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Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = SVK

| NOCname = Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| year = 2008

| flagcaption =

| oldcode =

| website = {{url|www.olympic.sk }} {{in lang|sk}}

| location = Beijing

| competitors = 58

| sports = 14

| flagbearer = Elena Kaliská (opening)
Michal Riszdorfer (closing)

| rank = 26

| gold = 3

| silver = 3

| bronze = 0

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1996

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = {{flaglink|Hungary|at the Olympics|1867}} (1896–1912)
{{flagIOC|TCH}} (1920–1992)

}}

File:Slovak Representative House.JPG

Slovakia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team includes 57 athletes in several sports.[http://www.olympic.sk/dokumenty/zlozenie-slovenskej-vypravy-na-oh-v-pekingu-ZLOZENIESLOVENSKEJVYPRAVYNAOHVPEKINGU-50.pdf]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Slovakia Olympics Team

Medalists

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Michal|Martikán}}CanoeingMen's C-1
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Elena|Kaliská}}CanoeingWomen's K-1
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Pavol|Hochschorner}}
Peter Hochschorner		CanoeingMen's C-2
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Zuzana|Štefečeková}}ShootingWomen's trap
{{silver medal}}Michal Riszdorfer
Richard Riszdorfer
Juraj Tarr
Erik Vlček		CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 m
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|David|Musuľbes}}WrestlingMen's freestyle 120 kg

Athletics

{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

{{smalldiv|1=

;Key

  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round}}

;Men

;Track & road events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Miloš Bátovský

|align=left rowspan=2|50 km walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|4:06:30

|35

align=center

|align=left|Peter Korčok

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=center

|align=left|Jozef Repčík

|align=left|800 m

|1:48.64

|5

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Matej Tóth

|align=left|20 km walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|1:23:17

|26

align=center

|align=left|Kazimír Verkin

|align=left|50 km walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|4:21:26

|47

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Libor Charfreitag

|align=left|Hammer throw

|76.61

|10 q

|78.65

|8

align=center

|align=left|Milan Haborák

|align=left|Shot put

|19.32

|30

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Peter Horák

|align=left|High jump

|2.15

|34

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Miloslav Konopka

|align=left|Hammer throw

|71.96

|23

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Dmitrij Vaľukevič

|align=left|Triple jump

|17.08

|14

|colspan=2|Did not advance

;Combined events – Decathlon

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

! 100 m

!{{Tooltip| LJ | Long jump }}

!{{Tooltip| SP | Shot put}}

!{{Tooltip| HJ | High jump }}

! 400 m

!{{Tooltip| 110H | 110 m hurdles}}

!{{Tooltip| DT | Discus throw}}

!{{Tooltip| PV | Pole vault}}

!{{Tooltip| JT | Javelin throw}}

! 1500 m

!Final

!Rank

align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Slaven Dizdarevič

!style="font-size:95%"|Result

|11.16

|7.02

|13.97

|1.96

|52.02

|15.61

|39.86

|4.00

|43.58

|4:51.42

|rowspan=2|7021

|rowspan=2|23

align=center

!style="font-size:95%"|Points

|825

|818

|727

|767

|724

|777

|662

|617

|494

|610

;Women

;Track & road events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Miriam Bobková

|align=left|100 m hurdles

|13.65

|8

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Lucia Klocová

|align=left|800 m

|1:59.42

|3 Q

|1:58.80

|3

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zuzana Malíková

|align=left|20 km walk

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|1:34:33 SB

|32

align=center

|align=left|Zuzana Tomas

|align=left|Marathon

|colspan=4 {{n/a}}

|2:49:39

|67

;Field events

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

align=center

|align=left|Jana Velďáková

|align=left|Long jump

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Dana Velďáková

|align=left|Triple jump

|{{abbr|NM|No mark}}

|—

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Martina Hrašnová

|align=left|Hammer throw

|72.87

|4 Q

|71.00

|8

Badminton

{{main|Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Eva Sládeková

|align=left|Women's singles

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wang C|HKG|2008 Summer}}
L 7–21, 7–21

