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The Czech Republic competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016. This was the country's sixth time taking part in the Olympics after it became its own nation.
The team included athletes who took part in many different sports.
The Czech Republic won ten medals. This made the 2016 Olympics one of the country’s most successful. Some medals came from sports like canoeing and tennis.
One of the top athletes was judo champion Lukáš Krpálek, who won the country’s only gold medal. Another great performance came from rower Ondřej Synek, who won a bronze medal. Flatwater canoeist Josef Dostál helped the team earn medals, and double Olympic champion Barbora Špotáková made history by winning three medals in the javelin throw. Mountain biker Jaroslav Kulhavý won a silver medal.
However, the Czech Republic did not win any medals in shooting competitions for the first time since the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Further information: 2016 Summer Olympics medal table
Athletes from the Czech Republic won medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Their names are shown in bold in the sections below.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Lukáš Krpálek | Judo | Men's 100 kg | 11 August |
 Silver | Josef Dostál | Canoeing | Men's K-1 1000 m | 16 August |
| Silver | Jaroslav Kulhavý | Cycling | Men's cross-country | 21 August |
 Bronze | Jiří Prskavec | Canoeing | Men's K-1 | 10 August |
| Bronze | Ondřej Synek | Rowing | Men's single sculls | 13 August |
| Bronze | Petra Kvitová | Tennis | Women's singles | 13 August |
| Bronze | Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová | Tennis | Women's doubles | 13 August |
| Bronze | Lucie Hradecká Radek Štěpánek | Tennis | Mixed doubles | 14 August |
| Bronze | Barbora Špotáková | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | 18 August |
| Bronze | Josef Dostál Daniel Havel Jan Štěrba Lukáš Trefil | Canoeing | Men's K-4 1000 m | 20 August |
Competitors
The Czech Olympic Committee sent 105 athletes to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. There were 63 men and 42 women. They competed in twenty different sports. This was the smallest group of athletes the Czech Republic had sent since it began competing on its own after the breakup of the former Czechoslovakia.
Many of these athletes had competed in past Olympics, and some were returning for their fifth appearance. Notable competitors included Barbora Špotáková in javelin throw, David Svoboda in modern pentathlon, and Miroslava Knapková in rowing, among others. Young athletes like rifle shooting rookie Filip Nepejchal and freestyle swimming teen Barbora Seemanová were also part of the team.
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
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Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Czech athletes could run and play in several events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Up to three athletes from the Czech Republic could compete in each event.
They ran in track and road races for both men and women. There were also field events for men and women. They also did combined events, like the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Lukáš Gdula | 50 km walk | —N/a | DSQ | ||||
| Jakub Holuša | 1500 m | 3:38.31 | 1 Q | 3:40.83 | 9 | did not advance | |
| Pavel Maslák | 400 m | 45.54 | 5 q | 45.06 | 3 | did not advance | |
| Petr Svoboda | 110 m hurdles | 13.65 | 6 q | 13.67 | 8 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Anežka Drahotová | 20 km walk | —N/a | 1:30:43 | 10 | |||
| Zuzana Hejnová | 400 m hurdles | 55.54 | 2 Q | 54.55 | 1 Q | 53.92 | 4 |
| Denisa Rosolová | 56.36 | 4 q | 57.39 | 8 | did not advance | ||
| Eva Vrabcová-Nývltová | Marathon | —N/a | 2:33.51 | 26 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||||
| Jaroslav Bába | High jump | 2.26 | =12 q | 2.20 | 14 | ||
| Michal Balner | Pole vault | 5.60 | =10 q | 5.50 | =7 | ||
| Petr Frydrych | Javelin throw | 83.60 | 5 Q | 79.12 | 12 | ||
| Radek Juška | Long jump | 7.84 | 13 | did not advance | |||
| Jan Kudlička | Pole vault | 5.70 | =7 q | 5.75 | =4 | ||
| Lukáš Melich | Hammer throw | 73.14 | 15 | did not advance | |||
| Tomáš Staněk | Shot put | 19.76 | 20 | did not advance | |||
| Jakub Vadlejch | Javelin throw | 83.27 | 7 Q | 82.42 | 8 | ||
| Vítězslav Veselý | 82.85 | 10 q | 82.51 | 7 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||||
| Michaela Hrubá | High jump | 1.92 | 18 | did not advance | |||
