Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Slovakia at the Olympic Games

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NOC Slovak Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.sk (Slovak)
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 39 in 9 sports
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0		 Bronze
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Slovakia is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This will be the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after gaining its independence from the former Czechoslovakia.

Athletics

Slovak athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[1][2]

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.[3]

Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Matej Beňuš Men's C-1


Men's C-2
Men's K-1
Women's K-1

Sprint

Slovak canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[4]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Men's K-1 1000 m


Men's K-2 1000 m




Men's K-4 1000 m

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 individual ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour.[5]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Men's road race

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.[6]

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Barbora Mokošová

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.[7]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Pavol Kopp 10 m air pistol N/A
50 m pistol N/A
Marián Kovačócy Trap
Juraj Tužinský 10 m air pistol N/A
50 m pistol N/A
Erik Varga Trap
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Danka Barteková Skeet

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)):[8][9]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Tomáš Klobučník 100 m breaststroke
Richard Nagy 1500 m freestyle N/A
400 m individual medley N/A
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Katarína Listopadová 100 m butterfly

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.[10][11]

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine (preliminary) Free routine (final)
Points Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank Points Total (technical + free) Rank
Naďa Daabousová
Jana Labáthová		 Duet

Table tennis

Slovakia has entered two athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games, signifying the nation's Olympic return to the sport after an eight-year hiatus. Chinese import 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.[12]

Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Wang Yang Men's singles
Barbora Balážová Women's singles

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 these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Men's

See also

References

  1. ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Slalom Powerhouses Comfortably Qualify for Rio". International Canoe Federation. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Canoe Sprint Qualification spots confirmed". International Canoe Federation. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Quota places by Nation and Name". ISSF. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016 (FINA). Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Etchells, Daniel (7 March 2016). "Ukraine land first-ever Olympic synchronised swimming team event berth at Rio 2016 qualifier". Inside the Games. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "Obeta, disciplína a výdrž. Preto budú Slovenky v Riu" [Sacrifice, discipline, and endurance: the Slovaks are flying to Rio]. Slovakia: Pravda. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  12. ↑ Marshall, Ian (5 May 2016). "Olympic Games Singles Ranking Announced, Another Step Nearer Final Line Up". ITTF. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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