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Canoeing

{{main|Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

=Slalom=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="6"|Preliminary

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="4"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Run 1

!Rank

!Run 2

!Rank

!Total

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Total

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Peter Cibák

|align=left|Men's K-1

|86.26

|=11

|86.69

|11

|172.95

|11 Q

|89.41

|12

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Michal Martikán

|align=left|Men's C-1

|85.13

|1

|85.02

|3

|170.15

|1 Q

|88.92

|1 Q

|87.73

|1

|176.65

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner

|align=left|Men's C-2

|93.69

|1

|93.04

|2

|186.73

|1 Q

|94.88

|2 Q

|95.94

|2

|190.82

|{{gold01}}

align=center

|align=left|Elena Kaliská

|align=left|Women's K-1

|94.34

|4

|91.85

|1

|186.19

|1 Q

|97.13

|1

|95.51

|1

|192.64

|{{gold01}}

=Sprint=

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Marián Ostrčil

|align=left|C-1 500 m

|1:55.911

|6 QS

|1:58.401

|8

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|C-1 1000 m

|4:00.191

|3 QS

|4:03.696

|5

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Michal Riszdorfer
Richard Riszdorfer
Juraj Tarr
Erik Vlček

|align=left|K-4 1000 m

|2:57.876

|1 QF

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|2:56.593

|{{silver02}}

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ivana Kmeťová
Martina Kohlová

|align=left|K-2 500 m

|1:47.284

|7 QS

|1:46.380

|7

|colspan=2|Did not advance

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

Cycling

{{main|Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

=Road=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Roman Broniš

|align=left|Men's road race

|colspan=2|Did not finish

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Matej Jurčo

|align=left|Men's road race

|colspan=2|Did not finish

align=center

|align=left|Men's time trial

|1:07:52

|29

align=center

|align=left|Ján Valach

|align=left|Men's road race

|6:34:26

|62

=Mountain biking=

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Janka Števková

|align=left|Women's cross-country

|{{abbr|LAP|Lapped}} (2 laps)

|24

Gymnastics

{{main|Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

=Artistic=

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="3"|Athlete

!rowspan="3"|Event

!colspan=6|Qualification

!colspan=6|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!colspan=4|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

!colspan=4|Apparatus

!rowspan=2|Total

!rowspan=2|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| UB | Uneven bars}}

!{{Tooltip| BB | Balance beam}}

!{{Tooltip| F | Floor}}

!{{Tooltip| V | Vault}}

!{{Tooltip| UB | Uneven bars}}

!{{Tooltip| BB | Balance beam}}

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Ivana Kováčová

|align=left|Uneven bars

|colspan=2 {{n/a}}

|12.500

|{{n/a}}

|12.500

|79

|colspan=6|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Balance beam

|colspan=3 {{n/a}}

|12.350

|12.350

|81

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Judo

{{main|Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!Repechage 3

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Zoltán Pálkovács

|align=left|Men's −100 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Costa|ARG|2008 Summer}}
L 0100–0110

|colspan=8|Did not advance

Sailing

{{main|Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

style="font-size:95%"

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!M*

align=center

|align=left|Patrik Pollák

|align=left|RS:X

|26

|30

|25

|30

|23

|28

|31

|29

|28

|24

|EL

|243

|30

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

Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Mário Filipovič

|align=left|Trap

|115

|14

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Jozef Gönci

|align=left|50 m rifle prone

|593

|16

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|394

|30

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Pavol Kopp

|align=left|10 m air pistol

|575

|28

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|50 m pistol

|563

|4 Q

|657.6

|5*

align=center

|align=left|Erik Varga

|align=left|Trap

|117

|9

|colspan=2|Did not advance

* Kim Jong Su of North Korea originally won the silver medal in the 50 m pistol event, but was disqualified after he tested positive for propranolol.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7562384.stm Athletes stripped of medals for doping Therefore, Pavol Kopp moved up a position.

