The Czech Republic left Paris with a total of five Olympic medals (three gold and two bronze), the least amount of medals in the history of the country and least amount of medals since 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] Two of the medals were awarded to the Czech team in canoeing, while the rest were awarded in fencing, tennis and track and field.
Czech épée fencing team (Jiří Beran, Jakub Jurka, Martin Rubeš and Michal Čupr) won the bronze medal in the team event after defeating acting world champions and runner-ups from Italy and France.[5] It was only the second medal from fencing competitions for the Czech Republic and fourth overall in the history of the Olympic Games. Nikola Ogrodníková won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics[6] making it the fifth consecutive medal in javelin throw for the Czech Republic and the eighth medal from the last nine Olympic Games in this sport.
Other notable achievements by Czech athletes include Radek Juška, who in long jump became only the second athlete who made it to the Olympic final for the Czech Republic or Czechoslovakia and with 8.15 m achieved the longest jump at the Olympic Games made by Czech or Czechoslovak athlete in history. Amálie Švábíková set a new national record at 4.80 m in pole vault; previous record was held by Jiřina Ptáčníková. Švábíková ended up 5th in the final, the second-best result in women's pole vault for Czech athlete at the Olympic games.[7] In swimming Barbora Seemanová equaled her result from Tokyo at 6th place,[7] the best result for a Czech swimmer since 2000 Summer Olympics. In Madison 7th place achieved by Jan Voneš and Denis Rugovac was the best result in this discipline for the Czech Republic so far and the best result achieved by Czech athlete in track cycling since 2004 Summer Olympics. Also 14th place of Mathias Vacek in road race was the best result of a Czech athlete in this event since 1988 Summer Olympics.[7]Lukáš Rohan who was at the time of the competition in kayak cross marked as 136th in world ranking managed to get 4th place in the competition. Martin Vlach in men's pentathlon set a new Olympic record in shooting/running part of 713 points in the semifinal of the competition. It lasted one day, when Emiliano Hernández broke that record in the final with 720 points. Tomáš Staněk's 21.61 m in men's shot put in the semifinal was the best result by Czech athlete at the olympics. Tereza Hrochová equaled the best result by Czech athlete at the Olympic games in women's marathon at 26th place and achieved the best time by Czech or Czechoslovak athlete in this discipline at the olympics. Karolína Maňasová's participation in 100m race was only second one since 1972 Summer Olympics for Czech or Czechoslovak woman but her time 11.11 s was the fastest ever at this distance in history. Also the time of 1:45.62 achieved by Jakub Dudycha at the 800m distance was the best time by a Czech or Czechoslovak athlete ever at the Olympic games.
These Olympic Games mark the first time since independence when the Czech Republic didn't achieve any medal in canoe slalom, which is regarded as one of the most successful Czech olympic sports regarding the medal count.[7]
Czech Olympic Committee fielded a roster of 111 athletes, 62 men and 49 women, to compete across 23 sports at these Games; it was the nation's second smallest delegation sent to the Olympics since the breakup of the former Czechoslovakia. Czech Republic did not send teams in any of the collective sports for the second time in the nation's Olympic history. Of the 111 participants, 51 of them attended at least a single Olympiad, with the rest making their debut in Paris.
Track and field accounted for the largest number of athletes on the team with 30 entries although Czechia didn't enter a decathlon athlete for the first time in history. Also for the first time since 1956 Summer Olympics there was no athlete in wrestling competitions due to late injury of Artur Omarov.[8] Table tennis, artistic gymnastics, sport climbing, triathlon and weightlifting all had a single competitor.
Artistic gymnast Soňa Artamonová aged 16 years old was Czech Republic's youngest competitor, with épée fencer Jiří Beran and shooter Jiří Lipták rounding out the field as the oldest members (aged 42). Double canoeing champion Martin Doktor served as the team's chef de mission for the Games.[7]
Qualification Legend: R = Qualify to repechage; QF = Qualify to quarterfinal; SF = Qualify to semifinal; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
The Czech Republic entered one male and one female rider to compete in the road race events at the Olympic. The Czech Republic secured those quota through the UCI Nation Ranking.[16] The Czech cycling union selected Julia Kopecký and Mathias Vacek to the team.[17]
Czech mountain bikers secured two quota places (one per gender) for the Olympic through the release of the final Olympic mountain biking rankings. The Czech Cycling Union selected Ondřej Cink and Adéla Holubová to the team, despite the objections of other female rider Jitka Čábelická.[18]
To qualify for the BMX freestyle Olympic competition, Iveta Miculyčová participated in the first of the Olympic Qualifier Series events in Shanghai, however before the second one she got injured and decided not to continue in the second qualifier in Budapest. The results however fulfilled the Miculyčová's team's expectations that she would qualify anyway thanks to her bronze-medal finish at the 2022 world championships.[19][20]
Czech Republic received first place from the regional world ranking, then in realocation of unused places, the second quota was added.[21] The Czech Equestrian Federation named Miroslav Trunda with Shutterflyke, Miloslav Příhoda with Ferreolus Lat and Jaroslav Abík with Madock to the Olympic team, one of them will serve as the substitute rider. Trunda's Trnka-Ruf was added as a substitute horse.[22]
Czech Republic entered two male and one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.
