The Czech Republic competed at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, United States. It was the first Summer Games since the

dissolution of Czechoslovakia The dissolution of Czechoslovakia ( cs, Rozdělení Československa, sk, Rozdelenie Česko-Slovenska) took effect on December 31, 1992, and was the self-determined split of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries o ...

, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams. 115 competitors, 76 men and 39 women, took part in 110 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Men's 800 metres *

Pavel Soukup Pavel Soukup (born 2 January 1971) is a retired Czech middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He is best known for winning bronze medals at the 1995 World Indoor Championships and the 1995 Summer Universiade. In addition, he co ...

Men's 110 metres hurdles *

Tomáš Dvořák Tomáš Dvořák (), born 11 May 1972 in Gottwaldov (now Zlín), Czechoslovakia, is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He competed in the decathlon and heptathlon for the team ''Dukla Prague''. He is a three-time decathlon ...

Men's 20 kilometres Walk *

Jiří Malysa Jiří Malysa (born 14 August 1966 in Opava, Czechoslovakia) is a retired male race walker from Czech Republic, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He participated in the World Championships ...

Tomáš Kratochvíl Tomáš Kratochvíl (born 19 December 1971, in Prague) is a retired Czech Republic, Czech race walking, race walker who represented the club USK Praha. In 1995 he participated at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres wa ...

* Hubert Sonnek Men's 50 km Walk * Miloš Holuša — 4:03:16 (→ 27th place) * Hubert Sonnek — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's High Jump *

Tomáš Janků Tomáš Janků (; born 27 December 1974 in Jablonec nad Nisou) is a former Czech high jumper. His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďu ...

Men's Long Jump *

Milan Gombala Milan Gombala (born 29 January 1968 in Lučenec) is a retired Czech long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along ...

** Qualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance) Men's Shot Put *

Miroslav Menc Miroslav Menc (born 16 March 1971, in Rumburk) is a Czech shot putter, whose personal best put is 20.64 metres, achieved in September 2000 in Ostrava. He has an indoor personal best of 20.68 metres In 1998 he received a two-year suspension from ...

Men's Discus Throw *

Marek Bílek Marek Bílek (born 7 January 1973) is a retired Czech discus thrower. He was born in Prague and represented the club ''Dukla Prague''. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 World Junior Championships and competed at the 1996 Olympic Games ...

** Qualification — 59.86m (→ did not advance) Men's Hammer Throw * Pavel Sedláček ** Qualification — 73.98m (→ did not advance) Men's Javelin Throw * Jan Železný Men's Decathlon *

** Final Result — 8664 points (→ Bronze Medal) *

Robert Změlík Robert Změlík () (born April 18, 1969 in Prostějov) is a Czech track and field athlete who won a gold medal in Olympic decathlon in 1992. His personal best in decathlon was 8627 points (1992), in Heptathlon 6228 points (1997), both former na ...

** Final Result — 8422 points (→ 7th place) * Kamil Damašek ** Final Result — 8229 points (→ 16th place)
Women's 400 metres *

Hana Benešová Hana Benešová (born 19 April 1975 in Čáslav) is a retired Czech sprinter who competed in the 200 and 400 metres. She represented her country at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in ...

Helena Fuchsová Helena Fuchsová, née Dziurová (3 June 1965 – 14 March 2021) was a Czech runner who specialized in the 400 and 800 m The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-di ...

Naděžda Koštovalová Naděžda Koštovalová (née Tomšová; born 10 September 1971 in Tábor) is a retired Czech athlete who specialised in the 400 metres. She won a silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1995 World Indoor Championships. In addition, she ...

Women's 800 metres *

Ludmila Formanová Ludmila Formanová () (born 2 January 1974) is a former Czech middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. She was born in Čáslav. In 1999 she broke Maria de Lurdes Mutola's winning streak at the World Indoor Championships, and w ...

Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay *

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** Qualification — 3:26.82 ** Final — 3:26.99 (→ 7th place) Women's High Jump * Zuzana Kováčiková ** Qualification — 1.93m ** Final — 1.93m (→ 12th place) Women's Javelin Throw * Nikola Tomečková ** Qualification — 55.02m (→ did not advance) Women's Discus Throw * Zdeňka Šilhavá ** Qualification — 59.24m (→ did not advance) * Alice Matějková ** Qualification — 60.72m (→ did not advance) Women's Triple Jump *

Šárka Kašpárková Šárka Kašpárková (, born 20 May 1971) is a Czech Republic, Czech former track and field athlete who specialised in the triple jump. She attended her first Summer Olympics in 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992, participating in th ...

** Qualification — 14.42m ** Final — 14.98m (→ Bronze Medal)

Beach volleyball

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and

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— 13th place overall

Boxing

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) *

Jaroslav Konečný ''For the Czech boxer with the same name see Jaroslav Konečný (boxer)'' Jaroslav Konečný (14 January 1945 in Měnín – 1 August 2017 in Újezd u Brna) was a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The ...

