Slovakia at the 2012 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SVK
Nocname:Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2012
Website: 
Location:London
Competitors:47
Sports:11
Flagbearer:Jozef Gönci (opening)
Danka Barteková (closing)
Rank:59
Gold:0
Silver:1
Bronze:3
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1996
See also: (1896–1912)
(1920–1992)

Slovakia competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Slovak Olympic Committee sent a total of 47 athletes to the Games, 26 men and 21 women, to compete in 11 sports. There was only a single competitor in badminton, judo, triathlon, and weightlifting.

The Slovak team featured three defending Olympic champions from Beijing: slalom canoers Michal Martikán, and twins Pavol and Peter Hochschorner. Rifle shooter and double bronze medalist Jozef Gönci, who was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony, competed at his sixth Olympics and was the oldest and most experienced athlete, at age 38. Meanwhile, medley swimmer Katarína Listopadová was the youngest member of the team, at age 19. Other notable Slovak athletes included road cyclist and world junior champion Peter Sagan, weightlifter and three-time Olympic veteran Martin Tešovič, and professional tennis player Daniela Hantuchová.

Slovakia left London with a total of four medals (one silver and three bronze), failing to win a gold for the first time in Olympic history and in the post-Czechoslovak era. Among the nation's medalists were shooters Zuzana Štefečeková and Danka Barteková, who took silver and bronze medals in the women's trap and skeet events respectively. On 11 August 2012, Barteková was elected to the IOC Athletes Commission, along with three other athletes.[1] Meanwhile, Michal Martikán, who won bronze in London, became the most successful Slovak athlete in history with a total of five Olympic medals.

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
bgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 12
bgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 22
Total0134

Competitors

| width=78% align=left valign=top |The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics5 6 11
Badminton0 1 1
Canoeing9 3 12
Cycling1 1 2
Gymnastics1 1 2
Judo1 0 1
Shooting4 3 7
Swimming1 4 5
Tennis2 2 4
Triathlon1 0 1
Weightlifting1 0 1
Total 26 21 47

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Medals by date
DayDatebgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Day 128 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 229 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 330 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 431 Julybgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 51 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 62 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 11
Day 73 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 84 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 1bgcolor=FFDAB9 01
Day 95 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 106 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 117 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
8 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 139 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1410 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 15bgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Day 1612 Augustbgcolor=F7F6A8 0bgcolor=DCE5E5 0bgcolor=FFDAB9 00
Total0134

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Slovak athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2]

Men
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventFinal
    ResultRank
    Miloš Bátovský50 km walk4:09:3248
    Anton Kučmín20 km walk1:22:2523
    Matej Tóth50 km walk3:41:245
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Michal KabelkaHigh jump2.1630Did not advance
    Marcel LomnickýHammer throw74.0015Did not advance
    Women
  • Track & road events
    • AthleteEventHeat SemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Katarína BerešováMarathon2:48:1199
    Mária Czaková20 km walk1:37:4353
    Lucia Klocová1500 m4:07.79 NR9 q4:02.99 NR8 q4:12.645
    Field events
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    DistancePositionDistancePosition
    Martina HrašnováHammer throw68.4120Did not advance
    Dana VelďákováTriple jump14.2210 q11.9212
    Jana VelďákováLong jump6.1827Did not advance

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Canoeing

    See main article: Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Slalom

    Slovakia has qualified boats for the following events

    AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
    Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Michal MartikánMen's C-1139.461690.56190.561 Q104.044 Q98.31
    Pavol Hochschorner
    Peter Hochschorner    		Men's C-297.52298.60197.522 Q109.042 Q108.28
    Jana DukátováWomen's K-1105.145101.374101.376 Q110.484 Q111.606

    Sprint

    Slovakia has qualified boats for the following events

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Ľubomír HagaraC-1 200 m43.5075 Q41.4723 FA43.9776
    Marek KrajčovičK-1 1000 m3:39.6497Did not advance
    Peter Gelle
    Erik Vlček    		K-2 1000 m3:19.5713 Q3:12.6901 FA3:12.5198
    Peter Gelle
    Martin Jankovec
    Juraj Tarr
    Erik Vlček    		K-4 1000 m2:55.1731 FA2:56.7716
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Ivana KmeťováK-1 200 m43.4456 Q42.5105 FB45.55614
    Ivana Kmeťová
    Martina Kohlová    		K-2 500 m1:45.0735 Q1:43.6535 FB1:47.68313
    Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

    Cycling

    See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Slovakia has qualified in the following events

    Mountain biking

    Gymnastics

    See main article: Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Artistic

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
    align=left rowspan=2Samuel PiaseckýParallel bars15.35815.35811Did not advance
    Horizontal bar12.66612.66665Did not advance
    Women

    Judo

    See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Slovakia has qualified 1 judoka

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Slovakia has earned seven qualification berths in shooting events:[3]

    Men
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    align=left rowspan=3Jozef Gönci50 m rifle 3 positions115731Did not advance
    50 m rifle prone58939Did not advance
    10 m air rifle59131Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Pavol Kopp50 m pistol55620Did not advance
    10 m air pistol57621Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Juraj Tužinský50 m pistol55423Did not advance
    10 m air pistol58015Did not advance
    Erik VargaTrap12112Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventQualificationFinal
    PointsRankPointsRank
    Danka BartekováSkeet702 Q90
    align=left rowspan=2Daniela Pešková50 m rifle 3 positions57634Did not advance
    10 m air rifle39514Did not advance
    Zuzana ŠtefečekováTrap732 Q93 S/O 3

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Slovakian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[4]

    Men
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Katarína Filová100 m freestyle56.5831Did not advance
    200 m freestyle2:02.0328Did not advance
    Katarína Listopadová200 m individual medley2:16.8128Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Denisa Smolenová100 m butterfly59.4828Did not advance
    200 m butterfly2:11.1021Did not advance
    Miroslava Syllabová50 m freestyle26.0738Did not advance

    Tennis

    See main article: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Martin Kližanalign=left rowspan=2Singles
    L 5–7, 4–6    		Did not advance
    Lukáš Lacko
    L 6–7(5–7), 1–6    		Did not advance
    Martin Kližan
    Lukáš Lacko    		Doubles
    L 3–6, 3–6    		Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Opposition
    Score    		Rank
    Dominika Cibulkováalign=left rowspan=2Singles
    L 6–7(4–7), 2–6    		Did not advance
    Daniela Hantuchová
    W 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
    W 6–3, 6–0
    L 4–6, 2–6    		Did not advance
    Dominika Cibulková
    Daniela Hantuchová    		Doubles
    L 2–6, 1–6    		Did not advance

    Triathlon

    See main article: Triathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Slovakia has qualified the following athletes.

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Slovakia has qualified the following quota places.

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Results of the IOC Athletes’ Commission Election. IOC. 11 August 2012.
    2. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
    3. Web site: Quota places by NATION and Name . 8 March 2011 . ISSF . 27 May 2011 . 5 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140405211236/http://www.issf-sports.org/results/og_qualification/quota_places/quota_places_by_nation_and_name.ashx . dead .
    4. Web site: Swimming World Rankings. FINA. 8 June 2011.

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