Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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The Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, China. The Czech delegation consisted of around 130 athletes.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...

 
Women's 10 m air rifle
Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...

 
Men's trap
Athletics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...

 
Women's javelin throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
-Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...

Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...

 
Women's 50 metre rifle three positions

Jaroslav Volf
Jaroslav Volf
Jaroslav Volf is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004....

 
Canoeing
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing....

 
Men's Slalom C-2
Rowing
Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Rowing competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.- Events :14 sets of medals were awarded in the following events:*Single sculls men*Pairs men...

 
Men's Single Sculls

Archery

Men
Athlete Events Ranking Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Seed Opposition
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Martin Bulíř
Martin Bulír
Martin Bulíř is an athlete from the Czech Republic, who competes in archery.-2008 Summer Olympics:At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Bulíř finished his ranking round with a total of 629 points, which gave him the 56th seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Ilario Di Buò in...

Individual
Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's individual
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *...

629 56 (9)
L 100-111
Did not advance


Women
Athlete Events Ranking Round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Barbora Horáčková
Barbora Horácková
Barbora Horáčková is an athlete from the Czech Republic who competes in archery.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Horáčková finished her ranking round with a total of 620 points. This gave her the 44th seed for the final competition bracket in which she faced Viktoriya Koval in the first round...

Individual
Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's individual
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Ranking Round:-Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Details:- External links :* *...

620 44 (9)
L 107-109
Did not advance

Official Olympic Archery Schedule

Men

Track and road events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period...

Lukáš Milo
Lukáš Milo
Lukáš Milo is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the Czech Republic.Milo represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 5th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance...

10.52 5 Did not advance
200 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...

Jiří Vojtík
Jiří Vojtík
Jiří Vojtík is a Czech sprinter. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games competing in the 200 meters. He failed to win a medal both times.-External links:*...

21.05 4 Did not advance
400 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres
-Round 1:The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat plus the next three overall fastest runners qualified for the semifinals.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Semifinal 1:...

Rudolf Götz 46.38 6 Did not advance
800 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* DNS denotes did not start* DNF denotes did not finish* DQ denotes disqualification...

Jakub Holuša
Jakub Holuša
Jakub Holuša is a Czech middle distance runner.-Achievements:-References:...

1:48.19 3 Did not advance
110 m hurdles
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles
-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s...

Stanislav Sajdok 13.89 6 Did not advance
Petr Svoboda
Petr Svoboda (hurdles)
Petr Svoboda is a Czech athlete, competing in the hurdle sprint. He currently holds national records in both 110 metres hurdles and 60 metres hurdles...

13.43 3 Q 13.41 2 Q 13.60 7 Did not advance
50 km walk
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 kilometre walk
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:OR - Olympic Record / PB - Personal Best / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record / DNF - Did Not Finish / DQ - Disqualified / DNS - Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time....

Roman Bílek
Roman Bílek
Roman Bílek is a retired Czech race walker.He was born in Ostrava and represented the club AK Kroměříž. He finished 21st at the 1994 European Championships and 45th at the 2008 Olympic Games, both in the 50 kilometres race. He also competed at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1997 and 2008 in...

4:18:32 45


Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Long jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 8.15 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:DNS — Did Not StartNM — No Mark...

Roman Novotný
Roman Novotný
Roman Novotný is a Czech long jumper.He finished seventh at the 2003 World Youth Championships, won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eighth at the 2008 Olympic Games....

7.94 12 Q 8.00 8
High jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump
-Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19....

Jaroslav Bába
Jaroslav Bába
Jaroslav Bába is a Czech high jumper.At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres and won a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache...

2.29 =1 Q 2.29 6
Tomáš Janků
Tomáš Janku
Tomáš Janků is a Czech high jumper.His personal best jump is 2.34 metres, achieved at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. In 2010, he married a former Czech pole vaulter Kateřina Baďurová. His older brother Jan Janků is also a prominent high jumper.-Achievements:-References:...

2.29 =1 Q 2.29 7
Pole vault
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault
A new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 5.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 22....

Jan Kudlička
Jan Kudlicka
-References:...

5.65 8 Q 5.45 10
Štěpán Janáček
Štepán Janácek
Štěpán Janáček is a Czech pole vaulter.He finished eighth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, second at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fifth at the 2002 European Championships...

5.30 =17 Did not advance
Shot put
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...

Petr Stehlík
Petr Stehlík
Petr Stehlík is a Czech shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.96 metres, achieved in May 2004 in Turnov. The Czech record is currently held by Remigius Machura with 21.93 metres....

