Czech Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Czech Republic at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	142
Flag bearer	Květoslav Svoboda
Medals Rank: 42	Gold 1	Silver 3	Bronze 4	Total 8
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The Czech Republic competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Gold

• Athletics - Men's Decathlon, Roman Šebrle

Silver

• Rowing - Men's Quadruple Sculls, David Kopřiva, Jakub Hanák, Tomáš Karas, David Jirka
• Sailing - Europe, Lenka Šmídová
• Shooting - Women's 25 m Pistol, Lenka Hyková

Bronze

• Athletics - Men's High Jump, Jaroslav Bába
• Canoe/Kayak Slalom - Men's C2 Canoe Double, Jaroslav Volf, Ondřej Štěpánek
• Shooting - Women's 10 m Air Rifle, Kateřina Kůrková
• Modern pentathlon - Men, Libor Capalini

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 100 metre hurdles:

• Lucie Martincová - Round 1: 13.51 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 metres:

• Jiří Vojtik - Round 1: 20.79 s (did not advance)

Men's 400 metre hurdles:

• Jiří Mužík - Round 1: 48.85 s (Q), Semifinal: 48.88 s (did not advance)
• Štěpán Tesařík - Round 1: 49.44 s (q), Semifinal: 49.87 s (did not advance)

Men's 800 metres:

• Michal Šneberger - Round 1: 1:47.9 (did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres:

• Michal Šneberger - Round 1: 3:39.68 (q), Semifinal: 3:47.03 (did not advance)

Men's decathlon:

• Roman Šebrle - 8893 points (gold medal, Olympic record) - 100 metres: 10.85 s, Long jump: 7.84 metres, Shot put: 16.36 metres, High jump: 2.12 metres, 400 metres: 48.36 s, 110 metres hurdles: 14.05 s, Discus throw: 48.72 metres, Pole vault: 5.00 metres, Javelin throw: 70.52 metres, 1500 metres: 4:40.01
• Tomáš Dvořák - DNF - 100 metres: 11.53 s, Long jump: DNS

Women's heptathlon:

• Michaela Hejnová - 5716 points (26th place) - 100 metres hurdles: 13.82 s, High jump: 1.70 metres, Shot put: 12.13 metres, 200 metres: 25.36 s, Long jump: 5.70 metres, Javelin throw: 48.22 metres, 800 metres: 2.25.68

Men's marathon:

• Róbert Štefko – 2:27:12 (63rd place)

Women's marathon:

• Anna Pichrtová - 2:40:58 (28th place)

Men's 20 km walk:

• Jiří Malysa - DQ

Women's 20 km walk:

• Barbora Dibelková - 1:33:37 (24th place)

Men's 50 km walk:

• Miloš Holuša – 4:15:01 (38th place)

Women's long jump:

• Denisa Ščerbová - Round 1: 6.39 metres (did not advance)

Women's triple jump:

• Šárka Kašpárková - Round 1: 13.79 metres (did not advance)

Men's high jump:

• Jaroslav Bába - Round 1: 2.28 metres (Q), Final: 2.34 metres (bronze medal)
• Svatoslav Ton - Round 1: 2.28 metres (Q), Final: 2.29 metres (9th place)
• Tomáš Janků - Round 1: 2.20 metres (did not advance)

Women's high jump:

• Iva Straková - Round 1: 1.89 metres (did not advance)
• Zuzana Hlavoňová - Round 1: 1.85 metres (did not advance)

Men's pole vault:

• Adam Ptáček - Round 1: 5.50 metres (did not advance)
• Štěpán Janáček - Round 1: 5.30 metres (did not advance)

Women's pole vault:

• Pavla Hamáčková - Round 1: 4.45 metres (Q), Final: 4.40 metres (11th place)
• Kateřina Baďurová - Round 1: 4.40 metres (q), Final: 4.20 metres (12th place)

Men's shot put:

• Petr Stehlík - Round 1: 20.06 metres (q), Final: 19.21 metres (12th place)
• Antonín Žalský - Round 1: 19.09 metres (did not advance)

