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Slovakia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SVK

Flag bearer
  
Michal Martikán

Competitors
  
64 in 13 sports

Slovakia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Slovak Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.olympic.sk (Slovak)

Medals Ranked 29th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 2 2 6

Slovakia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Czechoslovak era. The Slovak Olympic Committee sent a total of 64 athletes to the Games, 48 men and 16 women, to compete in 11 sports. There was only a single competitor in artistic and trampoline gymnastics and sailing.

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The Slovak team featured four Olympic medalists from Sydney: freestyle and butterfly swimmer Martina Moravcová, twins Pavol and Peter Hochschorner, and slalom canoeist Michal Martikán, who later became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Along with Moravcova, sprint canoeist Peter Páleš and track cyclist Jaroslav Jeřábek were among the Slovak athletes to compete in four editions of the Summer Olympics, although they previously appeared as part of the Czechoslovak team (Pales in 1988; Jerabek and Moravcova in 1992). Other notable Slovak athletes featured professional tennis players Daniela Hantuchová and Karol Beck, rifle shooter and former Olympic medalist Jozef Gönci, and slalom kayak world champion Elena Kaliská.

Slovakia left Athens with a total of six Olympic medals, an equal allocation of gold, silver, and bronze with two each, surpassing a single short of the tally from Sydney four years earlier. While the Hochschorner twins defended their Olympic title in double slalom canoeing, Slovak athletes continued to dominate the sport, as Elena Kaliská and Michal Martikán managed to claim Olympic medals in their respective events. Jozef Gönci added a second bronze to his Olympic career in men's air rifle shooting, while Jozef Krnáč set a historic milestone for Slovakia, after earning the nation's first Olympic medal in judo.

Athletics

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).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
  • Men
    Track & road events
    Field events
    Women
    Track & road events

    Sprint

    Men
    Women

    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

    Track

    Sprint
    Keirin
    Omnium

    Artistic

    Women

    Judo

    Two Slovak judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Rowing

    Slovak rowers qualified the following boats:

    Men

    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; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    Slovak sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

    Men

    M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

    Shooting

    Three Slovak shooters (two men and one woman) qualified to compete in the following events:

    Men
    Women

    Swimming

    Slovak swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    Women

    Synchronized swimming

    Two Slovak synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.

    Tennis

    Slovakia nominated three male and four female tennis players to compete in the tennis tournament.

    Men
    Women

    Weightlifting

    Three Slovak weightlifters qualified for the following events:

    Wrestling

    Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
  • Men's freestyle
    Men's Greco-Roman

    References

    Slovakia at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wikipedia