| Romana Maláčová | Pole vault | 4.30 | =24 | did not advance | |||
| Kateřina Šafránková | Hammer throw | 68.33 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| Barbora Špotáková | Javelin throw | 64.65 | 2 Q | 64.80 | | ||
| Jiřina Svobodová | Pole vault | 4.45 | =19 | did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Helcelet | Result | 11.06 | 7.35 | 15.11 | 2.04 | 49.51 | 14.37 | 44.13 | 4.70 | 68.20 | 4:34.41 | 8291 | 12 |
| Points | 847 | 898 | 796 | 840 | 837 | 927 | 749 | 819 | 862 | 716 | |||
| Jiří Sýkora | Result | 11.15 | 7.00 | 13.45 | 1.98 | 49.88 | 15.02 | 44.49 | NM | 56.99 | DNF | 6237 | 25 |
| Points | 827 | 814 | 695 | 785 | 820 | 847 | 756 | 0 | 693 | 0 |
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateřina Cachová | Result | 13.19 | 1.77 | 12.38 | 24.32 | 5.91 | 37.77 | 2:18.95 | 5958 | 24 |
| Points | 1096 | 941 | 686 | 950 | 822 | 625 | 838 | |||
| Eliška Klučinová | Result | 14.07 | 1.80 | 14.41 | 25.37 | 6.08 | 46.73 | 2:22.81 | 6077 | 22 |
| Points | 968 | 978 | 821 | 853 | 874 | 797 | 786 |
Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent two badminton players to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Kristína Gavnholt competed in the women's singles event. She had been in two past Olympics. Petr Koukal also competed, in the men's singles event.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Petr Koukal | Men's singles |  Ouseph (GBR)L (14–21, 18–21) |  Sasaki (JPN)L (10–21, 21–16, 12–21) | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Kristína Gavnholt | Women's singles | Yamaguchi (JPN) L (22–20, 12–21, 15–21) |  Tee J Y (MAS)L (20–22, 21–15) | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Czech canoeists had boats for the Olympics in two types of events: slalom and sprint. They got their spots by doing well in races before the Games.
Slalom
Czech canoeists could enter one boat in each slalom class after good results at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The team members were chosen based on their races in Veltrusy, Prague, and at the European Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia.
Sprint
The Czech team also qualified four boats for each sprint distance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. They got one extra boat for the men's C-2 1000 m event by doing well in a race in Duisburg, Germany.
The sprint team was announced on June 7, 2016, and included Josef Dostál.
Men
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Vítězslav Gebas | Men's C-1 | 109.92 | 14 | 102.78 | 12 | 102.78 | 14 Q | 98.77 | 5 Q | 97.57 | 4 |
| Jonáš Kašpar Marek Šindler | Men's C-2 | 106.32 | 6 | 103.43 | 2 | 103.43 | 4 Q | 108.09 | 2 Q | 108.35 | 8 |
| Jiří Prskavec | Men's K-1 | 88.71 | 3 | 101.18 | 17 | 88.71 | 7 Q | 90.62 | 2 Q | 88.99 | |
| Kateřina Kudějová | Women's K-1 | 102.06 | 3 | 106.10 | 8 | 102.06 | 5 Q | 103.78 | 4 Q | 108.76 | 10 |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Josef Dostál | K-1 1000 m | 3:35.342 | 1 Q | 3:36.384 | 4 FA | 3:32.145 | |
| Martin Fuksa | C-1 200 m | 40.311 | 3 Q | 40.311 | 4 FB | 39.760 | 9 |
| C-1 1000 m | 4:01.492 | 2 Q | 4:01.793 | 1 FA | 4:03.322 | 5 | |
| Filip Šváb | K-1 200 m | 35.567 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Filip Dvořák Jaroslav Radoň | C-2 1000 m | 3:36.818 | 4 Q | 3:42.166 | 2 FA | 3:49.352 | 7 |
| Daniel Havel Jan Štěrba | K-2 1000 m | 3:53.907 | 6 Q | 3:21.569 | 4 FB | 3:25.966 | 12 |
| Josef Dostál Daniel Havel Jan Štěrba Lukáš Trefil | K-4 1000 m | 2:52.027 | 1 FA | Bye | 3:05.176 | | |
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Czech cyclists competed in many events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They took part in road racing, track events such as sprint and keirin, and mountain biking. The athletes were selected because of their high rankings in international competitions.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Bárta | Men's road race | did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 1:15:56.91 | 15 | |
| Leopold König | Men's road race | did not finish | |
| Men's time trial | 1:15:23.64 | 11 | |
| Zdeněk Štybar | Men's road race | did not finish | |
| Petr Vakoč | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 58 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Rank | ||
| Pavel Kelemen | Men's sprint | 9.969 72.223 | 14 Q |  Bauge (FRA)L |  Constable (AUS) Zieliński (POL)L | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Pavel Kelemen | Men's keirin | 6 R | 4 | did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ondřej Cink | Men's cross-country | 1:38:18 | 14 |