19.41 28 Did not advance
Discus throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
The Men's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–19 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 64.50 m and 62.50 m .-Medalists:...

Jan Marcell
Jan Marcell
Jan Marcell is a Czech shot putter and discus thrower.In the shot put he competed at the 2004 World Junior Championships and the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final...

59.52 28 Did not advance
Javelin throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualification mark was set at 82.50 metres....

Vítězslav Veselý
Vítezslav Veselý
Vítězslav Veselý is a Czech javelin thrower.He finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships. He threw personal best throw of 81.20 metres during the qualifying round at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished twelfth in the final...

81.20 5 76.76 12
Hammer throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
-Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 78.00 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-External links:...

Lukáš Melich
Lukáš Melich
Lukáš Melich is a male hammer thrower from the Czech Republic. His personal best throw is 79.36 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Turnov.-Achievements:-References:...

70.56 29 Did not advance


Combined events
Decathlon
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon
-Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...

Event Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle
Roman Šebrle is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ Dukla Praha and is a world record holder in the decathlon...

Results Points Rank
100 m 11.21 814 =27
Long jump 7.68 980 4
Shot put 14.78 776 16
High jump 2.11 906 =1
400 m 49.54 836 16
110 m hurdles 14.71 885 =21
Discus throw 45.50 777 12
Pole vault 4.80 849 =9
Javelin throw 63.93 797 10
1500 m 4:49.63 621 19
Final 8241 6

Official Olympic Athletics Schedule

Women

Track and road events
Event Athletes Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
100 m hurdles
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre hurdles
-Round 1:Qualifying rule: first two of each heat plus the six fastest times qualified.-Semifinals:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next fastest advance to the Final.-Final:...

Lucie Škrobáková 13.18 6 Did not advance
400 m hurdles
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre hurdles
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:The first three runners of each heat plus the next four overall fastest runners qualified for the Semifinals.-Semifinals:...

Zuzana Hejnová
Zuzana Hejnová
Zuzana Hejnová is a Czech athlete. She competes in the 100 metres, the 100 metres hurdles, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles and often the heptathlon, particularly as a junior.-Junior:...

55.91 3 Q 55.17 4 Q 54.97 7
20 km walk
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 20 kilometre walk
The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 and 1:38.00 .-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...

Zuzana Schindlerová
Zuzana Schindlerová
Zuzana Schindlerová is Czech athlete, whose specialization is race walking. She was born in Baška, Czechoslovakia.She competed at championship in Lugano 9th March 2008 with a time 1:33:15 A-limit at 20 km race and has qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She has finished the olympic...

1:32.57 27


Field events
Event Athletes Qualification Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Long jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump
-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 6.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DQ - Disqualified-Final:...

Denisa Ščerbová
Denisa Šcerbová
Denisa Rosolová, née Ščerbová is a Czech athlete. Her main event is the long jump, but she competes also in heptathlon. Her best are 6.68 m in the long jump and 5,828 points in the heptathlon...

6.46 20 Did not advance
Triple jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 14.45 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 17....

Martina Šestáková No mark - Did not advance
High jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump
-Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 1.96 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.NM - No Mark-Final:NR = National Record / PB = Personal Best / SB = Season Best...

Romana Dubnová 1.93 14 Q 1.89 15
Iva Straková 1.93 7 Q 1.93 12
Pole vault
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's pole vault
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Qualifying round :Qualifying Performance 4.60 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final....

Kateřina Baďurová
Katerina Badurová
Kateřina Baďurová is a Czech former pole vaulter.She finished twelfth at the 2004 Olympic Games. She also competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and the European Championships in 2002 and 2006 without reaching the finals.Her boyfriend is the Czech high jumper, Tomáš Janků.Her best...

No mark - Did not advance
Discus throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw
The Women's Discus Throw event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15–18 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 61.00 m and 59.00 m .-Medalists:...

Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová
Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová
Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová is a Czech athlete, competing in the discus throw and the shot put. She married Czech professional wrestler Jakub Cechl on 17 October 2003....

61.61 Q 9 61.75 5
Javelin throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
-Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...

Jarmila Klimešová
Jarmila Klimešová
Jarmila Klimešová is a female javelin thrower from the Czech Republic. Her personal best throw is 62.60 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Prague....

57.25 21 Did not advance
Barbora Špotáková
Barbora Špotáková
Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder....

