Czech Republic at the Deaflympics

Czech Republic at the Deaflympics
IPC code	CZE
NPC	Czech Federation Deaf Athletes
Medals	Gold 31 Silver 14 Bronze 14 Total 59
Summer appearances
1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
Winter appearances
1995 1999 2003 2007 2015 2019 2023
Other related appearances
Czechoslovakia (1928–1993)

Czech Republic which was formerly a part of Czechoslovakia, first competed at the Deaflympics, as an independent nation in 1993. But in 1993, coincidentally Czechoslovakia competed in its last Deaflympic event. Prior to the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Czech athletes went on to compete at the Deaflympics from 1928 to 1993 for Czechoslovakia. ^[1]

Czech Republic has been regularly participating in both Summer Deaflympics and in Winter Deaflympics since making its debut in 1993.

The nation has won 33 medals in Summer Deaflympics and it has also won 26 medals in the Winter Deaflympics.

Notable athletes

• Petra Kurková, a Czech alpine skier known as one of the greatest deaf female alpine skiers in the world with a medal tally of 12 during her Deaflympic career. She is also known for winning 4 gold medals in a single Winter Deaflympic event in 1999. ^{[2] [3]}
• Tereza Kmochová, a Czech alpine skier who is known for winning gold medals in all five events during the 2015 Winter Deaflympics. ^{[4] [5]}
• Jakub Nosek, a Czech athlete who has competed at the Deaflympics in 2009, 2013 and 2017. He switched to the sport of Bobsleigh and went on to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics. He is also the first Czech deaf person to compete at the Olympics. ^{[6] [7]}

Medal tallies

Summer Deaflympics

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1993	3	1	2	6
1997	4	1	1	6
2001	4	3	2	9
2005	3	1	2	6
2009	0	1	0	1
2013	0	2	1	3
2017	1	0	1	2
2021	4	1	3	8

Winter Deaflympics

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1995	0	0	2	2
1999	4	0	0	4
2003	2	1	1	4
2007	4	3	2	9
2015	6	1	0	7
2019	3	4	1	8

References

1. "Czech Republic | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
2. www.mccanndigital.cz. "Disabled athletes". www.czech.cz. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
3. "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
4. "Czech star Kmochova secures hat-trick of Alpine skiing titles at Winter Deaflympics" . Retrieved 2018-01-27.
5. "Tereza Kmochova – a five-time champion of Deaflympics 2015! - XVIII Сурдлимпийские зимние игры". ugra2015.com. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
6. "Deaf Czech Bobsledder, Jakub Nosek, at the Pyeongchang 2018 | ICSD". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
7. "Jakub Nosek | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-13.