Czech Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Czech athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for three occasions: Athens 1896, St. Louis 1904 and Los Angeles 1984 as part of the Soviet boycott.Among the medalists were that year French Open and Wimbledon champion in doubles Kateřina Siniaková, who captured her second consecutive gold medal in tennis, this time with Tomáš Macháč in mixed doubles,[2] flatwater canoeist Josef Dostál picked up gold in the K-1 1000 m event,[3] his fifth medal in four consecutive Games being the most decorated Czech athlete at the Summer Olympics since the breakup of the former Czechoslovakia.2016 and 2020 champion in judo Lukáš Krpálek, four-time medalist in sprint canoeing Josef Dostál, silver medalist in javelin throw from Tokyo Jakub Vadlejch, double sculls rowers Lenka Lukšová and Miroslav Vraštil and cross-country biker Ondřej Cink headed the full roster of Czech athletes by participating in their fourth Olympics as the most experienced competitors.[10] Czech Republic track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, nine of them by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races – Lada Vondrová, Lurdes Gloria Manuel, Nikoleta Jíchová, Moira Stewartová, Tereza Hrochová, Amálie Švábíková, Tomáš Staněk, Jakub Vadlejch and Vít Müller), the others by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[11] Key: ~ = Loss of contact; > = Bent knee Czech Republic entered four badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.[17] Czech Republic entered two riders for men's omnium and madison events, based on the nations performances, through the final UCI Olympic rankings.[21] The Czech Equestrian Federation named Miroslav Trunda with Shutterflyke, Miloslav Příhoda with Ferreolus Lat and Jaroslav Abík with Madock to the Olympic team, one of them will serve as the substitute rider.Soňa Artamonová qualified for the games by virtue of her individual results, through an all-round event at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.Lucie Hlaváčková secured her selection in the women's event by finishing eighteenth in the overall point rankings and eighth among those eligible for Olympic qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland.[25][26] Later on, three more athletes qualified for the games through the release of final Olympic ranking, the Czech modern pentathlon union naming Martin Vlach, Marek Grycz and Veronika Novotná to the team.[27] Czech rowers qualified boats in each of the following events through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and 2024 Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland.Petra Štolbová secured her spot through winning the semifinal round in her own division at the 2024 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament, in Sofia, Bulgaria.Ondřej Perušič and David Schweiner qualified for Paris by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 FIVB World Championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico.