Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Olympics

The Czech Republic was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Czech Olympic Committee.

In total, 61 athletes including 48 men and 13 women represented the Czech Republic in nine different sports including alpine skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, cross-country skiing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, ice hockey, Nordic combined and ski jumping.

The Czech Republic won three medals at the games after Kateřina Neumannová claimed silver and bronze in the cross-country skiing and the men's team claimed gold in the ice hockey.

Competitors In total, 61 athletes represented the Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan across nine different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 1 1 2Biathlon 4 4 8Bobsleigh 5 – 5Cross-country skiing 5 5 10Figure skating 2 3 5Freestyle skiing 1 0 1Ice hockey 21 0 21Nordic combined 5 – 5Ski jumping 4 – 4 Total 48 13 61

Medalists The Czech Republic won a total of three medals at the games including one gold, one silver and one bronze. MedalNameSportEventDate Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team Ice hockey Men's tournament 22 February Cross-country skiing Women's 5 kilometre classical 10 February Cross-country skiing Women's 10 kilometre freestyle pursuit 12 February

Alpine skiing

In total, two Czech athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Lucie Hrstková in the women's downhill, the women's super-G, the women's giant slalom, the women's slalom and the women's combined and Marcel Maxa in the men's giant slalom, the men's slalom and the men's combined.

AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankMarcel MaxaMen's giant slalom1:25.881:23.632:49.5129Men's slalom57.81DNFDNF–Lucie HrstkováWomen's downhill1:33.0031Women's super-G1:21.7435women's giant slalomDNF–DNF–women's slalomDNF–DNF–

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AthleteEventSlalomDownhillTotalTime 1Time 2TimeTotal timeRankMarcel MaxaMen's49.7346.44DSQDSQ–Lucie HrstkováWomen's1:33.2939.3037.372:49.9615

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Biathlon

In total, eight Czech athletes participated in the biathlon events – Jiřína Pelcová, Petr Garabík, Eva Háková, Jiří Holubec, Kateřina Losmanová, Ivan Masařík, Irena Novotná, Zdeněk Vítek.

EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRankMen's 10 km SprintPetr Garabík330:51.353Zdeněk Vítek230:46.551Ivan Masařík228:58.615

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EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2RankMen's 20 kmPetr Garabík58:28.861'04:28.856Jiří Holubec59:08.821'01:08.834Ivan Masařík56:30.7157:30.74

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EventAthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankMen's 4 x 7.5 km relayPetr GarabíkZdeněk VítekJiří HolubecIvan Masařík01'26:35.514

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EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRankWomen's 7.5 km SprintKateřina Losmanová326:51.757Irena Novotná325:30.440Jiřína Pelcová125:14.535Eva Háková124:58.626

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EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2RankWomen's 15 kmEva Háková57:25.461'03:25.453Kateřina Losmanová1'00:48.911'01:48.944Jiřína Pelcová58:26.331'01:26.338Irena Novotná57:09.031'00:09.030

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EventAthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankWomen's 4 x 7.5 km relayKateřina LosmanováIrena NovotnáJiřína PelcováEva Háková01'43:20.56

1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per missed target.

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Bobsleigh

In total, five Czech athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Jiří Dzmura, Jan Kobián, Peter Kondrát, Pavel Polomský and Pavel Puškár.

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCZE-1Jiří DzmuraPavel PolomskýTwo-man55.301655.1117DNF–––DNF–CZE-2Pavel PuškárJan KobiánTwo-man54.991254.60554.46854.5473:38.598CZE-1Pavel PuškárPeter KondrátPavel PolomskýJan KobiánFour-man53.611253.801653.8811–2:41.2913

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Cross-country skiing

In total, 10 Czech athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Lukáš Bauer, Lubomír Buchta, Kateřina Hanušová, Zuzana Kocumová, Martin Koukal, Jiří Magál, Petr Michl, Kateřina Neumannová, Jana Šaldová and Iveta Zelingerová-Fortová.