67.69 Q 1 71.42
Hammer throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw
The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...

Lenka Ledvinová
Lenka Ledvinová
Lenka Ledvinová is a female hammer thrower from the Czech Republic.She finished sixth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade...

67.17 26 Did not advance


Combined events
Heptathlon
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's heptathlon
-Results:-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Group A:-Group B:-Group A:...

Event Denisa Ščerbová
Denisa Šcerbová
Denisa Rosolová, née Ščerbová is a Czech athlete. Her main event is the long jump, but she competes also in heptathlon. Her best are 6.68 m in the long jump and 5,828 points in the heptathlon...

Results Points Rank
100 m hurdles 13.88 995 25
High jump 1.65 795 =36
Shot Put Did not start
200 m
Long jump
Javelin throw
800 m
Final DNF DNF


Official Olympics Athletics Schedule

Badminton

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
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Petr Koukal Men's singles
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
These are the results of the men's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...

  Smith
Andrew Smith (badminton)
Andrew Michael Smith is an English badminton player.-Career:He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006...


L 21-10 12-21 15-21
Did not advance
Kristina Ludíková Women's singles
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles
These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...

  Daniel
 W 21-13 21-8
  Hallam
Tracey Hallam
-Career:Hallam played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In women's singles, she defeated Juliane Schenk of Germany and Camilla Martin of Denmark in the first two rounds...


 L 18-21 13-21
Did not advance

Official Olympic Badminton Schedule

Basketball

Women

Roster
Kateřina Elhotová, Michala Hartigová, Romana Hejdová, Petra Kulichová, Hana Machová
Hana Machová
Hana Horáková is a female basketball player from the Czech Republic who plays for Fenerbahçe Istanbul. She was a member of the national team that won the European title in 2005 by defeating Russia in the final...

, Markéta Mokrošová, Miloslava Svobodová, Edita Šujanová, Michaela Uhrová, Ivana Večeřová
Ivana Večeřová
Ivana Večeřová is a Czech professional female basketball player. She is a center playing for Valosun Brno.-External links:* *...

, Jana Veselá
Jana Veselá
Jana Veselá is a Czech professional basketball player in the WNBA. She also plays for Ros Casares Valencia.-External links:*...

, Eva Vítečková

Coach
Jan Bobrovský

Preliminary round
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team W L PF PA Avg Pts
5 0 491 276
215
10
4 1 358 346
12
9
3 2 350 354
8
2 3 353 326
27
7
1 4 320 423
6
0 5 255 402
5

Results
August 9
57 – 97
August 11
81 – 47
August 13
74 – 55
August 15
90 –59
August 17
79 – 63

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals
August 19
79 – 46

Official Olympic Basketball Schedule

Canoeing

Canoe-Kayak Flatwater

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jana Bláhová
Jana Bláhová
Jana Bláhová is a Czech sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged....


Michala Mrůzková
K-2 500 m 1:45.104 3 QF 1:44.870 8

Official Olympic Canoe/Kayak - Flatwater Schedule

Canoe-Kayak Slalom

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final Rank
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Stanislav Ježek
Stanislav Ježek
Stanislav Ježek is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold , a silver , and six bronzes .Ježek also competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...

Men's C-1 172.09 4 89.85 2 Q 92.44 6 5
Ondřej Štěpánek
Ondrej Štepánek
Ondřej Štěpánek is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004....


Jaroslav Volf
Jaroslav Volf
Jaroslav Volf is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004....

Men's C-2 190.94 4 Q 95.33 3 Q 97.56 3
Vavřinec Hradílek
Vavrinec Hradílek
Vavřinec Hradílek is a Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 2009 , a silver in 2010 , and a bronze in 2007 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships .Hradílek also competed in the 2008...

Men's K-1 172.02 7 88.97 11 Did not advance
Štěpánka Hilgertová
Štepánka Hilgertová
Štěpánka Hilgertová is a Czechoslovak-Czech slalom canoer who has competed since the early 1990s...

Women's K-1 189.13 3 Q 101.78 3 Q 242.63 9 9

Official Olympic Canoe/Kayak - Slalom Schedule

Cycling

BMX

Men
Athlete Event Seeding Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Points Rank Points Rank Time Rank
Michal Prokop Individual 36.689 20 18 6 Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Seeding Semifinals Final
Time Rank Points Rank Time Rank
Jana Horáková Individual 38.077 8 16 5 Did not advance

Official Olympic Cycling - BMX Schedule

Mountain biking

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Jaroslav Kulhavý Cross-country 2:03:20 18


Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Tereza Huříková Cross-country DNF -

Official Olympic Cycling - Mountain Bike Schedule

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Petr Benčík Road race 6h 39' 42 (+15:53) 75th
Roman Kreuziger
Roman Kreuziger
Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races...