Men's discus:

• Libor Malina - Round 1: 62.12 metres (q), Final: 58.78 metres (10th place)

Women's discus:

• Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová - Round 1: 64.48 metres (Q), Final: 66.08 metres (4th place)
• Vladimíra Racková - Round 1: 55.82 metres (did not advance)

Men's javelin:

• Jan Železný - Round 1: 81.18 metres (Q), Final: 80.59 metres (9th place)
• Miroslav Guzdek - Round 1: 76.45 metres (did not advance)

Women's javelin:

• Nikola Brejchová - Round 1: 64.39 metres (Q), Final: 64.23 metres (4th place)
• Barbora Špotáková - Round 1: 58.20 metres (did not advance)
• Jarmila Klimešová - Round 1: 57.70 metres (did not advance)

Men's hammer:

• Vladimír Maška - Round 1, 71.76 metres (did not advance)

Women's hammer:

• Lucie Vrbenská - Round 1: 60.29 metres (did not advance)

Basketball

Women's: 5th place

The Czech Republic Olympic women's basketball team

• Centers: Zuzana Klimešová, Petra Kulichová, Ivana Večeřová
• Forwards: Irena Borecká, Michala Hartigová, Michaela Pavlíčková, Jana Veselá, Eva Vítečková, Ivana Voračková
• Guards: Romana Hamzová, Hana Machová, Michaela Uhrová

Head Coach: Jan Bobrovský

• Preliminary round: 3-2

August 14	Spain	80-78	Czech Republic
August 16	Czech Republic	61-80	USA
August 18	China	83-98	Czech Republic
August 20	Czech Republic	97-75	Korea
August 22	New Zealand	57-74	Czech Republic

• Quarterfinal: lost to Russia, 70-49
• Classification (5/6): defeated Spain, 79-68

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men's C1 500 metres:

• Martin Doktor - Heat: 1:49.557 (QS), Semifinal: 1:50.253 (QF), Final: 5th place - 1:47.999

Men's C1 1000 metres:

• Martin Doktor - Heat: 3:49.029 (QS), Semifinal: 3:51.812 (QF), Final: 4th place - 3:50.405

Women's K1 500 metres:

• Michaela Strnadová - Heat: 1:55.806 (QS), Semifinal: 13th place - 1:56.154

Slalom

Men's C1 slalom:

• Tomáš Indruch - Preliminary round: 202.68 (99.81, 102.87) (4th place - Q), Final: 5th place - 195.28 (98.22, 97.06)

Men's C2 slalom:

• Jaroslav Volf and Ondřej Štěpánek - Preliminary round: 214.35 (108.10, 106.25) (3rd place - Q), Final: bronze medal - 212.86 (106.22, 106.64)
• Marek Jiras and Tomáš Máder - Preliminary round: 228.99 (110.66, 118.33) (8th place - Q), Semifinal: 7th place - 110.35 (did not advance)

Men's K1 slalom:

• Ondřej Raab - Preliminary round: 194.50 (98.54, 95.96) (9th place - Q), Semifinal: 14th place - 98.13 (did not advance)

Women's K1 slalom:

• Štěpánka Hilgertová - Preliminary round: 228.75 (117.05, 111.70) (11th place - Q), Final: 5th place - 220.75 (111.31, 109.44)
• Irena Pavelková - Preliminary round: 227.46 (116.08, 111.38) (9th place - Q), Semifinal: 15th place - 161.49 (did not advance)

Cycling

Road cycling

Men's road race:

• René Andrle - 58th place, 5:50:35
• Ján Svorada - 63rd place, 5:50:35
• Ondřej Sosenka - 65th place, 5:50:35
• Michal Hrazdíra - did not finish

Women's road race:

• Martina Růžičková - 52nd place, 3:40:43
• Lada Kozlíková - did not finish

Men's time trial:

• Michal Hrazdíra - 14th place, 1:00:07.23
• René Andrle - 17th place, 1:00:27.29

