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Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

participated in the

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, China. The Czech delegation consisted of around 130 athletes.""Around 130 Czech athletes named for Beijing Olympics"
July 16, 2008

Medalists

Archery

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –

Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄ ...

;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –

Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

Badminton

Basketball

Women's tournament

;Roster ;Group play ;Quarterfinals

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

Track

;Sprint ;Pursuit ;Keirin ;Omnium

Mountain biking

BMX

Equestrian

Eventing

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men ;Women

Trampoline

Judo

Modern pentathlon

* Did not finish

Rowing

;Men ;Women 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 * Jitka Antošová fell ill during the course of the competition and was replaced by Miroslava Knapková at the final.

Sailing

;Men ;Women ;Open M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

;Men ;Women

Swimming

;Men ;Women

Synchronized swimming

Table tennis

Tennis

;Men ;Women

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Wrestling

;Men's Greco-Roman * Marek Švec originally finished fifth, but in November 2016, he was promoted to bronze due to disqualification of Asset Mambetov.

References

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Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...