Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. The team includes 57 athletes in several sports.
Slovakia Olympics Team

Medalists

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon, Decathlon ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events

Badminton

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

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

Cycling

Road

Mountain biking

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Women

Judo

Sailing

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

Shooting

;Men * Kim Jong Su of

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originally won the silver medal in the 50 m pistol event, but was disqualified after he tested positive for

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Swimming

;Men ;Women

Table tennis

Tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

Wrestling

;Men's freestyle ;Men's Greco-Roman

References

External links

Slovakia NOC
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