title: Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
text: # Slovakia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  
  Slovakia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team includes 57 athletes in several sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gold | Michal Martikán | Canoeing | Men's C-1 |
  | Gold | Elena Kaliská | Canoeing | Women's K-1 |
  | Gold | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | Canoeing | Men's C-2 |
  | Silver | Zuzana Štefečeková | Shooting | Women's trap |
  | Silver | Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Juraj Tarr Erik Vlček | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 m |
  | Silver | David Musuľbes | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 120 kg |
  
  ## 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 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Miloš Bátovský | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 4:06:30 | 35 |
  | Peter Korčok | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
  | Jozef Repčík | 800 m | 1:48.64 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Matej Tóth | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:23:17 | 26 |
  | Kazimír Verkin | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 4:21:26 | 47 |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Libor Charfreitag | Hammer throw | 76.61 | 10 q | 78.65 | 8 |
  | Milan Haborák | Shot put | 19.32 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Peter Horák | High jump | 2.15 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Miloslav Konopka | Hammer throw | 71.96 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Dmitrij Vaľukevič | Triple jump | 17.08 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Combined events – Decathlon
  
  | Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Slaven Dizdarevič | Result | 11.16 | 7.02 | 13.97 | 1.96 | 52.02 | 15.61 | 39.86 | 4.00 | 43.58 | 4:51.42 | 7021 | 23 |
  | Slaven Dizdarevič | Points | 825 | 818 | 727 | 767 | 724 | 777 | 662 | 617 | 494 | 610 | 7021 | 23 |
  
  ### Track & road events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Miriam Bobková | 100 m hurdles | 13.65 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Lucia Klocová | 800 m | 1:59.42 | 3 Q | 1:58.80 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Zuzana Malíková | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | 1:34:33 SB | 32 |
  | Zuzana Tomas | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:49:39 | 67 |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
  | Jana Velďáková | Long jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Dana Velďáková | Triple jump | NM | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Martina Hrašnová | Hammer throw | 72.87 | 4 Q | 71.00 | 8 |
  
  ## Badminton
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Eva Sládeková | Women's singles | Bye | Wang C (HKG) L 7–21, 7–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Canoeing
  
  ### Slalom
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Peter Cibák | Men's K-1 | 86.26 | =11 | 86.69 | 11 | 172.95 | 11 Q | 89.41 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Michal Martikán | Men's C-1 | 85.13 | 1 | 85.02 | 3 | 170.15 | 1 Q | 88.92 | 1 Q | 87.73 | 1 | 176.65 | |
  | Pavol Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner | Men's C-2 | 93.69 | 1 | 93.04 | 2 | 186.73 | 1 Q | 94.88 | 2 Q | 95.94 | 2 | 190.82 | |
  | Elena Kaliská | Women's K-1 | 94.34 | 4 | 91.85 | 1 | 186.19 | 1 Q | 97.13 | 1 | 95.51 | 1 | 192.64 | |
  
  ### Sprint
  
  **Men**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Marián Ostrčil | C-1 500 m | 1:55.911 | 6 QS | 1:58.401 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Marián Ostrčil | C-1 1000 m | 4:00.191 | 3 QS | 4:03.696 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Michal Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Juraj Tarr Erik Vlček | K-4 1000 m | 2:57.876 | 1 QF | Bye | Bye | 2:56.593 | |
  
  **Women**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ivana Kmeťová Martina Kohlová | K-2 500 m | 1:47.284 | 7 QS | 1:46.380 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
  
  ## Cycling
  
  ### Road
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Roman Broniš | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
  | Matej Jurčo | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
  | Matej Jurčo | Men's time trial | 1:07:52 | 29 |
  | Ján Valach | Men's road race | 6:34:26 | 62 |
  
  ### Mountain biking
  
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Janka Števková | Women's cross-country | LAP (2 laps) | 24 |
  
  ## 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 |
  | Ivana Kováčová | Uneven bars | — | — | 12.500 | — | 12.500 | 79 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Ivana Kováčová | Balance beam | — | — | — | 12.350 | 12.350 | 81 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Judo
  
  | Athlete | Event | 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 | Rank |
  | Zoltán Pálkovács | Men's −100 kg | Costa (ARG) L 0100–0110 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## 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 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
  | Patrik Pollák | 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
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Mário Filipovič | Trap | 115 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jozef Gönci | 50 m rifle prone | 593 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jozef Gönci | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 394 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Pavol Kopp | 10 m air pistol | 575 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Pavol Kopp | 50 m pistol | 563 | 4 Q | 657.6 | 5* |
  | Erik Varga | Trap | 117 | 9 | Did not advance | 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. Therefore, Pavol Kopp moved up a position.
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
  | Danka Barteková | Skeet | 67 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Daniela Pešková | 10 m air rifle | 396 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Daniela Pešková | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 577 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Zuzana Štefečeková | Trap | 70 | 1 Q | 89 | |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Ľuboš Križko | 100 m backstroke | 54.07 | 8 Q | 54.38 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Martina Moravcová | 50 m freestyle | 25.47 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Martina Moravcová | 100 m freestyle | 55.20 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Martina Moravcová | 100 m butterfly | 59.03 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Denisa Smolenová | 200 m butterfly | 2:13.81 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Table tennis
  
  | Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Eva Ódorová | Women's singles | Tommy (VAN) W 4–0 | Lovas (HUN) W 4–2 | Gao (USA) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Tennis
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
  | Dominik Hrbatý | Men's singles | Bellucci (BRA) W 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Blake (USA) L 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Dominika Cibulková | Women's singles | Parmentier (FRA) W 6–1, 7–5 | Pironkova (BUL) W 6–2, 6–2 | Janković (SRB) L 5–7, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Daniela Hantuchová | Women's singles | Sugiyama (JPN) W 6–2, 7–5 | Wozniacki (DEN) L 1–6, 3–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Daniela Hantuchová Janette Husárová | Women's doubles | — | Yan Z / Zheng J (CHN) L 1–6, $6–7^{(9–11)}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  
  ## Triathlon
  
  | Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pavel Šimko | Men's | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish | Did not finish |
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  | Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
  | Ondrej Kutlík | Men's −85 kg | 150 | 15 | 193 | 12 | 343 | 12 |
  | Martin Tešovič | Men's −105 kg | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
  
  ## Wrestling
  
  Key:
  
  * VT - Victory by Fall.
  * PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  * PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  
  ### Men's freestyle
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | David Musuľbes | −120 kg | Bye | Siewari (NGR) W 3–0 $^{PO}$ | Aubéli (HUN) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | Taymazov (UZB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Bye | Bye | Rodríguez (CUB) W 3–1 $^{PP}$ | |
  
  ### Men's Greco-Roman
  
  | Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
  | Attila Bátky | −84 kg | Estrada (CUB) L 0–3 $^{PO}$ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
  