Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:CZE
Nocname:Czech Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2008
Website: 
Location:Beijing
Competitors:134
Sports:19
Flagbearer:Štěpánka Hilgertová (opening)
Věra Cechlová (closing)
Rank:24
Gold:3
Silver:3
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1996
See also: (1900–1912)
(1920–1992)

The Czech Republic participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Czech delegation consisted of around 130 athletes.[1]

Medalists

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Medals by sport
SportTotal
Athletics1001
Canoeing0101
Shooting2103
Rowing0101
Wrestling0011
Total 3 3 1 7
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Medals by day
DayDateTotal
11001
21001
60112
70101
80101
131001
Total 3 3 1 7
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Medals by gender
GenderTotalPercentage
Male121457.14%
Female210342.86%
Mixed00000.00%
Total 3 3 1 7 100%
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Multiple medalists
NameSportTotal
Kateřina EmmonsShooting1102

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
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Score
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Score
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Score
Rank
Martin BulířMen's individual62956 (9)
L 100–111
Did not advance
Barbora HoráčkováWomen's individual62044 (9)
L 107–109
Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Roman Bílek50 km walk4:18:3245
    Rudolf Götz400 m46.386Did not advance
    Jakub Holuša800 m1:48.193Did not advance
    Lukáš Milo100 m10.525Did not advance
    Stanislav Sajdokalign=left rowspan=2110 m hurdles13.896Did not advance
    Petr Svoboda13.433 Q13.412 Q13.607Did not advance
    Jiří Vojtík200 m21.054Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Jaroslav BábaHigh jump2.29=1 Q2.296
    Štěpán JanáčekPole vault5.30=17Did not advance
    Tomáš JankůHigh jump2.29=1 Q2.297
    Jan KudličkaPole vault5.65=7 q5.4510
    Jan MarcellDiscus throw59.5228Did not advance
    Lukáš MelichHammer throw70.5629Did not advance
    Roman NovotnýLong jump7.9412 q8.008
    Petr StehlíkShot put19.4128Did not advance
    Vítězslav VeselýJavelin throw81.205 q76.7612
    Combined events – Decathlon
    AthleteEvent100 m400 m1500 mFinalRank
    Roman ŠebrleResult11.217.6814.782.1149.5414.7145.504.8063.934:49.6382415
    Points814980776906836885777849797621
    Women
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Zuzana Hejnová400 m hurdles55.913 Q55.174 Q54.977
    Zuzana Schindlerová20 km walk1:32.5727
    Lucie Škrobáková100 m hurdles13.186Did not advance
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Kateřina BaďurováPole vaultDid not advance
    Věra CechlováDiscus throw61.61 9 Q61.755
    Romana DubnováHigh jump1.93=14 q1.8915
    Jarmila KlimešováJavelin throw57.2521Did not advance
    Lenka LedvinováHammer throw67.1726Did not advance
    Denisa ŠčerbováLong jump6.4620Did not advance
    Martina ŠestákováTriple jumpDid not advance
    Barbora ŠpotákováJavelin throw67.69 1 Q71.42
    Iva StrakováHigh jump1.937 q1.9312
    Combined events – Heptathlon
    AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
    Result13.881.65
    Points9957950

    Badminton

    See main article: article and Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
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    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Petr KoukalMen's singles
    L 21–10, 12–21, 15–21
    Did not advance
    Kristína LudíkováWomen's singles
    W 21–13, 21–8

    L 18–21, 13–21
    Did not advance

    Basketball

    See main article: article and Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Women's tournament

    See main article: article and Basketball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament.

    Roster
    Group play
    Quarterfinals

    Canoeing

    See main article: article and Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
    Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRank
    Vavřinec HradilekMen's K-185.61886.4110172.027 Q88.9711Did not advance
    Stanislav JežekMen's C-185.69286.407172.094 Q89.852 Q92.446182.295
    Ondřej Štěpánek
    Jaroslav Volf
    Men's C-293.78297.164190.944 Q95.333 Q97.563192.89
    Štěpánka HilgertováWomen's K-197.14691.992189.133 Q101.783 Q242.639344.419

    Sprint

    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Cycling

    See main article: article and Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Road

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Petr Benčíkalign=left rowspan=2Men's road race6:39:4275
    Roman Kreuziger6:26:3545

    Track

    Sprint
    AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    Time
    Speed (km/h)
    RankOpposition
    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
    Adam PtáčníkMen's sprint10.569
    68.123
    19Did not advance
    Tomáš Bábek
    Adam Ptáčník
    Denis Špička
    Men's team sprint45.678
    59.109
    11Did not advance
    Pursuit
    Keirin
    Omnium
    AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
    Milan KadlecMen's points race2019
    Lada KozlíkováWomen's points race2013
    Milan Kadlec
    Alois Kaňkovský
    Men's madison3−313

    Mountain biking

    AthleteEventTimeRank
    Jaroslav KulhavýMen's cross-country2:03:2018
    Tereza HuříkováWomen's cross-countryDid not finish

    BMX

    AthleteEventSeedingQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    ResultRankPointsRankPointsRankResultRank
    Men's BMX36.68920186Did not advance
    Jana HorákováWomen's BMX38.0778165Did not advance

    Equestrian

    See main article: article and Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Eventing

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article and Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Martin KonečnýPommel horse13.65013.65058Did not advance
    Horizontal bar13.12513.12573Did not advance
    Women

