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Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Czech Republic at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo


The Czech Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia.

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Several team members, including table tennis player Pavel Širuček, beach volleyball players Ondřej Perušič and Markéta Sluková and road cyclist Michal Schlegel, and delegation members were tested positive for COVID-19 in Tokyo.[2][3] The anti-epidemic measures were not followed on a charter flight of the Czech team and delegation,[4][2] the case positivity of unvaccinated tennis doctor (despite wide vaccine availability in the Czech Republic) have caused most controversies.[2]

For the Czech Republic, these were the most successful Olympic Games in terms of medals. Czech athletes broke the previous record from the Olympics in 1996 and 2012 by one silver medal.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

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Archery

One Czech Republic archer directly qualified for the women's individual recurve at the Games by reaching the semifinal stage and obtaining one of five available spots at the 2021 Final Qualification Tournament in Paris, France.

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Athletics

Czech athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[5][6]

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
Track & road events
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Field events
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Combined events - Men's decathlon
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Basketball

Men's tournament

The Czech Republic men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Victoria.[7]

Team roster

The roster was announced on 8 July 2021.[8]

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Group play
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Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25)
10:00
v
Iran  7884  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 11–21, 16–21, 32–17
Pts: Yakhchali 23
Rebs: Haddadi 10
Asts: Jamshidi 7
Pts: Auda 16
Rebs: Balvín, Satoranský 8
Asts: Satoranský 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28)
21:00
v
Czech Republic  7797  France
Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 12–29, 16–26, 21–20
Pts: Veselý 19
Rebs: Balvín 8
Asts: Satoranský 9
Pts: Fournier 21
Rebs: Gobert 10
Asts: De Colo 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG)

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31)
21:00
v
United States 11984  Czech Republic
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 29–18, 35–17, 37–24
Pts: Tatum 27
Rebs: Durant 8
Asts: Durant 6
Pts: Schilb 17
Rebs: Satoranský 6
Asts: Satoranský 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

Canoeing

Slalom

Czech canoeists qualified boats in all four classes for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.[10]

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Sprint

Czech canoeists qualified four boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.[11]

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Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Czech Republic entered a squad of four riders (three men and one woman) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and her top 100 individual finish (for women) in the UCI World Ranking.[12]

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Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Czech Republic entered one rider to compete in the men's sprint and keirin based on his final individual UCI Olympic rankings.

Sprint
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Keirin
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Mountain biking

Czech Republic qualified two mountain bikers; one male and one female, based on the UCI Olympic Mountain Biking rankings.

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Equestrian

Czech Republic entered two eventing riders into the Olympic equestrian competition by securing the first and fifth of six available slots, respectively, outside the group and continental selection, in the individual FEI Olympic rankings.[13] Meanwhile, a squad of three jumping riders was added to the Czech roster by accepting a forfeited spot from Ukraine, as the next highest-ranked team, not yet qualified, at the International Equestrian Federation (FEI)-designated Olympic qualifier for the second batch of Group C (Central and Eastern Europe) in Budapest.[14]

Eventing

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Jumping

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Fencing

Czech Republic entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Jakub Jurka (men's épée) and Rio 2016 Olympian Alexander Choupenitch (men's foil) claimed the fencing spots on the Czech roster as the sole winners of their respective individual events at the European Zonal Qualifier in Madrid, Spain.[15]

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Golf

Czech Republic entered one male and one female golfer into the Olympic tournament.

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Gymnastics

Artistic

Czech Republic entered two artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Aneta Holasová booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing eleventh out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[16]

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Judo

Czech Republic entered two male judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[17]

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Modern pentathlon

Czech athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Martin Vlach secured his selection in the men's event with a bronze-medal finish and third among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.[18]

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Rowing

Czech Republic qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Rowing crews in the men's single sculls and women's double sculls confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[19][20] Meanwhile, two more crews (men's double sculls and men's lightweight double sculls) were added to the Czech roster with their top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.[21]

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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

Sailing

Czech sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.[22]

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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Czech shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.[23]

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Mixed
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Sport climbing

Czech Republic entered one sport climber into the Olympic tournament. Multiple bouldering and lead world champion Adam Ondra qualified directly for the men's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing the first of the six provisional berths at the IFSC World Olympic Qualifying Event in Toulouse, France.[24][25]

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Swimming

Czech swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[26][27]

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Table tennis

Czech Republic entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Lubomír Jančařík scored a first-match final triumph to book one of the four available places in the men's singles at the 2021 ITTF World Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.[28] Meanwhile, Pavel Širuček reserved the last of the five Olympic slots available in the men's singles through a repechage play-off at the European Qualification Tournament in Odivelas, Portugal, thereby joining Jančarík on the country's roster for his maiden Games.[29] On the women's side, Hana Matelová secured a singles spot as one of the top-ten table tennis players vying for qualification in the ITTF Olympic Rankings of June 1, 2021.

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Tennis

Men
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Women
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Triathlon

The Czech Republic has entered two triathletes to compete at the Games.

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Volleyball

Beach

Czech Republic men's and women's beach volleyball teams qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings of 13 June 2021.[30]

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Note ^ Because of COVID-19 regulations, Barbora Hermannová and Markéta Sluková were unable to play three matches in the women's beach volleyball tournament, with Ondřej Perušič and David Schweiner missing a single match on the men's side. According to the beach volleyball rules, both Czech teams were awarded a direct defeat and single point, while their opponents received two points and a walkover win.[31]

Weightlifting

Czech Republic weightlifters qualified for one quota places at the games, based on the Tokyo 2020 Rankings Qualification List of 11 June 2021.[32]

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Wrestling

Czech Republic qualified one wrestler for the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[33]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Greco-Roman
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References

  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. Jůzek, Martin (22 July 2021). "Kauza letadlo: Češi viní neočkovaného lékaře, olympiádu obchází hysterie". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. Morgan, Liam (21 July 2021). "Three athletes ruled out of Tokyo 2020 after testing positive for COVID-19". www.insidethegames.biz. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  5. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. "Reprezentace Muži". cz.basketball. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. "Team Roster Czech Republic" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. Smith, Matthew (11 August 2019). "Cooke add men's European Modern Pentathlon Championships to world title". Inside the Games. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. "Friends win medals at the 2019 RS:X World Championship". World Sailing. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  10. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  11. "China's Pan secures Olympic spot in sport climbing". Xinhua. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  12. Binner, Andrew (1 December 2019). "Sport climbing's Kyra Condie defies the odds to qualify for Tokyo 2020". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  13. "Tokyo 2020 Qualification (Weightlifting)". Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.



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