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 ...
first participated at the
Olympic Games
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 var ...
in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Prior to 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 ...
in 1993, Slovak athletes competed for
Czechoslovakia at the Olympics
Czechoslovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1918, after having competed as Bohemia from 1900 to 1912. The nation sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games when they were part of th ...
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Slovak athletes have won a total of thirty two medals at the
Summer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...
, mostly in
slalom canoeing
Canoe slalom (previously known as whitewater slalom) is a competitive sport with the aim to navigate a Spraydeck, decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on Whitewater, river rapids in the fastest time poss ...
. The nation has also won ten medals at the
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were he ...
.
The
National Olympic Committee
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for Slovakia was created in 1992 and recognized in 1993.
Participation
Timeline of participation
Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
Medals by Winter Games
Medals by summer sport
Medals by winter sport
List of medalists - Slovakia since 1993
Summer Games
Winter Games
Most successful Slovak competitors
Individual athletes
Teams
List of Slovak medalists – Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)
Summer Games
Winter Games
See also
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List of flag bearers for Slovakia at the Olympics
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Slovakia at the Youth Olympics
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Slovakia at the Paralympics
Slovakia as such made its Paralympic Games début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, following the break-up of Czechoslovakia, which had taken part in the Paralympics from 1972 to 1992. Slovakia has taken part in every edition of both ...
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Slovakia at the European Youth Olympic Festival
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Slovakia at the European Games
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Slovakia at the Universiade
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Slovakia at the World Games
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:Olympic competitors for Slovakia
External links
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