;Women

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=2|Qualification

!colspan=2|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Danka Barteková

|align=left|Skeet

|67

|8

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Daniela Pešková

|align=left|10 m air rifle

|396

|9

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|50 m rifle 3 positions

|577

|22

|colspan=2|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Zuzana Štefečeková

|align=left|Trap

|70

|1 Q

|89

|{{silver02}}

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

;Men

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ľuboš Križko

|align=left|100 m backstroke

|54.07

|8 Q

|54.38

|13

|colspan=2|Did not advance

;Women

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left rowspan=3|Martina Moravcová

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|25.47

|27

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|100 m freestyle

|55.20

|23

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|100 m butterfly

|59.03

|25

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Denisa Smolenová

|align=left|200 m butterfly

|2:13.81

|31

|colspan=4|Did not advance

Table tennis

{{main|Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Preliminary round

!Round 1

!Round 2

!Round 3

!Round 4

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Eva Ódorová

|align=left|Women's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Tommy|VAN|2008 Summer}}
W 4–0

|{{flagIOCathlete|Lovas|HUN|2008 Summer}}
W 4–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Gao|USA|2008 Summer}}
L 2–4

|colspan=6|Did not advance

Tennis

{{main|Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Opposition
Score

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Dominik Hrbatý

|align=left|Men's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Bellucci|BRA|2008 Summer}}
W 2–6, 6–4, 6–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Blake|USA|2008 Summer}}
L 6–7, 6–4, 3–6

|colspan=5|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Dominika Cibulková

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's singles

|{{flagIOCathlete|Parmentier|FRA|2008 Summer}}
W 6–1, 7–5

|{{flagIOCathlete|Pironkova|BUL|2008 Summer}}
W 6–2, 6–2

|{{flagIOCathlete|Janković|SRB|2008 Summer}}
L 5–7, 1–6

|colspan=4|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Daniela Hantuchová

|{{flagIOCathlete|Sugiyama|JPN|2008 Summer}}
W 6–2, 7–5

|{{flagIOCathlete|Wozniacki|DEN|2008 Summer}}
L 1–6, 3–6

|colspan=5|Did not advance

align=center

|align=left|Daniela Hantuchová
Janette Husárová

|align=left|Women's doubles

|{{n/a}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Yan Z /
Zheng J|CHN|2008 Summer}}
L 1–6, 6–7(9–11)

|colspan=5|Did not advance

Triathlon

{{main|Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
Athlete

!Event

!Swim (1.5 km)

!Trans 1

!Bike (40 km)

!Trans 2

!Run (10 km)

!Total Time

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Pavel Šimko

|align=left|Men's

|colspan=7|Did not finish

Weightlifting

{{main|Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Ondrej Kutlík

|align=left|Men's −85 kg

|150

|15

|193

|12

|343

|12

align=center

|align=left|Martin Tešovič

|align=left|Men's −105 kg

|colspan=6|Did not start

Wrestling

{{main|Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

{{smalldiv|1=

Key:

  • {{abbr|VT|Victory by Fall}} - Victory by Fall.
  • {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}} - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

}}

;Men's freestyle

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|David Musuľbes

|align=left|−120 kg

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Siewari|NGR|2008 Summer}}
W 3–0 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Aubéli|HUN|2008 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Taymazov|UZB|2008 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|colspan=2 {{n/a|Bye}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Rodríguez|CUB|2008 Summer}}
W 3–1 {{abbr|PP|Decision by Points - the loser with technical points}}

|{{silver02}}

;Men's Greco-Roman

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Qualification

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}}

style="font-size: 95%"

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Opposition
Result

!Rank

align=center

|align=left|Attila Bátky

|align=left|−84 kg

|{{flagIOCathlete|Estrada|CUB|2008 Summer}}
L 0–3 {{abbr|PO|Decision by Points - the loser without technical points}}

|colspan=6|Did not advance

|19

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.olympic.sk Slovakia NOC]

{{Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics}}

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Summer Olympics