Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Slovakia at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Flag of Slovakia.svg
IOC code SVK
NOC Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Website www.olympic.sk  (in Slovak)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors51 in 12 sports
Flag bearers Danka Barteková (opening) [1]
Erik Vlček (closing)
Medals
Ranked 37th
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (1896–1912)
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia (1924–1992)

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

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The Slovak Olympic Committee fielded a team of 51 athletes, 32 men and 19 women, across 12 sports at the Games. Although its full roster was larger by four athletes than in London 2012, this was still one of Slovakia's smallest delegations sent to the Summer Olympics. [2] [3] Slovakia made its Olympic debut in archery, as well as its return to synchronized swimming and table tennis after nearly a decade.

The Slovak team featured 17 returning Olympians, including skeet shooter Danka Barteková, who won the bronze in London four years earlier, 2015 world champion Matej Tóth, who entered his fourth consecutive Games as a top medal favorite in the 50 km race walk, and sprint kayaker and two-time medalist Erik Vlček, who joined the slalom canoe legend Michal Martikán as the only Slovaks participating in five Olympics. The only medalist returning from the previous Games to compete in Rio de Janeiro, Barteková was nominated by the committee to carry the Slovak flag at the opening ceremony. [1] Other notable Slovak athletes included pro mountain biker Peter Sagan, twins Dana and Jana Velďáková in both long and triple jump, slalom canoe duo and cousins Ladislav and Peter Škantár, and world-ranked triathlete Richard Varga.

Slovakia left Rio de Janeiro with four medals (two gold and two silver), matching its overall tally from the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [4] Among the medalists were Tóth, who walked away with Slovakia's first ever track and field gold in his event, and the Škantár cousins, who succeeded the Hochschorner twins Pavol and Peter to win the Olympic title in the slalom canoe double. [5] [6]

Medalists

Competitors

Archery

One Slovak archer has qualified for the women's individual recurve at the Olympics by securing one of three available Olympic spots at the 2016 European Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, signifying the nation's Olympic debut in the sport. [7] Meanwhile, another Slovak archer was added to the squad by virtue of a top five national finish in the men's individual recurve at the 2016 Archery World Cup meet in Antalya, Turkey. [8]

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Boris Baláž Men's individual 63159Flag of South Korea.svg  Ku B-c  (KOR)
L 0–6
did not advance
Alexandra Longová Women's individual 64022Flag of India.svg  Majhi  (IND)
W 7–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Qi Yh  (CHN)
L 0–6
did not advance

Athletics

Slovak athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [9] [10]

Key
Track & road events
Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jozef Repčík 800 m 1:49.956did not advance
Martin Kučera 400 m hurdles 51.477did not advance
Anton Kučmín 20 km walk 1:23:1732
Dušan Majdán 50 km walk 3:58:2526
Martin TišťanDSQ
Matej Tóth 3:40:58Gold medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Iveta Putálová 400 m 52.825did not advance
Lucia Hrivnák Klocová 800 m 2:00.574did not advance
Katarína Berešová Marathon 2:50:54107
Mária Czaková 20 km walk 1:38:2948
Mária Gáliková 1:40:3555
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Matúš Bubeník Men's high jump 2.17=35did not advance
Marcel Lomnický Men's hammer throw 74.1610 q75.975
Jana Velďáková Women's long jump 6.4815did not advance
Dana Velďáková Women's triple jump 13.9817did not advance
Martina Hrašnová Women's hammer throw 67.6319did not advance

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. [11] Matej Beňuš became the first canoeist to be named to the Slovak team based on his performance at two ICF World Cup meets each in La Seu d'Urgell and Pau, and at the World Championships in London. [12] Meanwhile, the remaining canoeists (Grigar, Dukátová, and Škantár cousins) rounded out the internal selection at the 2016 European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš. [13]

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
Matej Beňuš Men's C-1 95.05296.78595.056 Q100.688 Q95.02Silver medal icon.svg
Ladislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
Men's C-2 100.891106.003100.891 Q110.426 Q101.58Gold medal icon.svg
Jakub Grigar Men's K-1 89.16687.85387.854 Q88.841 Q89.435
Jana Dukátová Women's K-1 102.254105.877102.256 Q106.596 Q103.864

Sprint

Slovak canoeists have qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. [14] Meanwhile, two additional boats (women's K-1 200 & 500 m) were awarded to the Slovak squad by virtue of a top two national finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in Duisburg, Germany. [15]

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Vincent Farkaš C-1 1000 m 4:12.2955 Q4:19.0845 FB4:04.01310
Peter Gelle K-1 1000 m 3:36.3422 Q3:36.1933 FA3:40.6918
Juraj Tarr
Erik Vlček
K-2 1000 m 3:24.7282 Q3:19.3723 FA3:15.9168
Tibor Linka
Denis Myšák
Juraj Tarr
Erik Vlček
K-4 1000 m 2:55.6282 Q2:59.3621 FA3:05.044Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Martina Kohlová K-1 200 m 41.2312 Q41.2864 FB41.78710
K-1 500 m 1:53.1674 Q1:57.8015 FB1:58.21113

