Czech Republic at the Olympics facts for kids
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| NOC | Czech Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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 Bohemia (1900–1912) Czechoslovakia (1920–1992) |
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The Czech Republic first took part in the Olympic Games as an independent country in 1994. It has competed in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. Before 1993, Czech athletes took part in the Olympics from 1920 to 1992 as Czechoslovakia and from 1900 to 1912 as Bohemia.
Athletes from the Czech Republic have won a total of 43 medals at the Summer Games. Canoeing, shooting and athletics have been their best sports. They have also won 16 medals at the Winter Games. Most of their medals came from the Czech Republic national ice hockey team and cross-country skier Kateřina Neumannová.
The National Olympic Committee for the Czech Republic is the Czech Olympic Committee. It was founded in 1899 and accepted by the International Olympic Committee in 1993.
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Medal tables
Medals by Summer Games
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
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| 1920–1992 | as part of Czechoslovakia | |||||
| 1996 Atlanta | 115 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| 2000 Sydney | 119 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
| 2004 Athens | 142 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 42 |
| 2008 Beijing | 134 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| 2012 London | 133 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| Total | 14 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 45 | |
Medals by Winter Games
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1994 Lillehammer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Nagano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 Salt Lake City | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 Turin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 Vancouver | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
Medals by summer sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Canoeing | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Athletics | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Shooting | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Rowing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Tennis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 15 | 14 | 43 |
Medals by winter sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Cross-country skiing | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Ice hockey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Speed skating | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alpine skiing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
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See also
In Spanish: República Checa en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños
