Slovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Slovak athletes competed for Czechoslovakia at the Olympics.

Slovak athletes have won a total of thirty three medals at the Summer Olympic Games, mostly in slalom canoeing. The nation has also won ten medals at the Winter Olympic Games.

The National Olympic Committee for Slovakia was created in 1992 and recognized in 1993.

Timeline of participation

Olympic YearsTeams
1900–1912 Bohemiaas part of  Hungary
1920–1992 Czechoslovakia
1994–present Czech Republic Slovakia

Medal tables

List of medalists - Slovakia since 1993

Summer Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldMichal MartikánUnited States 1996 Atlanta
 SilverSlavomír KňazovickýUnited States 1996 Atlanta
 BronzeJozef GönciUnited States 1996 Atlanta
 GoldPavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
Australia 2000 Sydney
 SilverMichal MartikánAustralia 2000 Sydney
 SilverMartina MoravcováAustralia 2000 Sydney
 SilverMartina MoravcováAustralia 2000 Sydney
 BronzeJuraj MinčíkAustralia 2000 Sydney
 GoldPavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
Greece 2004 Athens
 GoldElena KaliskáGreece 2004 Athens
 SilverMichal MartikánGreece 2004 Athens
 SilverJozef KrnáčGreece 2004 Athens
 BronzeJuraj Bača
Michal Riszdorfer
Richard Riszdorfer
Erik Vlček
Greece 2004 Athens
 BronzeJozef GönciGreece 2004 Athens
 GoldMichal MartikánChina 2008 Beijing
 GoldPavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
China 2008 Beijing
 GoldElena KaliskáChina 2008 Beijing
 SilverZuzana ŠtefečekováChina 2008 Beijing
 SilverJuraj Tarr
Michal Riszdorfer
Richard Riszdorfer
Erik Vlček
China 2008 Beijing
 SilverDavid MusuľbesChina 2008 Beijing
 SilverZuzana ŠtefečekováUnited Kingdom 2012 London
 BronzeMichal MartikánUnited Kingdom 2012 London
 BronzePavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
United Kingdom 2012 London
 BronzeDanka BartekováUnited Kingdom 2012 London
 GoldLadislav Škantár
Peter Škantár
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
 GoldMatej TóthBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
 SilverMatej BeňušBrazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
 SilverTibor Linka
Denis Myšák
Juraj Tarr
Erik Vlček
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro
 GoldZuzana Rehák-ŠtefečekováJapan 2020 Tokyo
 SilverJakub GrigarJapan 2020 Tokyo
 SilverRory SabbatiniJapan 2020 Tokyo
 BronzeSamuel Baláž
Adam Botek
Denis Myšák
Erik Vlček
Japan 2020 Tokyo
 BronzeMatej BeňušFrance 2024 Paris

Winter Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverRadoslav ŽidekItaly 2006 Turin
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaCanada 2010 Vancouver
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaCanada 2010 Vancouver
 SilverPavol HurajtCanada 2010 Vancouver
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaRussia 2014 Sochi
 GoldAnastasiya KuzminaSouth Korea 2018 Pyeongchang
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaSouth Korea 2018 Pyeongchang
 SilverAnastasiya KuzminaSouth Korea 2018 Pyeongchang
 GoldPetra VlhováChina 2022 Beijing
 BronzeIce hockey team
Branislav Konrád
Patrik Rybár
Matej Tomek
Michal Čajkovský
Peter Čerešňák
Marek Ďaloga
Martin Gernát
Samuel Kňažko
Martin Marinčin
Šimon Nemec
Mislav Rosandić
Peter Cehlárik
Marko Daňo
Adrián Holešinský
Marek Hrivík
Libor Hudáček
Tomáš Jurčo
Miloš Kelemen
Michal Krištof
Kristián Pospíšil
Pavol Regenda
Miloš Roman
Juraj Slafkovský
Samuel Takáč
Peter Zuzin
China 2022 Beijing