Women's time trial:

• Lada Kozlíková - 5th place, 32:15.41

Track cycling

Women's individual pursuit:

• Lenka Valová - qualifying round, 11th place - 3:54.372

Men's individual sprint:

• Alois Kaňkovský - Qualifying round: 10.956 - 18th place, 1/16 final: lost with Theo Bos, 1/16 repechage: lost with Teun Mulder and Kim Chi-Bum - 12th-18th place

Men's time trial:

• Alois Kaňkovský - 10th place, 1:03.038

Men's points race:

• Milan Kadlec - 5th place, 65 points

Women's points race:

• Lada Kozlíková - 15th place, 0 points

Men's Keirin:

• Ivan Vrba - First round: second place (Q to second round), Second round: 4th place (did not advance) Classification 7-12: 10th place

Men's Madison:

• Milan Kadlec and Petr Lazar - 13th place, 2 points (-1 lap)

Mountain biking

Men's cross country:

• Radim Kořínek - 22nd place, 2:25:28
• Jaroslav Kulhavý - did not finish

Equestrian

Individual eventing:

• Jaroslav Hatla riding Jennallas Boy - final, 22nd place - 75 penalties (Dressage: 57.8, Cross country: 5.2, Show jumping: 4.0, Jumping final: 8.0)

Gymnastics

Women's artistic:

• Jana Komrsková - did not advance in any exercise - Qualification - Vault: 9.225 (34th place), Uneven Bars: 9.275 (42nd place), Balance Beam: 8.700 (55th place), Floor Exercise: 9.012 (52nd place), Total (All-around): 36.212 (32nd place)

Women's rhythmic:

• Individual
  • Dominika Červenková - Qualification: 20th place (did not advance) - 84.750 (Hoop: 22.350, Ball: 22.900, Clubs: 18.300, Ribbon: 21.200)

Judo

Women's 70 kg:

• Andrea Pažoutová - defeated in round of 16 by Catherine Arlove; defeated in repechage round of 16 by Kim Ryon-Mi

Modern pentathlon

Men's:

• Libor Capalini - bronze medal + 22 s (5392 points) - Shooting: 1084 points (13th place), Fencing: 776 points (19th place), Swimming: 1336 points (2nd place), Riding: 1116 points (6th place), Running: 1080 points (6th place)
• Michal Michalík - 6th place + 37 s (5332 points) - Shooting: 1108 points (6th place), Fencing: 888 points (6th place), Swimming: 1260 points (15th place), Riding: 1144 points (3rd place), Running: 932 points (28th place)

Women's:

• Alexandra Kalinovská - 26th place + 2:21 (4884 points) - Shooting: 904 points (25th place), Fencing: 888 points (6th place), Swimming: 1120 points (27th place), Riding: 948 points (29th place), Running: 1024 points (15th place)

Rowing

Men's: Men's C1 500 metres:

• Václav Chalupa - Heat: 7:13.84 (QSF ABC), Semifinal: 6:59.39 (QFA), Final A: 5th place - 6:59.13
• Václav Chalupa - Heat: 7:13.84 (QSF ABC), Semifinal: 6:59.39 (QFA), Final A: 5th place - 6:59.13

Triathlon

Two Czech triathletes in 2004 were veterans, but the nation's defending bronze medallist did not return. The Czechs' best result in 2004 was a twenty-sixth place finish.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Filip Ospalý — 1:57:17.58 (→ 29th place)
• Martin Krňávek — 2:02:54.59 (→ 42nd place)

Women's Individual Competition:

• Lenka Radová — 2:09:54.47 (→ 26th place)
• Renata Berková — 2:11:50.94 (→ 32nd place)
• Lucie Zelenková — DNF

Volleyball

Women's beach:

• Eva Celbová and Soňa Nováková
  • Prelims: 2-1
  • Round of 16: Defeated 2-0 by Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, United States

Officials

• President: Milan Jirásek
• Secretary General: Vladimír Dostál

References

• sports-reference