| Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | CZE |
| NPC | Czech Paralympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 6 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 13th |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czechoslovakia (1976–1992) | |
Czech Republic competed at the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. 6 competitors from Czech Republic won 7 medals including 3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze and finished 13th in the medal table. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Kateřina Teplá | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G B1,3 |
| Gold | Kateřina Teplá | Alpine skiing | Women's Giant slalom B1,3 |
| Gold | Kateřina Teplá | Alpine skiing | Women's Slalom B1,3 |
 Silver | Kateřina Teplá | Alpine skiing | Women's Downhill B1-3 |
| Silver | Sabina Rogie | Alpine skiing | Women's Giant slalom B1,3 |
| Silver | Sabina Rogie | Alpine skiing | Women's Slalom B1,3 |
 Bronze | Sabina Rogie | Alpine skiing | Women's Super-G B1,3 |
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Cross-country skiing | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
5 athletes competed in alpine skiing.
| Athlete | Events | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real time | Calculated time | Rank | ||
| Stanislav Loska [2] | Men's Downhill LW6/8 | 1:08.62 | 1:08.62 | 5 |
| Men's Super-G LW6/8 | 1:14.26 | 1:14.26 | 7 | |
| Men's Giant slalom LW6/8 | DNQ | |||
| Men's Slalom LW6/8 | 1:56.28 | 1:55.51 | 4 | |
| Vladislav Urban [3] | Men's downhill LW6/8 | 1:13.83 | 1:13.83 | 17 |
| Men's Super-G LW6/8 | DNF | |||
| Jan Dostál [4] | Men's Downhill LW2 | 1:20.44 | 1:15.73 | 20 |
| Men's Super-G LW2 | 1:28.61 | 1:21.08 | 14 | |
| Men's Giant slalom LW2 | DNF | |||
| Men's Slalom LW2 | 2:08.04 | 2:08.04 | 13 | |
| Athlete | Events | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real time | Calculated time | Rank | ||
| Kateřina Teplá [5] Guide: Pavel Teplý | Women's Downhill B1-3 | 1:26.25 | 1:12.98 | |
| Women's Super-G B1-3 | 1:17.62 | 1:11.57 | | |
| Women's Giant slalom B1-3 | 2:56.79 | 2:44.26 | | |
| Women's Slalom B1-3 | 2:26.04 | 2:14.85 | | |
| Sabina Rogie [6] Guide: Michal Karásek | Women's Downhill B1-3 | 1:33.23 | 1:18.88 | 6 |
| Women's Super-G B1-3 | 1:19.01 | 1:12.85 | | |
| Women's Giant slalom B1-3 | 3:05.56 | 2:52.41 | | |
| Women's Slalom B1-3 | 2:30.34 | 2:18.82 | | |
1 athlete competed in cross-country skiing.
| Athlete | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Miroslava Sedláčková [7] | Women's 5 km Classical Technique B2-3 | 21:10.80 | 10 |
| Women's 5 km Free Technique B2-3 | 19:18.10 | 11 | |
| Women's 15 km Classical Technique B1-3 | 1:11:33.70 | 14 | |
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