title: Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
text: # Slovakia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  
  Slovakia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. It was the first Summer Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Michal Martikán | Canoeing | Men's slalom C-1 | July 27 |
  | Silver | Slavomír Kňazovický | Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 metres | August 4 |
  | Bronze | Jozef Gönci | Shooting | Men's 50 metre rifle prone | July 25 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### 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
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Štefan Balošák | 400 m | 45.86 | 3 Q | 45.32 | 4 Q | 45.59 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Pavol Blažek | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:29:41 | 46 |
  | Igor Kollár | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
  | Igor Kováč | 110 m hurdles | 13.62 | 16 Q | 13.70 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jozef Kucej | 400 m hurdles | 50.31 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Štefan Malík | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:58:40 | 21 |
  | Roman Mrazek | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:58:20 | 20 |
  | Róbert Štefko | 10000 m | 29:03.80 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Peter Tichý | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:10:55 | 32 |
  | Róbert Valíček | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:27:27 | 38 |
  | Miroslav Vanko | 5000 m | 13:54.88 | 6 Q | — | — | 13:51.45 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Miroslav Vanko | 10000 m | 29:17.53 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Jaroslav Žitňanský | Discus throw | 51.50 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Galina Chistyakova | Long jump | 6.33 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Galina Chistyakova | Triple jump | 14.14 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Alica Javadová | High jump | 1.85 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Boxing
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Peter Baláž | Light flyweight | La Paene Masara (INA) L 3-13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
  | Gabriel Križan | Bantamweight | BYE | Rachid Bouaita (FRA) L 6-13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  ### Slalom
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Gabriela Brosková | Women's K-1 | 230.67 | 17 | 172.57 | 5 | 172.57 | 5 |
  | Elena Kaliská | Women's K-1 | 229.85 | 16 | 190.45 | 13 | 190.45 | 19 |
  | Michal Martikán | Men's C-1 | 160.88 | 6 | 151.03 | 1 | 151.03 | |
  | Juraj Minčík | Men's C-1 | 182.60 | 20 | 166.45 | 10 | 166.45 | 15 |
  | Peter Nagy | Men's K-1 | 211.54 | 36 | 148.35 | 7 | 148.35 | 13 |
  | Ľuboš Šoška Peter Šoška | Men's C-2 | 184.90 | 7 | 175.38 | 9 | 175.38 | 10 |
  | Roman Štrba Roman Vajs | Men's C-2 | 194.40 | 10 | 200.67 | 13 | 194.40 | 13 |
  | Miroslav Stanovský | Men's K-1 | 165.17 | 24 | 146.59 | 6 | 146.59 | 10 |
  
  ### Sprint
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Róbert Erban | K-1 500 m | 1:43.563 | 5 QR | 1:43.184 | 1 QS | 1:41.425 | 4 QF | 1:40.407 | 8 |
  | Róbert Erban | K-1 1000 m | 3:48.956 | 4 QR | 4:01.917 | 1 QS | 3:46.633 | 5 | Did not advance | 12 |
  | Slavomír Kňazovický | C-1 500 m | 1:52.971 | 2 QF | — | — | BYE | BYE | 1:50.510 | |
  | Ján Kubica | C-1 1000 m | 4:33.810 | 7 QS | — | — | 4:22.773 | 4 | Did not advance | 14 |
  | Csaba Orosz Peter Páleš | C-2 500 m | 1:45.893 | 4 QR | 1:47.965 | 2 QS | 1:43.757 | 5 QF | 1:44.116 | 8 |
  | Csaba Orosz Peter Páleš | C-2 1000 m | 4:12.789 | 3 QS | BYE | BYE | 3:44.628 | 2 QF | 3:36.938 | 7 |
  | Juraj Kadnár Attila Szabó | K-2 1000 m | 3:49.026 | 6 R | 3:34.436 | 2 QS | 3:20.904 | 6 | Did not advance | 11 |
  
  Qualification Legend: 'R = Qualify to repechage; QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
  
  ## Cycling
  
  ### Road
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Milan Dvorščík | Men's road race | 4:56:46 | 59 |
  | Milan Dvorščík | Men's time trial | 1:12:54 | 34 |
  | Miroslav Lipták | Men's road race | dnf | dnf |
  | Miroslav Lipták | Men's time trial | 1:12:28 | 31 |
  | Róbert Nagy | Men's road race | dnf | dnf |
  | Ján Valach | Men's road race | 4:56:48 | 68 |
  | Pavol Zaduban | Men's road race | 5:05:38 | 114 |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Lenka Ilavská | Women's road race | 02:37:06 | 24 |
  | Lenka Ilavská | Women's time trial | 39:57 | 17 |
  | Eva Orvošová | Women's road race | 02:37:06 | 27 |
  
  ### Track
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | 1/8 final | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Classification 5-8 | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
  | Peter Bazálik | Men's sprint | 10.837 66.43 | 20 Q | Pokorny (GER) L | van Zyl (RSA) W 11.222 | Harnett (CAN) L | Moreno (ESP) Himonetos (GRE) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martin Hrbáček | Men's sprint | 10.693 67.33 | 16 Q | Berzins (LAT) L | Capitano (ITA) W 11.076 | Nothstein (USA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Mountain biking
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Peter Hric | Men's cross-country | 2:46:22 | 30 |
  | Lenka Ilavská | Women's cross-country | 2:04.143 | 21 |
  | Eva Loweová-Orvošová | Women's cross-country | 1:57.56 | 9 |
  