Most successful Slovak competitors

Individual athletes

No Athlete Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Anastasiya Kuzmina  Biathlon 3 3 0 6
2 Pavol Hochschorner
Peter Hochschorner
 Canoeing 3 0 1 4
3 Michal Martikán  Canoeing 2 2 1 5
4 Elena Kaliská  Canoeing 2 0 0 2
5 Zuzana Štefečeková  Shooting 1 2 0 3
6 Erik Vlček  Canoeing 0 2 2 4
7 Martina Moravcová  Swimming 0 2 0 2
8 Matej Beňuš  Canoeing 0 1 1 2
9 Jozef Gönci  Shooting 0 0 2 2

Teams

No Team Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 Men's K-4  Canoeing 0 2 2 4

List of Slovak medalists – Czechoslovakia (1920–1992)

Summer Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverJozef Herda1936 Berlin WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman lightweight
 SilverMatylda Pálfyová1936 Berlin GymnasticsWomen's team all round
 GoldJúlius Torma1948 London BoxingBoxing - Welterweight
 GoldJán Zachara1952 Helsinki BoxingBoxing - Featherweight
 BronzeMikuláš Athanasov1952 Helsinki WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman lightweight
 GoldPavel Schmidt1960 Rome RowingRowing - Men's double sculls
 SilverMarianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
1964 Tokyo GymnasticsWomen's team all round
 SilverĽudovít Cvetler
Ján Geleta
Vojtech Masný
Štefan Matlák
Ivan Mráz
Anton Švajlen
Anton Urban
Vladimír Weiss
1964 Tokyo FootballMen's team competition
 BronzeBohumil Golian1964 Tokyo VolleyballMen's team competition
 SilverMarianna Krajčírová
Jana Kubičková
1968 Mexico City GymnasticsWomen's team all round
 SilverBohumil Golian1968 Mexico City VolleyballMen's team competition
 SilverVincent Lafko
Andrej Lukošík
Peter Pospíšil
1972 Munich HandballMen's team competition
 BronzeEva Šuranová1972 Munich AthleticsWomen's Long Jump
 GoldAnton Tkáč1976 Montreal CyclingMen's 1000m Sprint (Scratch)
 GoldFrantišek Kunzo
Stanislav Seman
1980 Moscow FootballMen's team competition
 SilverImrich Bugár1980 Moscow AthleticsMen's discus throw
 SilverAlena Kyselicová
Viera Podhányiová
Iveta Šranková
1980 Moscow Field hockeyWomen's team competition
 BronzeDušan Poliačik1980 Moscow WeightliftingMen's light heavyweight
 BronzeJán Franek1980 Moscow BoxingMen's light middleweight
 BronzeDan Karabin1980 Moscow WrestlingMen's freestyle welterweight
 BronzeJúlius Strnisko1980 Moscow WrestlingMen's freestyle heavyweight
 GoldJozef Pribilinec1988 Seoul AthleticsMen's 20 km Walk
 GoldMiloslav Mečíř1988 Seoul TennisMen's Singles Competition
 BronzeMiloslav Mečíř1988 Seoul TennisMen's Doubles Competition
 BronzeJozef Lohyňa1988 Seoul WrestlingMen's freestyle middleweight

Winter Games

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverLadislav Troják1948 St. Moritz Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverKarol Divín1960 Squaw Valley Figure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeVladimír Dzurilla
František Gregor
Jozef Golonka
1964 Innsbruck Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverVladimír Dzurilla
Jozef Golonka
1968 Grenoble Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 GoldOndrej Nepela1972 Sapporo Figure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeVladimír Dzurilla
Rudolf Tajcnár
1972 Sapporo Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverIgor Liba
Vincent Lukáč
Dušan Pašek
Dárius Rusnák
1984 Sarajevo Ice hockeyMen's team competition
 SilverGabriela Svobodová1984 Sarajevo Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 x 5 km relay
 BronzeJozef Sabovčík1984 Sarajevo Figure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeIgor Liba
Róbert Švehla
Peter Veselovský
Jaromír Dragan
1992 Albertville Ice hockeyMen's team competition

See also