** First Round — Defeated

Idrissa Kabore Idrissa Kabore (born 9 August 1977) is a Burkinabé boxer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Kabore was the youngest competitor to represent Burkina Faso at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he entered the lightweight division in the boxing even ...

(Burkina Faso), 16-6 ** Second Round — Lost to

Pongsith Wiangwiset Phongsit Veangviseth (born 22 January 1972) also known as Wanwiset Kaennorasing (วันวิเศษ แก่นนรสิงห์) is a Thai boxer and Muay Thai kickboxer. In amateur boxing he competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and th ...

(Thailand), 6-20 Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) * Pavol Polakovič ** First Round — Defeated Victor Kunene (South Africa), 8-1 ** Second Round — Lost to David Reid (United States), 5-12 Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) * Ľudovít Plachetka ** First Round — Defeated Dan Mathunjawa (Swaziland), 20-4 ** Second Round — Lost to

Dilshod Yarbekov Dilshod Yarbekov (born May 1, 1974 in Samarqand) is an Uzbek boxer, who has won medals at the Asian and World Championships in the middleweight category. He is an Honored Sportsman of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Achievements *1994 – Asian ...

(Uzbekistan), 4-4 (referee decision) Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) *

Petr Horáček Petr Horáček (born 11 January 1974) is a Czech boxer. He competed in the men's super heavyweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and com ...

** First Round — Lost to Adaliat Marnedov (Azerbaijan), RSC-2 (01:10)

Canoeing

Men's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres * Karel Leština and Jiří Polívka Men's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres * Petr Hruška and René Kučera Men's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres * Karel Leština,

Pavel Mráz Pavel Mráz (born 18 June 1974 in Ústí nad Labem) is a Czech sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital ...

, Martin Otáhal, and Jiří Polívka Men's Kayak Singles, Slalom * Luboš Hilgert * Jiří Prskavec Men's Canadian Singles, 500 metres *

Martin Doktor Martin Doktor (; born 21 May 1974 in Polička, Czechoslovakia) is the Czech Republic's best-known sprint canoeist. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Du ...

Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres *

Men's Canadian Doubles, 500 metres *

Pavel Bednář Pavel Bednář (born June 25, 1970) is a Czech sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who competed in the 1990s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (C-1 10000 m: 1993) and a bronze (C-2 200 m: 1997). ...

and

Petr Fuksa Petr Fuksa (born 28 September 1969 in Nymburk) is a Czech sprint and marathon canoeist who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (C-4 200 m: 1998, 2006), seven ...

Men's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres *

and

Men's Canadian Singles, Slalom *

Lukáš Pollert Lukáš Pollert () (born 24 March 1970 in Prague) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C1 event with a gold in 1992 and a silver in 1996. Pol ...

Pavel Janda Pavel Janda (born 18 August 1976 in Ostrov nad Ohří) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1992 to 1996. Janda won a silver medal in the C1 team event at the 1996 European Championships in Augsburg. He also ...

Men's Canadian Doubles, Slalom * Miroslav Šimek and Jiří Rohan * Petr Štercl and Pavel Štercl Women's Kayak Singles, 500 metres *

Pavlína Jobánková Pavlína Jobánková (born December 3, 1973, in Nymburk) is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for Czechoslovakia, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K ...

Women's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres *

Jitka Janáčková Jitka Janáčková (born May 22, 1973 ın Mladá Boleslav) is a Czechoslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for Czechoslovakia, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the ...

and

Women's Kayak Fours, 500 metres *

, Kateřina Heková, Kateřina Hluchá, and Milena Pergnerová Women's Kayak Singles, Slalom *

Štěpánka Hilgertová Štěpánka Hilgertová () (née Prošková, born 10 April 1968 in Prague) is a former Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1988 to 2017. Competing in six Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the ...

Marcela Sadilová Marcela Sadilová (born 26 February 1967 in Prague) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the late 2000s. She won four medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (2005) and three ...

Irena Pavelková Irena Pavelková (born 5 September 1974, in Mladá Boleslav) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1990 to 2012. She won seven medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three ...

Cycling

Road

Men's individual road race *

Ján Svorada Ján Svorada (born 28 August 1968 in Trenčín) is a retired Slovak and Czech road racing cyclist. Svorada was born in Czechoslovakia; when that country split up in 1993, Svorada raced for Slovakia until 1996, when he started racing for the Cze ...

Track

Men's sprint *

Pavel Buráň Pavel Buran (born 25 April 1973) is a professional track cyclist from the Czech Republic. A multiple medalist at the European Championships, Buran won a bronze medal in the Keirin in 2000. As a junior, he is reputed to have done a track stand in ...

Mountain bike

Men's cross-country * Radovan Fořt ** Final — 2:42:43 (→ 24th place) * Pavel Camrda ** Final — 2:49:09 (→ 33rd place) Women's cross-country * Kateřina Neumannová ** Final — 2:04.03 (→ 18th place) * Kateřina Hanušová ** Final — 2:04.05 (→ 19th place)

Fencing

One male fencer represented the Czech Republic in 1996. ; Men's épée *

Roman Ječmínek Roman Ječmínek (born 12 May 1967) is a Czech fencer. He competed in the épée events at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly ref ...