| Jaroslav Kulhavý | 1:34:18 | | |
| Jan Škarnitzl | 1:41:11 | 22 | |
| Kateřina Nash | Women's cross-country | 1:32:25 | 5 |
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent two fencers to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Alexander Choupenitch got his spot because he was one of the best fencers from Europe. Jiří Beran qualified by winning a competition in Prague.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Jiří Beran | Men's épée |  Schwantes (BRA)L 6–8 | did not advance | |||||
| Alexander Choupenitch | Men's foil | Bye |  Abouelkassem (EGY)L 8–15 | did not advance | ||||
Golf
Main article: Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent one golfer to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Klára Spilková got her spot by being one of the best players in the world at that time.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Klára Spilková | Women's | 77 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 295 | +11 | =48 |
Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent one artistic gymnast to the 2016 Summer Olympics. His name was David Jessen. David got his spot by competing in a special event before the Olympics, called the Olympic Test Event, held in Rio de Janeiro.
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||||||
| F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | ||||||
| David Jessen | Individual | 12.233 | 12.166 | 13.336 | 14.500 | 13.100 | 14.316 | 79.681 | 47 | did not advance | |||||||
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent three judo athletes to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Two of them, Lukáš Krpálek and Pavel Petřikov, were chosen because they were among the best judokas in the world at the time. The third athlete, Jaromír Ježek, earned his spot as the top Czech judoka in his weight class from Europe.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Pavel Petřikov | Men's −60 kg | Bye |  Mogopa (BOT)W 110–000 | Takato (JPN) L 000–100 | did not advance | ||||
| Jaromír Ježek | Men's −73 kg |  Estrada (CUB)L 002–010 | did not advance | ||||||
| Lukáš Krpálek | Men's −100 kg | Bye |  Fonseca (POR)W 010–001 |  Rakov (KAZ)W 000–000 S | Haga (JPN) W 000–000 S | Maret (FRA) W 100–000 | Bye |  Gasimov (AZE)W 100–000 | |
Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Czech athletes were able to take part in the modern pentathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Olympic champion David Svoboda and a new athlete, Jan Kuf, got their places by doing well at the 2015 European Championships. Barbora Kodedová was asked to compete in the women's event. She was one of the top athletes who still needed to qualify, based on the World Rankings from June 1, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Fencing (épée one touch) | Swimming (200 m freestyle) | Riding (show jumping) | Combined: shooting/running (10 m air pistol)/(3200 m) | Total points | Final rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | BR | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP Points | ||||
| Jan Kuf | Men's | 19–16 | 1 | 15 | 215 | 2:05.84 | 26 | 323 | EL | =33 | 0 | 12:15.62 | 34 | 565 | 1103 | 36 |
| David Svoboda | 21–14 | 0 | 7 | 226 | 2:05.59 | 23 | 324 | 18 | 19 | 282 | 11:20.92 | 10 | 620 | 1452 | 9 | |
| Barbora Kodedová | Women's | 20–15 | 0 | 10 | 220 | 2:24.70 | 34 | 266 | 51 | 28 | 249 | 13:25.36 | 29 | 495 | 1230 | 26 |
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent five rowing teams to the 2016 Summer Olympics. They qualified three teams during the 2015 FISA World Championships in Lac d'Aiguebelette, France. Two more teams joined after doing well at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ondřej Synek | Single sculls | 7:21.90 | 1 QF | Bye | 6:50.51 | 2 SA/B | 6:58.56 | 1 FA | 6:44.10 | | |
| Lukáš Helešic Jakub Podrazil | Pair | 6:42.71 | 3 SA/B | Bye | —N/a | 6:32.85 | 6 FB | 7:00.04 | 7 | ||
| Jiří Kopáč Jan Vetešník Ondřej Vetešník Miroslav Vraštil Jr. | Lightweight four | 6:39.95 | 5 R | 6:04.30 | 3 SA/B | —N/a | 6:33.43 | 6 FB | 6:43.52 | 12 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Miroslava Knapková | Single sculls | 8:28.90 | 2 QF | Bye | 7:37.04 | 2 SA/B | 7:47.53 | 4 FB | 7:22.86 | 7 | |
| Lenka Antošová Kristýna Fleissnerová | Double sculls | 7:35.85 | 4 R | 7:03.68 | 3 SA/B | —N/a | 7:03.79 | 6 FB | 7:43.77 | 10 | |
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Czech sailors qualified one boat for each class of sailing event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They earned their spots by competing in the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | M* | ||||