Czech modern pentathletes confirmed three quota places for Paris 2024. Lucie Hlaváčková secured her selection in the women's event by finishing eighteenth in the overall point rankings and eighth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland.[25][26] Later on, three more athletes qualified for the games through the release of final Olympic ranking, the Czech modern pentathlon union naming Martin Vlach, Marek Grycz and Veronika Novotná to the team.[27]
Key
Note–Ranks given for events are within the athlete's heat only
F = Qualified for final
Athlete
Event
Fencingrankinground (Épée one touch)
Semifinal
Final
Riding (Show jumping)
Fencing
Swimming (200 m freestyle)
Shooting / Running (10 m laser pistol /3000 m cross-country)
Czech rowers qualified boats in each of the following events through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Czech shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[28]
Czech swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)).[29]
Czech Republic entered one table tennis player into Paris 2024. Hana Matelová qualified for the games by virtue of nominated into the top twelve ranked players, in the women's single class, through the release of the final world ranking for Paris 2024.
Czech Republic qualified two athletes to compete at the games. Petra Štolbová secured her spot through winning the semifinal round in her own division at the 2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Later on, Dominika Hronová qualified for the games, after the IOC announced the Individual Neutral Athletes taekwondo squad as ineligible, making Dominika to got the re-allocations.
In the men's singles, Jiří Lehečka was eligible to be selected to represent Czechia in Paris, but he had to withdraw from the team due to injury.[30] In the women|s singles and doubles, Markéta Vondroušová withdrew from the competition due to hand injury. She was replaced by Kateřina Siniaková in singles and by Linda Nosková in doubles.[31]
Czech Republic entered one female triathlete in the triathlon events for Paris, following the release of final individual olympics qualification ranking.
Czech Republic qualified a total of 4 athletes in beach volleyball. Ondřej Perušič and David Schweiner qualified for Paris by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 FIVB World Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Later on, a women's pair qualified through received a forfeited quota from the Netherlands.[32]
Czech Republic weightlifters qualified one quota places at the games based on the IWF Olympics ranking. At first, Kamil Kučera was left behind the qualifiers, however as the IOC disapproved the qualification of several weightlifters from Russia and Belarus, Kučera moved into the quota.[33]
Jiří Prskavec is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2008, specializing in the K1 discipline. In 2023 he also started competing in C1. He also occasionally appears in kayak cross. With an Olympic gold and a bronze, 2 individual world titles and 5 individual European titles, he is one of the most successful K1 paddlers of his generation.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China, from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
The Czech Republic 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 splitting from the former Czechoslovakia. The Czech team consisted of 105 athletes, 63 men and 42 women, across twenty sports.
Czech Republic competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with 93 competitors in 13 sports. They won seven medals in total: two gold, two silver and three bronze, ranking 14th in the medal table.
The Czech Republic participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.
Australia competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Australian athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside France, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Brisbane will stage the 2032 Summer Olympics, Australia and the United States, the next nation to host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, marched before the homebound French team entering the Place du Trocadéro during the parade of nations segment of the opening ceremony.
Poland competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, celebrating the centenary of the team's debut in the same venue. Polish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1924 onwards, except for the 1984 Summer Olympics because of the Soviet boycott.
Denmark competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Danish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the sparsely attended St. Louis 1904. Before the start of the games, DIF sat an official medal goal of 9–11 medals for the 2024 Paris games.
Sweden competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Swedish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the sparsely attended St. Louis 1904. By prolonging their streak of winning an Olympic medal at every Olympic game since 1908, Sweden became the first country in history with a 51 Olympic Games medalling streak.
Chile competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's debut in 1896, Chilean athletes have appeared in all but five editions of the Summer Olympics of the modern era. Chile did not attend the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles at the period of the worldwide Great Depression and was also part of the US-led boycott, when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Cuba competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twenty-second appearance at the Summer Olympics. The 2024 Cuban delegation was smaller than their 2020 delegation, which was previously their smallest delegation since 1964. It was also the second time since 1964 that the Cuban delegation had fewer than one hundred athletes.
Norway competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Norwegian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the country's support for the United States-led boycott.
Bulgaria competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Bulgarian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics from 1924 onwards, except for three occasions: the 1948 Summer Olympics in London because of the nation's instigation in World War II, and the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the worldwide Great Depression and Soviet boycott, respectively.
Belgium competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the country's debut in 1900, Belgian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for the 1904 edition.
Ukraine competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era and the first since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A total of 140 athletes competed amid the Russian invasion, the lowest number in the history of Ukraine's participation in the games.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. However, China did not participate in the next seven games: 1956; the nation was absent in 1960 and 1964 over a dispute with Taiwan; 1968; 1972 due to issues with GANEFO; 1976 due to Republic of China boycott; and 1980, joining the US led boycott. The nation has participated in every Olympics since the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Iran competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. Since the nation's return in 1948 after having made their debut in 1900, Iranian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games except for Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984, citing political reasons. This was the nation's 19th appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Thailand competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
Poland competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.
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