  ## Judo
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Marek Matuszek | −60 kg | BYE | Franck Chambilly (FRA) L 0000-0100 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
  | Semir Pepic | −95 kg | Mohamed Bu Sakher (KUW) W 1000-0000 | Daniel Gowing (HUN) L 0000-0100 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
  
  ## Gymnastics
  
  ### Artistic
  
  **Women**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
  | Athlete | Event | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank | F | V | UB | BB | Total | Rank |
  | Klaudia Kinská | All-around | 18.062 | 17.687 | 16.925 | 17.874 | 70.548 | 70 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Rowing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ondrej Hambálek Ján Žiška | Double sculls | 6:55.87 | 4 R | 6:53.54 | 2 SA/B | 6:55.73 | 6 FB | 6:26.51 | 11 |
  
  ## Sailing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Net points | Final rank |
  | Patrik Pollak | Mistral | 19 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 29 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 28 | — | — | 155.0 | 27 |
  | Marek Valasek | Finn | 5 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 26 | — | 148.0 | 25 |
  | Igor Karvas Jaroslav Ferianec | 470 | 28 | 36 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 34 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 254.0 | 32 |
  
  M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
  
  ## Shooting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
  | Ján Fabo | 10 m air pistol | 569 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ján Fabo | 50 m pistol | 556 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Jozef Gönci | 50 m rifle three positions | 1166 | 7 Q | 1267.7 | 5 |
  | Jozef Gönci | 50 m rifle prone | 599 | 2 Q | 701.9 | |
  | Jozef Gönci | 10 m air rifle | 584 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Vladimir Slamka | Trap | 122 | 5 Q | 145 | 6 |
  | Vladimir Slamka | Double trap | 126 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final B | Final B | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Miroslav Machovič | 100 m backstroke | 57.78 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Miroslav Machovič | 200 m backstroke | 2:04.15 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final B | Final B | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Natália Kodajová | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:14.24 | 37 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Natália Kodajová | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:45.21 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martina Moravcová | 100 metre freestyle | 56.20 | 11 Q | 56.47 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martina Moravcová | 200 metre freestyle | 2:00.99 | 9 Q | 2:00.96 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martina Moravcová | 400 metre freestyle | 4:22.10 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Martina Moravcová | 200 metre individual medley | 2:16.50 | 9 Q | 2:17.40 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Valentina Popovová | Women's singles | Group D Wei (CHN) L 1 – 2 Feng (USA) L 0 – 2 Rodríguez (CHI) W 2 – 0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Tennis
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Ján Krošlák | Singles | MaliVai Washington (USA) L 3–6, 6-7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Karol Kučera | Singles | Dmitri Tomashevich (UZB) L 6–3, 2–6, 6-0 | Andre Agassi (USA) L 4–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Ján Krošlák Karol Kučera | Doubles | BYE | Neil Broad Tim Henman (GBR) L 3–6, 3-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Karina Habšudová | Singles | Yayuk Basuki (INA) W 6–3, 6-3 | Laurence Courtois (BEL) W 7–5, 6-2 | Iva Majoli (CRO) L 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Katarína Studeníková | Singles | Ai Sugiyama (JPN) L 2–6, 3–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Radomíra Zrubáková | Singles | Jana Nejedly (CAN) W 6–3, 6-2 | Conchita Martínez (ESP) L 1–6, 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  | Karina Habšudová Radka Zrubáková | Doubles | BYE | Martina Hingis Patty Schnyder (SUI) L 6–3, 4–6, 2-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Rudolf Lukáč | −70 kg | 135.0 | 20 | 167.5 | 20 | 302.5 | 20 |
  | Martin Tešovič | −91 kg | 162.5 | 17 | 210.0 | 6 | 372.5 | 10 |
  | Jaroslav Jokeľ | −99 kg | 160.0 | 16 | 192.5 | 16 | 352.5 | 16 |
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  ### Men's freestyle
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Roman Kollár | −52 kg | Hideo Sasayama (JPN) L 0-6 | Carlos Varela (CUB) W 3-2 | Greg Woodcroft (CAN) L 3-6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 13 |
  | Radion Kertanti | −74 kg | Turan Ceylan (TUR) W 4-3 | Kenny Monday (USA) L 1-5 | Victor Peicov (MDA) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |
  | Jozef Lohyňa | −90 kg | Tatsuo Kawai (JPN) W 5-0 | Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (MGL) W 5-3 | Kim Ik-hee (KOR) W 3-0 | Makharbek Khadartsev (RUS) L 1-7 | BYE | Victor Kodei (NGR) W 10-0 | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) L 0-5 | 4 |
  | Milan Mazáč | −100 kg | Konstantin Aleksandrov (KGZ) L 1-2 | Dolgorsürengiin Sumiyaabazar (MGL) L 2-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 15 |
  