| Karel Lavický | Men's RS:X | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | DNF | 26 | 24 | DNF | 29 | DNF | 25 | 31 | EL | 324 | 31 |
| Viktor Teplý | Men's Laser | 29 | 18 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | —N/a | EL | 222 | 28 | |
| Veronika Fenclová | Women's Laser Radial | 11 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 19 | —N/a | EL | 113 | 12 | |
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Czech shooters earned their spots in several events by doing well at big competitions like the ISSF World Championships and the 2015 ISSF World Cup. They needed to meet a certain score by March 31, 2016, to qualify.
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| David Kostelecký | Men's trap | 118 | 5 Q | 13 | 3 q | 9 | 4 |
| Filip Nepejchal | Men's 10 m air rifle | 619.9 | 35 | —N/a | did not advance | ||
| Men's 50 m rifle prone | 620.5 | 33 | —N/a | did not advance | |||
| Men's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1169 | 21 | —N/a | did not advance | |||
| Adéla Bruns | Women's 10 m air rifle | 411.8 | 32 | —N/a | did not advance | ||
| Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 582 | 8 Q | —N/a | 404.3 | 7 | ||
| Libuše Jahodová | Women's skeet | 58 | 20 | did not advance | |||
| Nikola Mazurová | Women's 10 m air rifle | 414.4 | 18 | —N/a | did not advance | ||
| Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 575 | 25 | —N/a | did not advance | |||
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Czech swimmers could take part in many events at the 2016 Summer Olympics. They could have up to two swimmers in each event if they were fast enough, or one swimmer if they were just a little slower.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pavel Janeček | 400 m individual medley | 4:22.09 | 24 | did not advance | |
| Jan Micka | 400 m freestyle | 3:49.97 | 29 | did not advance | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:58.69 | 12 | did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Simona Baumrtová | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.08 | 17 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:13.26 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:17.21 | 36 | did not advance | ||||
| Martina Moravčíková | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.50 | 26 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.51 | 18 | did not advance | ||||
| Jana Pechanová | 10 km open water | —N/a | 1:59:07.7 | 19 | |||
| Barbora Seemanová | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.26 | 31 | did not advance | |||
| Lucie Svěcená | 100 m butterfly | 59.45 | 27 | did not advance | |||
| Barbora Závadová | 200 m individual medley | 2:14.45 | 21 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:38.53 | 14 | —N/a | did not advance | |||
| Simona Baumrtová Martina Moravčíková Barbora Seemanová Lucie Svěcená | 4 × 100 m medley relay | DSQ | —N/a | did not advance | |||
Synchronized swimming
Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent two athletes to compete in synchronized swimming. They joined the event because they finished ninth in a competition held before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
| Soňa Bernardová Alžběta Dufková | Duet | 80.0640 | 18 | 80.5333 | 160.5973 | 18 | did not advance | ||
Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent four athletes to compete in table tennis. Iveta Vacenovská, who also competed in the 2012 Olympics, was chosen because she was one of the top players in the world. Lubomír Jančařík, Dmitrij Prokopcov, and Hana Matelová also competed based on their rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Lubomír Jančařík | Men's singles | Bye |  Kenjaev (UZB)L 2–4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Dmitrij Prokopcov | Bye |  Toriola (NGR)L 2–4 | did not advance | |||||||
| Hana Matelová | Women's singles | Bye |  Zhang (CAN)L 3–4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Iveta Vacenovská | Bye |  Ruano (COL)W 4–0 |  Bilenko (UKR)L 0–4 | did not advance | ||||||
Tennis
Main article: Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent eight tennis players to the Olympics—two men and six women. Tomáš Berdych and Jiří Veselý played in the men's singles because of their high rankings. Petra Kvitová, Karolína Plíšková, Lucie Šafářová, and Barbora Strýcová played in the women's singles. Some players also played in doubles with partners. A few athletes could not join because they were not feeling well.
