Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Olympics explained

Noc:CZE
Nocname:Czech Olympic Committee
Games:Winter Olympics
Year:1998
Website: 
Location:Nagano
Competitors:61 (48 men, 13 women)
Sports:9
Flagbearer:Lubomír Buchta (cross-country skiing)
Rank:14
Gold:1
Silver:1
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1994
See also: (1900–1912)
(1920–1992)

The Czech Republic competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.The medal hopes were set on ice hockey team and Kateřina Neumannová in cross-country skiing. The ice hockey team won their first gold medal in history.[1] Kateřina Neumannová was also successful, winning one silver and one bronze medal. The surprise performance for the team was freestyle skier Aleš Valenta who came fourth.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team
22 February
10 February
12 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

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Alpine skiing1 1 2
Biathlon4 4 8
Bobsleigh5 5
Cross-country skiing5 5 10
Figure skating2 3 5
Freestyle skiing1 0 1
Ice hockey21 0 21
Nordic combined5 5
Ski jumping4 4
Total 48 13 61

Alpine skiing

See main article: Alpine skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Marcel MaxaGiant Slalom1:25.881:23.632:49.5129
Marcel MaxaSlalom57.81DNFDNF -

Men's combined

Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Lucie HrstkováDownhill1:33.0031
Lucie HrstkováSuper-G1:21.7435
Lucie HrstkováGiant SlalomDNF - DNF -
Lucie HrstkováSlalomDNF - DNF -

Women's combined

Biathlon

See main article: Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Men
EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank
10 km SprintPetr Garabík330:51.353
Zdeněk Vítek230:46.551
Ivan Masařík228:58.615
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank
20 kmPetr Garabík58:28.861'04:28.856
Jiří Holubec59:08.821'01:08.834
Ivan Masařík56:30.7157:30.74
Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay
Women
EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank
7.5 km SprintKateřina Losmanová-Holubcová326:51.757
Irena Novotná-Česneková325:30.440
Jiřína Adamičková-Pelcová125:14.535
Eva Háková124:58.626
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank
15 kmEva Háková57:25.461'03:25.453
Kateřina Losmanová-Holubcová1'00:48.911'01:48.944
Jiřína Adamičková-Pelcová58:26.331'01:26.338
Irena Novotná-Česneková57:09.031'00:09.030
Women's 4 × 7.5 km relay

1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

2 One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

See main article: Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
CZE-1Jiří Dzmura
Pavel Polomský
Two-man55.301655.1117DNF -  -  - DNF -
CZE-2Pavel Puškár
Jan Kobián
Two-man54.991254.60554.46854.5473:38.598

Cross-country skiing

See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
10 km
C
Lubomír Buchta30:38.452
Lukáš Bauer30:11.145
Martin Koukal29:41.835
Petr Michl29:28.532
15 km
pursuit1
F
Lubomír Buchta45:36.650
Martin Koukal44:41.837
Lukáš Bauer44:16.332
Petr Michl42:47.523
30 km
C
Lubomír BuchtaDNF -
Lukáš Bauer1'42:08.833
Jiří Magál1'40:29.622
50 km
F
Jiří Magál2'21:30.547
Petr Michl2'13:08.317
Lubomír Buchta2'11:34.813

1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
5 km
C
Zuzana Kocumová19:58.359
Jana Šaldová19:00.428
Kateřina Hanušová18:49.122
Kateřina Neumannová17:42.7
10 km
pursuit2
F
Zuzana Kocumová32:34.941
Kateřina Hanušová30:58.824
Kateřina Neumannová28:37.2
15 km
C
Iveta Zelingerová-Fortová52:26.344
Jana Šaldová51:33.829
Kateřina Neumannová49:01.99
30 km
F
Zuzana Kocumová1'32:52.135
Kateřina Hanušová1'29:59.923

2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women's 4 × 5 km relay

Figure skating

See main article: Figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Women
Pairs
Ice Dancing

Freestyle skiing

See main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Men

Ice hockey

See main article: Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Men's tournament

First Round - Group D

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Gold Medal Game

Nordic combined

See main article: Nordic combined at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

Men's individual

Events:

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-country
time
Total
rank
PointsRank
Petr ŠmejcIndividual195.03448:37.440
Ladislav Rygl204.52344:20.814
Jan Matura218.01247:35.035
Milan Kučera228.0842:45.85

Men's Team

Four participants per team.

Events:

Ski jumping

See main article: Ski jumping at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsRankDistancePointsPointsRank
Jakub SucháčekNormal hill77.587.529 Q81.096.0183.528
Jaroslav Sakala77.589.028 Q80.596.0185.026
Michal Doležal81.598.520 Q87.5112.5211.011
František Jež83.5103.013 Q77.589.5192.524
Jaroslav SakalaLarge hill91.561.256did not advance
František Jež113.5104.325 Q113.0104.4208.724
Michal Doležal116.0107.818 Q130.5135.4243.28
Jakub Sucháček117.5111.013 Q121.0118.3229.315
Men's team large hill

1 Four teams members performed two jumps each.

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Czech Republic Beats Russia for Gold . 12 November 2021 . The Washington Post . 23 February 1998.
  2. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/CZE/editions/46 Czechia at the 1998 Winter Olympics