraj Štech – eliminated in 2nd round