The Czech Republic competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. It was the first Summer Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, and so the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as independent teams. 115 competitors, 76 men and 39 women, took part in 110 events in 17 sports.
Men's 800 metres
Pavel SoukupMen's 110 metres Hurdles
Tomáš DvořákMen's 20 kilometres Walk
Jiří MalysaTomáš KratochvílHubert SonnekMen's 50 km Walk
Miloš Holuša — 4:03:16 (→ 27th place)Hubert Sonnek — did not finish (→ no ranking)Men's High Jump
Tomáš JankůMen's Long Jump
Milan GombalaQualification — 7.88m (→ did not advance)Men's Shot Put
Miroslav MencMen's Discus Throw
Marek BílekQualification — 59.86m (→ did not advance)Men's Hammer Throw
Pavel SedláčekQualification — 73.98m (→ did not advance)Men's Javelin Throw
Jan ŽeleznýMen's Decathlon
Tomáš DvořákFinal Result — 8664 points (→ Bronze Medal)Robert ZmělíkFinal Result — 8422 points (→ 7th place)Kamil DamašekFinal Result — 8229 points (→ 16th place)
Women's 400 metres
Hana BenešováHelena FuchsováNaděžda KoštovalováWomen's 800 metres
Ludmila FormanováWomen's 4x400 metres Relay
Naděžda Koštovalová, Ludmila Formanová, Helena Fuchsová, and Hana BenešováQualification — 3:26.82Final — 3:26.99 (→ 7th place)Women's High Jump
Zuzana KováčikováQualification — 1.93mFinal — 1.93m (→ 12th place)Women's Javelin Throw
Nikola TomečkováQualification — 55.02m (→ did not advance)Women's Discus Throw
Zdeňka ŠilhaváQualification — 59.24m (→ did not advance)Alice MatějkováQualification — 60.72m (→ did not advance)Women's Triple Jump
Šárka KašpárkováQualification — 14.42mFinal — 14.98m (→ Bronze Medal)Marek Pakosta and Michal Palinek — 13th place overallMen's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Jaroslav KonečnýFirst Round — Defeated Idrissa Kabore (Burkina Faso), 16-6Second Round — Lost to Pongsith Wiangwiset (Thailand), 6-20Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Pavel PolakovičFirst Round — Defeated Victor Kunene (South Africa), 8-1Second Round — Lost to David Reid (United States), 5-12Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Ľudovít PlachetkaFirst Round — Defeated Dan Mathunjawa (Swaziland), 20-4Second Round — Lost to Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan), 4-4 (referee decision)Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Petr HoráčekFirst Round — Lost to Adaliat Marnedov (Azerbaijan), RSC-2 (01:10)Men's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres
Karel Leština and Jiří PolívkaMen's Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres
Petr Hruška and René KučeraMen's Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres
Karel Leština, Pavel Mráz, Martin Otáhal, and Jiří PolívkaMen's Kayak Singles, Slalom
Luboš HilgertJiří PrskavecMen's Canadian Singles, 500 metres
Martin DoktorMen's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres
Martin DoktorMen's Canadian Doubles, 500 metres
Pavel Bednář and Petr FuksaMen's Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres
Pavel Bednář and Petr FuksaMen's Canadian Singles, Slalom
Lukáš PollertPavel JandaMen's Canadian Doubles, Slalom
Miroslav Šimek and Jiří RohanPetr Štercl and Pavel ŠterclWomen's Kayak Singles, 500 metres
Pavlína JobánkováWomen's Kayak Doubles, 500 metres
Jitka Janáčková and Pavlína JobánkováWomen's Kayak Fours, 500 metres
Jitka Janáčková, Kateřina Heková, Kateřina Hluchá, and Milena PergnerováWomen's Kayak Singles, Slalom
Štěpánka HilgertováMarcela SadilováIrena PavelkováMen's Cross Country
Radovan FořtFinal — 2:42:43 (→ 24th place)Pavel CamrdaFinal — 2:49:09 (→ 33rd place)Women's Cross Country
Kateřina NeumannováFinal — 2:04.03 (→ 18th place)Kateřina HanušováFinal — 2:04.05 (→ 19th place)One male fencer represented the Czech Republic in 1996.
Men's épéeRoman JečmínekMen's Competition
Michal Vabroušek / Adam Michálek (Lightweight Double Sculls)Men's 100m Backstroke
Rastislav BizubHeat — 58.29 (→ did not advance, 39th place)Men's 200m Backstroke
Rastislav BizubHeat — 2:04.55 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Men's 100m Breaststroke
Daniel MálekHeat — 1:02.46B-Final — 1:02.39 (→ 10th place)Men's 200m Breaststroke
Daniel MálekHeat — 2:17.08 (→ did not advance, 17th place)Men's 200m Butterfly
Josef HorkýHeat — 2:02.84 (→ did not advance, 30th place)Men's 200m Individual Medley
Josef HorkýHeat — 2:05.45 (→ did not advance, 18th place)Men's 400m Individual Medley
Josef HorkýHeat — 4:26.58B-Final — 4:28.39 (→ 14th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Kristýna KyněrováHeat — 58.03 (→ did not advance, 34th place)Women's 200m Freestyle
Kristýna KyněrováHeat — 2:03.63 (→ did not advance, 19th place)Women's 400m Freestyle
Olga ŠplíchalováHeat — 4:20.04 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 800m Freestyle
Olga ŠplíchalováHeat — 8:47.68 (→ did not advance, 15th place)Women's 100m Backstroke
Marcela KubalčíkováHeat — 1:05.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place)Women's 200m Backstroke
Kateřina PivoňkováHeat — 2:18.20 (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 100m Breaststroke
Lenka MaňhalováHeat — 1:12.72 (→ did not advance, 29th place)Women's 200m Breaststroke
Lenka MaňhalováHeat — 2:32.14B-Final — 2:29.96 (→ 16th place)Women's 100m Butterfly
Marcela KubalčíkováHeat — 1:03.82 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)Women's 200m Butterfly
Marcela KubalčíkováHeat — 2:19.38 (→ did not advance, 27th place)Women's 200m Individual Medley
Lenka MaňhalováHeat — 2:18.43 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Women's 400m Individual Medley
Pavla ChrástováHeat — 4:51.35B-Final — 4:56.23 (→ 16th place)Hana ČernáHeat — 4:49.43B-Final — 4:46.78 (→ 10th place)Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Hana Černá, Kristýna Kyněrová, Pavla Chrástová, and Olga ŠplíchalováHeat — 8:21.19 (→ did not advance, 15th place)Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Kateřina Pivoňková, Lenka Maňhalová, Marcela Kubalčíková, and Kristýna KyněrováHeat — 4:21.05 (→ did not advance, 20th place)Men's Singles Competition
Jiří NovákFirst round — Lost to Renzo Furlan (Italy) 6-4 4-6 3-6Daniel VacekFirst round — Defeated David Prinosil (Germany) 6-4 2-6 6-4Second round — Lost to Andrei Olhovskiy (Russia) 3-6 6-7
