Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
# Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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.

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. 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. 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. 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.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-2 | 11 August |
| Gold | Matej Tóth | Athletics | Men's 50 km walk | 19 August |
| Silver | Matej Beňuš | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | 9 August |
| Silver | Tibor Linka Denis Myšák Juraj Tarr Erik Vlček | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 m | 20 August |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Canoeing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Canoeing | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Cycling | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Synchronized swimming | — | 2 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tennis | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 19 | 51 |

Medals by date :

| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Day 1 | 6 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 2 | 7 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 3 | 8 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 4 | 9 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 5 | 10 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 6 | 11 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 7 | 12 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 8 | 13 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 9 | 14 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 10 | 15 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 11 | 16 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 12 | 17 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 13 | 18 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 14 | 19 August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 15 | 20 August | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 16 | 21 August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |

## 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. 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.

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Boris Baláž | Men's individual | 631 | 59 | Ku B-c (KOR) L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexandra Longová | Women's individual | 640 | 22 | Majhi (IND) W 7–1 | Qi Yh (CHN) L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
* NM = No mark

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Jozef Repčík | 800 m | 1:49.95 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martin Kučera | 400 m hurdles | 51.47 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anton Kučmín | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:23:17 | 32 |
| Dušan Majdán | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:58:25 | 26 |
| Martin Tišťan | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Matej Tóth | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:40:58 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Iveta Putálová | 400 m | 52.82 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lucia Hrivnák Klocová | 800 m | 2:00.57 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katarína Berešová | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:50:54 | 107 |
| Mária Czaková | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:38:29 | 48 |
| Mária Gáliková | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:40:35 | 55 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Matúš Bubeník | Men's high jump | 2.17 | =35 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Marcel Lomnický | Men's hammer throw | 74.16 | 10 q | 75.97 | 5 |
| Jana Velďáková | Women's long jump | 6.48 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dana Velďáková | Women's triple jump | 13.98 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martina Hrašnová | Women's hammer throw | 67.63 | 19 | did not advance | did 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. 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. Meanwhile, the remaining canoeists (Grigar, Dukátová, and Škantár cousins) rounded out the internal selection at the 2016 European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš.

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Matej Beňuš | Men's C-1 | 95.05 | 2 | 96.78 | 5 | 95.05 | 6 Q | 100.68 | 8 Q | 95.02 | |
| Ladislav Škantár Peter Škantár | Men's C-2 | 100.89 | 1 | 106.00 | 3 | 100.89 | 1 Q | 110.42 | 6 Q | 101.58 | |
| Jakub Grigar | Men's K-1 | 89.16 | 6 | 87.85 | 3 | 87.85 | 4 Q | 88.84 | 1 Q | 89.43 | 5 |
| Jana Dukátová | Women's K-1 | 102.25 | 4 | 105.87 | 7 | 102.25 | 6 Q | 106.59 | 6 Q | 103.86 | 4 |

### Sprint

Slovak canoeists have qualified three boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. 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.

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Vincent Farkaš | C-1 1000 m | 4:12.295 | 5 Q | 4:19.084 | 5 FB | 4:04.013 | 10 |
| Peter Gelle | K-1 1000 m | 3:36.342 | 2 Q | 3:36.193 | 3 FA | 3:40.691 | 8 |
| Juraj Tarr Erik Vlček | K-2 1000 m | 3:24.728 | 2 Q | 3:19.372 | 3 FA | 3:15.916 | 8 |
| Tibor Linka Denis Myšák Juraj Tarr Erik Vlček | K-4 1000 m | 2:55.628 | 2 Q | 2:59.362 | 1 FA | 3:05.044 | |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martina Kohlová | K-1 200 m | 41.231 | 2 Q | 41.286 | 4 FB | 41.787 | 10 |
| Martina Kohlová | K-1 500 m | 1:53.167 | 4 Q | 1:57.801 | 5 FB | 1:58.211 | 13 |

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.

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Patrik Tybor | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 45 |

### 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.

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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.

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Barbora Mokošová | All-around | 13.933 | 13.800 | 12.033 | 13.033 | 52.799 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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.

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Pavol Kopp | Men's 10 m air pistol | 569 | 38 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pavol Kopp | Men's 50 m pistol | 556 | 7 Q | — | — | 91.4 | 7 |
| Marián Kovačócy | Men's trap | 114 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Juraj Tužinský | Men's 10 m air pistol | 582 | 3 Q | — | — | 159.4 | 4 |
| Juraj Tužinský | Men's 50 m pistol | 541 | 33 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erik Varga | Men's trap | 114 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Danka Barteková | Women's skeet | 64 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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)):

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tomáš Klobučník | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.93 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richárd Nagy | Men's 1500 m freestyle | 15:26.48 | 34 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richárd Nagy | Men's 400 m individual medley | 4:13.87 NR | 9 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richárd Nagy | Men's 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:53:35.4 | 20 |
| Katarína Listopadová | Women's 100 m backstroke | 1:01.43 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katarína Listopadová | Women's 100 m butterfly | 59.57 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did 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.

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) | Free routine (final) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank |
| Naďa Daabousová Jana Labáthová | Duet | 78.3607 | 22 | 77.7000 | 156.0607 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did 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. 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.

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Wang Yang | Men's singles | Bye | Madrid (MEX) W 4–1 | Aruna (NGR) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Barbora Balážová | Women's singles | Bye | Silva (MEX) W 4–0 | Li F (SWE) L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eva Ódorová | Women's singles | Bye | Wu (USA) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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.

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

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Andrej Martin | Men's singles | Kudla (USA) W 6–0, 6–3 | Kohlschreiber (GER) W WO | Nishikori (JPN) L 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Andrej Martin Igor Zelenay | Men's doubles | — | Elias / Sousa (POR) L 4–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | Women's singles | Vinci (ITA) W 7–5, 6–4 | Makarova (RUS) L 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 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.

| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Varga | Men's | 17:18 | 0:49 | 55:10 | 0:34 | 34:06 | 1:47:17 | 11 |

## Weightlifting

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

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ondrej Kružel | Men's +105 kg | 165 | =21 | 206 | 18 | 371 | 18 |