    Trampoline

    Judo

    See main article: article and Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Pavel PetříkovMen's −60 kg
    W 0011–0000

    L 0000–0001
    Did not advance
    Jaromír JežekMen's −73 kg
    L 0001–1000
    Did not advance

    Modern pentathlon

    See main article: article and Modern pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventShooting
    (10 m air pistol)
    Fencing
    (épée one touch)
    Swimming
    (200 m freestyle)
    Riding
    (show jumping)
    Running
    (3000 m)
    Total pointsFinal rank
    PointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
    Michal Michalíkalign=left rowspan=2Men's1883119216–19=217842:08.3724126028111729:47.2525105254606
    David Svoboda1911122824–1139762:05.401712961016*321849:24.3571144482829
    Lucie GrolichováWomen's17721106023–1239522:19.7819124414026106011:06.47281056537216
    * Did not finish

    Rowing

    See main article: article and Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime Rank
    Ondřej SynekSingle sculls7:23.941 QF6:50.231 SA/B7:03.571 FA7:00.63
    Václav Chalupa
    Jakub Makovička
    Pair6:52.503 SA/B6:37.884 FB6:52.578
    Milan Doleček
    Jakub Hanák
    David Jirka
    Petr Vitásek
    Quadruple sculls6:00.985 R6:04.953 SA/B5:56.384 FB5:50.0710
    Milan Bruncvík
    Jan Gruber
    Michal Horváth
    Karel Neffe
    Four6:10.364 R5:58.691 SA/B5:58.022 FA6:16.565
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime Rank
    Miroslava KnapkováSingle sculls7:51.561 QF7:30.331 SA/B7:38.143 FA7:35.525
    Jitka Antošová Double sculls7:04.232 R7:00.752 FA7:25.096
    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

    * Jitka Antošová fell ill during the course of the competition and was replaced by Miroslava Knapková at the final.

    Sailing

    See main article: article and Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women
    Open
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

    Shooting

    See main article: article and Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Václav Haman10 m air rifle59313Did not advance
    50 m rifle 3 positions116323Did not advance
    Tomáš Jeřábek50 m rifle prone58646Did not advance
    David KosteleckýTrap1212 Q146
    Martin Podhráskýalign=left rowspan=225 m rapid fire pistol56514Did not advance
    Martin Strnad56216Did not advance
    Skeet11716Did not advance
    50 m pistol54437Did not advance
    Miroslav Varga50 m rifle prone59029Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=2Kateřina Emmons10 m air rifle400 1 Q503.5
    50 m rifle 3 positions5866 Q687.7
    10 m air rifle39231Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=210 m air pistol37926Did not advance
    25 m pistol57820Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Michaela Musilová10 m air pistol37535Did not advance
    25 m pistol57134Did not advance
    Adéla Sýkorová50 m rifle 3 positions57819Did not advance

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Tomáš Fučík100 m backstroke57.2941Did not advance
    200 m individual medley2:02.8531Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Jiří Jedlička100 m breaststroke1:01.5629Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:15.7939Did not advance
    Michal Rubáček100 m butterfly53.5342Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Květoslav Svoboda200 m freestyle1:51.6746Did not advance
    400 m freestyle3:56.5433Did not advance
    200 m backstroke2:03.1240Did not advance
    Martin Verner100 m freestyle48.9521Did not advance
    Rostislav Vítek10 km open water1:52:41.817
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Sandra Kazíková50 m freestyle25.5429Did not advance
    Petra Klosová100 m backstroke1:03.3639Did not advance
    Jana Klusáčková100 m freestyle55.9231Did not advance
    Jana Pechanová10 km open water1:59:39.78

    Synchronized swimming

    See main article: article and Synchronized swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Table tennis

    See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
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    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Petr KorbelMen's singles
    L 2–4
    Did not advance
    Dana HadačováWomen's singles
    W 4–0

    W 4–2

    L 3–4
    Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: article and Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Tomáš Berdychalign=left rowspan=4Singles
    W 6–1, 6–2

    W 6–3, 7–6(7–4)

    L 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
    Did not advance
    Ivo Minář
    L 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
    Did not advance
    Radek Štěpánek
    L 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 9–11
    Did not advance

    L 4–6, 1–6
    Did not advance
    Tomáš Berdych
    Radek Štěpánek
    align=left rowspan=2Doubles
    L 7–5, 2–6, 6–8
    Did not advance
    Martin Damm
    Pavel Vízner

    W 3–6, 6–0, 6–2

    L 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 5–7
    Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Iveta Benešováalign=left rowspan=4Singles
    W 6–2, 2–1r

    L 1–6, 4–6
    Did not advance

    W 6–4, 6–2

    W 2–6, 6–1, 7–5

    L 5–7, 4–6
    Did not advance

    L 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
    Did not advance
    Klára Zakopalová
    L 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
    Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Doubles
    L 6–4, 5–7, 1–6
    Did not advance

    L 1–6, 0–6
    Did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: article and Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRank
    Filip OspalýMen's18:170:3058:560:2932:411:50:53.6920
    Vendula Frintováalign=left rowspan=2Women's20:530:311:05:290:2836:062:03:27.4923
    Lenka Zemanová20:000:28Did not finish

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

    Men's Greco-Roman

    Notes and References

    1. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020211853/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8559425.htm ""Around 130 Czech athletes named for Beijing Olympics"