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 ranking among the top 100 individuals in the 2015 UCI World Tour. [16] [17]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Patrik Tybor Men's road race 6:30:0545

Mountain biking

Slovakia has qualified one mountain biker for the men's Olympic cross-country race, as a result of his nation's fifteenth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016. [17]

AthleteEventTimeRank
Peter Sagan Men's cross-country LAP (1 lap)35

Gymnastics

Artistic

Slovakia has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Barbora Mokošová had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro. [18]

Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Barbora Mokošová All-around 13.93313.80012.03313.03352.79945did not advance

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. [19]

AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Pavol Kopp Men's 10 m air pistol 56938did not advance
Men's 50 m pistol 5567 Q91.47
Marián Kovačócy Men's trap 11418did not advance
Juraj Tužinský Men's 10 m air pistol 5823 Q159.44
Men's 50 m pistol 54133did not advance
Erik Varga Men's trap 11421did not advance
Danka Barteková Women's skeet 6416did not advance

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)): [20] [21]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Tomáš Klobučník Men's 100 m breaststroke 1:02.9342did not advance
Richárd Nagy Men's 1500 m freestyle 15:26.4834did not advance
Men's 400 m individual medley 4:13.87 NR 9did not advance
Men's 10 km open water 1:53:35.420
Katarína Listopadová Women's 100 m backstroke 1:01.4322did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly 59.5729did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Slovakia has fielded a squad of two synchronized swimmers to compete only in the women's duet by picking up one of four spare berths freed by the continental selection for being the next highest ranking nation at the FINA Olympic test event in Rio de Janeiro, signifying their nation's Olympic comeback to the sport since 2004. [22] [23]

AthleteEventTechnical routineFree routine (preliminary)Free routine (final)
PointsRankPointsTotal (technical + free)RankPointsTotal (technical + free)Rank
Naďa Daabousová
Jana Labáthová
Duet 78.36072277.7000156.060722did not advance

Table tennis

Slovakia has entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. Chinese-born Wang Yang and Barbora Balážová were automatically selected among the top 22 eligible players each in their respective singles events based on the ITTF Olympic Rankings. [24] Meanwhile, Beijing 2008 Olympian Eva Ódorová granted an invitation from ITTF to compete in the women's singles as one of the next seven highest-ranked eligible players, not yet qualified, on the Olympic Ranking List.

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Wang Yang Men's singles ByeFlag of Mexico.svg  Madrid  (MEX)
W 4–1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Aruna  (NGR)
L 1–4
did not advance
Barbora Balážová Women's singles ByeFlag of Mexico.svg  Silva  (MEX)
W 4–0
Flag of Sweden.svg  Li F  (SWE)
L 3–4
did not advance
Eva Ódorová ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Wu  (USA)
L 1–4
did not advance

Tennis

Slovakia has entered three tennis players into the Olympic tournament. Martin Kližan (world no. 51), Dominika Cibulková (world no. 21), and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (world no. 40) qualified directly among the top 56 eligible players for their respective singles events based on the ATP and WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016. Having been directly entered to the singles, Kližan also opted to play with his rookie partner Andrej Martin in the men's doubles. [25] [26]

On July 27, 2016, Kližan pulled out from the Games due to his concerns about the Zika virus. [27] Thereby, Martin replaced him in the men's singles and was subsequently set to play with Igor Zelenay in the men's doubles. [28] Almost a week later, Cibulková withdrew from the Games due to a heel injury, leaving Schmiedlová as the lone female competitor. [29]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Andrej Martin Men's singles Flag of the United States.svg  Kudla  (USA)
W 6–0, 6–3
Flag of Germany.svg  Kohlschreiber  (GER)
WWO
Flag of Japan.svg  Nishikori  (JPN)
L 2–6, 2–6
did not advance
Andrej Martin
Igor Zelenay
Men's doubles Flag of Portugal.svg  Elias /
Sousa  (POR)
L 4–6, 2–6
did not advance
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Women's singles Flag of Italy.svg  Vinci  (ITA)
W 7–5, 6–4
Flag of Russia.svg  Makarova  (RUS)
L 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
did not advance

Triathlon

Slovakia has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Richard Varga was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the men's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016. [30]

AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
Richard Varga Men's 17:180:4955:100:3434:061:47:1711

Weightlifting

Slovakia has qualified one male weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 European Championships. [31] The team must allocate this place by June 20, 2016.

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Ondrej Kružel Men's +105 kg 165=212061837118

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