Men
Women
Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lukáš Rosol | Singles | Paire (FRA) L 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Lukáš Rosol Radek Štěpánek | Doubles | —N/a |  Ferrer /Bautista Agut (ESP) L 1–6, 4–6 | did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lucie Hradecká | Singles |  Wozniacki (DEN)L 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Petra Kvitová |  Babos (HUN)W 6–1, 6–2 | Wozniacki (DEN) W 6–2, 6–4 |  Makarova (RUS)W 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Svitolina (UKR) W 6–2, 6–0 |  Puig (PUR)L 4–6, 6–1, 3–6 |  Keys (USA)W 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 | | |
| Lucie Šafářová |  Knapp (ITA)W 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |  Flipkens (BEL)L 2–6, ret | did not advance | |||||
| Barbora Strýcová | Wickmayer (BEL) W 7–6(8–6), 6–1 | Errani (ITA) L 2–6, 2–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | Doubles | —N/a | Savchuk / Svitolina (UKR) W 7–6(7–1), 1–6, 6–4 |  Peng S /Zhang S (CHN) W 6–4, 6–4 | Kasatkina / Kuznetsova (RUS) W 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |  Bacsinszky /Hingis (SUI) L 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |  Šafářová /Strýcová (CZE) L 5–7, 1–6 | 4 |
| Lucie Šafářová Barbora Strýcová | —N/a | S Williams / V Williams (USA) W 6–3, 6–4 | Bourchard / Dabrowski (CAN) W 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–4 | Errani / Vinci (ITA) W 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Makarova / Vesnina (RUS) L 6–7(7–9), 4–6 | Hlaváčková / Hradecká (CZE) W 7–5, 6–1 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Lucie Hradecká Radek Štěpánek | Doubles | Muguruza / Nadal (ESP) W WO |  Begu /Tecău (ROU) W 6–4, 7–5 | Mattek-Sands / Sock (USA) L 4–6, 6–7(3–6) |  Mirza /Bopanna (IND) W 6–1, 7–5 | |
Triathlon
Main article: Triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic sent one athlete to the triathlon. Vendula Frintová had competed in two Olympics before. She was one of the top triathletes in the world at the time.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendula Frintová | Women's | 19:21 | 0:56 | 1:04:27 | 0:36 | 36:29 | 2:01:49 | 27 |
Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Beach
The Czech Republic women's beach volleyball team earned a spot in the Olympics by finishing among the top two teams at the 2016 FIVB Continental Cup in Sochi, Russia. The team included Markéta Sluková and her partner Barbora Hermannová.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Lucky Loser | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Barbora Hermannová Markéta Sluková | Women's | Bednarczuk / Seixas (BRA) L 1–2 (21–19, 17–21, 11–15) | Baquerizo / Fernández (ESP) L 0–2 (15–21, 19–21) |  Gallay / Klug (ARG)W 2–1 (13–21, 21–19, 15–8) | 3 | Birlova / Ukolova (RUS) L 1–2 (19–21, 21–12, 10–15) | did not advance | ||||
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic got a place for one male weightlifter to compete in the Rio Olympics. This happened because they were among the top seven teams at the 2016 European Championships. The team had to decide who would take this spot by June 20, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Jiří Orság | Men's +105 kg | 185 | 14 | 240 | =6 | 425 | 8 |
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The Czech Republic got a spot to send a wrestler to the Olympics because Brazil, the host country, gave up a place. This let the Czech Republic send a female wrestler to compete in the women's freestyle 63 kg event. The spot was given based on results from the World Championships.
Key:
- VT – Victory by Fall.
- PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
- PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
- ST – Technical superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Women's freestyle
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Adéla Hanzlíčková | −63 kg | Bye |  Johansson (SWE)L 0–4 ST | did not advance | 20 | ||||
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