EventAthleteRaceTimeRankMen's 10 km CLubomír Buchta30:38.452Lukáš Bauer30:11.145Martin Koukal29:41.835Petr Michl29:28.532Men's 15 km pursuit1 FLubomír Buchta45:36.650Martin Koukal44:41.837Lukáš Bauer44:16.332Petr Michl42:47.523Men's 30 km CLubomír BuchtaDNF–Lukáš Bauer1'42:08.833Jiří Magál1'40:29.622Men's 50 km FJiří Magál2'21:30.547Petr Michl2'13:08.317Lubomír Buchta2'11:34.813Men's 4 × 10 km relayLukáš BauerMartin KoukalPetr MichlJiří Magál1'45:35.415Women's 5 km CZuzana Kocumová19:58.359Jana Šaldová19:00.428Kateřina Hanušová18:49.122Kateřina Neumannová17:42.7Women's 10 km pursuit2 FZuzana Kocumová32:34.941Kateřina Hanušová30:58.824Kateřina Neumannová28:37.2Women's 15 km CIveta Zelingerová-Fortová52:26.344Jana Šaldová51:33.829Kateřina Neumannová49:01.99Women's 30 km FZuzana Kocumová1'32:52.135Kateřina Hanušová1'29:59.923Women's 4 × 5 km relayJana ŠaldováKateřina NeumannováKateřina HanušováZuzana Kocumová56:58.76

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Figure skating

In total, five Czech athletes participated in the figure skating events – Lenka Kulovaná in the women's singles, Kateřina Beránková and Otto Dlabola in the pairs and Kateřina Mrázová and Martin Šimeček in the ice dance.

AthleteEventSPFSTFPRankLenka KulovanáWomen's singles161826.018Kateřina BeránkováOtto Dlabolapairs141522.015

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AthletesCD1CD2ODFDTFPRankKateřina MrázováMartin Šimeček1313131326.013

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Freestyle skiing

In total, one Czech athlete participated in the freestyle skiing events – Aleš Valenta in the men's aerials.

AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAleš ValentaMen's aerials205.5011 Q232.254

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Ice hockey

In total, 21 Czech athletes participated in the ice hockey events – Josef Beránek, Jan Čaloun, Roman Čechmánek, Jiří Dopita, Roman Hamrlík, Dominik Hašek, Milan Hejduk, Milan Hnilička, Jaromír Jágr, František Kučera, Robert Lang, David Moravec, Pavel Patera, Libor Procházka, Martin Procházka, Robert Reichel, Martin Ručinský, Vladimír Růžička, Jiří Šlégr, Richard Šmehlík, Jaroslav Špaček, Martin Straka and Petr Svoboda in the men's competition.

After defeating Russia 1–0 in the gold medal match, the Czech Republic won the competition for the first time.

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Quarter-final

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Semi-final

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Gold medal match

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Nordic combined

In total, five Czech athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Marek Fiurášek, Milan Kučera, Jan Matura, Ladislav Rygl and Petr Šmejc.

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankPetr ŠmejcIndividual195.03448:37.440Ladislav Rygl204.52344:20.814Jan Matura218.01247:35.035Milan Kučera228.0842:45.85

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AthletesEventSki jumpingCross-country timeTotal rankPointsRankMarek FiurášekMilan KučeraJan MaturaLadislav RyglTeam900.5457:04.78

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Ski jumping

In total, four Czech athletes participated in the ski jumping events – Michal Doležal, František Jež, Jaroslav Sakala and Jakub Sucháček in the normal hill individual, the large hill individual and the large hill team.

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsRankDistancePointsPointsRankJakub SucháčekNormal hill77.587.529 Q81.096.0183.528Jaroslav Sakala77.589.028 Q80.596.0185.026Michal Doležal81.598.520 Q87.5112.5211.011František Jež83.5103.013 Q77.589.5192.524Jaroslav SakalaLarge hill91.561.256did not advanceFrantišek Jež113.5104.325 Q113.0104.4208.724Michal Doležal116.0107.818 Q130.5135.4243.28Jakub Sucháček117.5111.013 Q121.0118.3229.315

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AthletesResultPointsRankJakub SucháčekFrantišek JežMichal DoležalJaroslav Sakala710.37

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External links Olympic Winter Games 1998, full results by sports-reference.com

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