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

The Czech Republic had five rowers participate in three out of fourteen rowing events in 1996. ; Men's single sculls * Václav Chalupa ; Men's lightweight double sculls * Michal Vabroušek * Adam Michálek ; Women's coxless pair *

Sabina Telenská Sabina Telenská (born 14 April 1974) is a Czech rower. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for Czechoslovakia with the women's eight where they came eighths. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she competed for the C ...

Hana Dariusová Hana Dariusová (born 30 April 1973) is a Czech rower. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for Czechoslovakia with the women's eight where she came eighth. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she competed for the Czech Re ...

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Backstroke *

Rastislav Bizub Rastislav Bizub (born 12 September 1972) is a Czech swimmer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly ...

** Heat — 58.29 (→ did not advance, 39th place) Men's 200m Backstroke *

** Heat — 2:04.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 100m Breaststroke *

Daniel Málek Daniel Málek (born 25 May 1973 in Zlín) is a retired male breaststroke swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won two bronze medals in the men's breaststroke events at the 1997 European Championships in Seville, Spain. He represented his nativ ...

** Heat — 1:02.46 ** B-Final — 1:02.39 (→ 10th place) Men's 200m Breaststroke *

** Heat — 2:17.08 (→ did not advance, 17th place) Men's 200m Butterfly *

Josef Horký Josef Horký (born February 3, 1972) is a Czech former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle, butterfly, and individual medley events. He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2004), a semifinalist in the 200 m butterfly at the European Championships ...

** Heat — 2:02.84 (→ did not advance, 30th place) Men's 200m Individual Medley *

** Heat — 2:05.45 (→ did not advance, 18th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley *

** Heat — 4:26.58 ** B-Final — 4:28.39 (→ 14th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle *

Kristýna Kyněrová Kristýna Kyněrová (born 3 February 1979 in Znojmo, Jihomoravský) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, ...

** Heat — 58.03 (→ did not advance, 34th place) Women's 200m Freestyle *

** Heat — 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 19th place) Women's 400m Freestyle *

Olga Šplíchalová Olga Šplíchalová (born September 1, 1975 in Třebíč, Vysočina) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who twice competed for her native country at the Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (fren ...

** Heat — 4:20.04 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 800m Freestyle *

** Heat — 8:47.68 (→ did not advance, 15th place) Women's 100m Backstroke *

Marcela Kubalčíková Marcela Kubalčíková (born April 23, 1973 in Zlín) is a retired female backstroke and butterfly swimmer from the Czech Republic, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capi ...

** Heat — 1:05.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Women's 200m Backstroke *

Kateřina Pivoňková Kateřina Pivoňková (born May 6, 1979 in Vlašim, Středočeský) is a retired female backstroke swimming, backstroke swimmer from the Czech Republic, who twice competed for her native country at the Olympic Games: in 1996 and 2004. References ...

** Heat — 2:18.20 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Women's 100m Breaststroke * Lenka Maňhalová ** Heat — 1:12.72 (→ did not advance, 29th place) Women's 200m Breaststroke * Lenka Maňhalová ** Heat — 2:32.14 ** B-Final — 2:29.96 (→ 16th place) Women's 100m Butterfly *

** Heat — 1:03.82 (→ did not advance, 32nd place) Women's 200m Butterfly *

** Heat — 2:19.38 (→ did not advance, 27th place) Women's 200m Individual Medley * Lenka Maňhalová ** Heat — 2:18.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Women's 400m Individual Medley *

Pavla Chrástová Pavla Chrástová (born March 14, 1979 in Znojmo, Jihomoravský) is a retired female medley swimmer from the Czech Republic, who competed for her native country at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital a ...

** Heat — 4:51.35 ** B-Final — 4:56.23 (→ 16th place) *

Hana Černá Hana Černá (born May 17, 1974 in Brno, Jihomoravský) is a retired female freestyle and medley swimmer from the Czech Republic. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 for Czechoslovakia , rue, Чесько ...

** Heat — 4:49.43 ** B-Final — 4:46.78 (→ 10th place) Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay *

, and

** Heat — 8:21.19 (→ did not advance, 15th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay *

, Lenka Maňhalová,

, and

** Heat — 4:21.05 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition * Jiří Novák ** First round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 6-4 4-6 3-6 * Daniel Vacek ** First round — Defeated

David Prinosil David Prinosil ( cz, David Přinosil; born 9 March 1973) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. Prinosil was born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, but later moved to Germany. He represented his country at the 1996 ...

(Germany) 6-4 2-6 6-4 ** Second round — Lost to Andrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 3-6 6-7

Medalists

Athletics

Beach volleyball

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road

Track

Mountain bike

Fencing

Gymnastics

Judo

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References