Road race 6h 26' 35 (+2:46) 45th


Official Olympic Cycling - Road Schedule

Track

Pursuits
Athlete Event Qualifying 1st Round Finals
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Rank Opposition
Time
Rank
Lada Kozlíková Women's individual pursuit 3:39.561 8 Q
 DNF
8 Did not advance


Sprints
Athlete Event Qualifying 1/16 Finals
(Repechage)
1/8 Finals
(Repechage)
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed
Opposition
Time
Speed
Opposition
Time
Speed
Opposition
Time
Speed
Opposition
Time
Speed
Rank
Adam Ptáčník Men's sprint 10.569
68.123
19 Did not advance 19
Tomáš Bábek
Adam Ptáčník
Denis Špička
Men's team sprint 45.678
59.109
11 Did not advance 11


Keirin
Athlete Event 1st Round Repechage 2nd round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Denis Špička Men's keirin 4 R 2 Did not advance =13


Points Races
Athlete Event Total Points Rank
Milan Kadlec
Milan Kadlec
Milan Kadlec is a Czech racing cyclist, who has ridden both on the road and the track. In 2010, he won the bronze medal in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships points race-Road results:...

Men's points race 22 9
Lada Kozlíková Women's points race 2 13
Milan Kadlec
Milan Kadlec
Milan Kadlec is a Czech racing cyclist, who has ridden both on the road and the track. In 2010, he won the bronze medal in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships points race-Road results:...


Alois Kaňkovský
Alois Kankovský
Alois Kaňkovský is a Czech professional track cyclist. At the 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, he became world champion in the omnium event and also won a bronze medal in the madison....

Men's madison 3
(3 laps down)
13

Official Olympic Cycling - Track Schedule

Equestrian

Eventing
Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Jaroslav Hatla Karla Individual 52.80 42 Eliminated # 1000.00

Official Olympic Equestrian Schedule

Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Men

Qualification Stage
Athlete Apparatus Individual All-around
Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Total Rank
Martin Konečný 13.650 13.125 26.775 93


Women

Qualification Stage
Athlete Apparatus Individual All-around
Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Total Rank
Kristýna Pálešová 14.325 15.100 15.075 13.300 57.800 26 Q


Individual Finals
Athlete Event Final
Vault Uneven bars Balance beam Floor Total Rank
Kristýna Pálešová Individual all-around 14.075 15.350 14.650 12.900 56.975 21


Official Olympic Artistic Gymnastics Schedule

Trampoline

Women
Athlete Event Qualification 1 Qualification 2 Qualification Total Final
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Lenka Popkin Individual 25.80 16 31.80 14 57.60 15 Did not advance

Official Olympic Trampoline Schedule

Judo

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold Medal Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Pavel Petříkov
Pavel Petríkov
-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

-60 kg
W 0011-0000

L 0000-0001
Did not advance
Jaromír Ježek
Jaromír Ježek
-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

-73 kg
L 0001-1000
Did not advance


Official Olympic Judo Schedule

Modern pentathlon

Men
Athlete Shooting (10m Air Pistol) Fencing (Épée One Touch) Swimming (200m Freestyle) Riding (Show Jumping) Running (3000m) Total Points Final Rank
Score Rank MP Points Results Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points Score Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points
David Svoboda 191 1 1228 24W 11L 3 976 2:05.40 17 1296 DNF 32 184 9:24.35 7 1144 4828 29
Michal Michalík 188 3 1192 16W 19L =21 784 2:08.37 24 1260 69.37 1 1172 9:47.25 25 1052 5460 6


Women
Athlete Shooting (10m Air Pistol) Fencing (Épée One Touch) Swimming (200m Freestyle) Riding (Show Jumping) Running (3000m) Total Points Final Rank
Score Rank MP Points Results Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points Score Rank MP Points Time Rank MP Points
Lucie Grolichová 177 21 1060 23W 12L 3 952 2:19.78 19 1244 60.79 26 1060 11:06.47 28 1056 5372 16

Official Olympic Modern Pentathlon Schedule

Rowing

Men
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ondřej Synek
Ondrej Synek
Ondřej Synek is a Czech rower and World Champion from Single Sculls at Lake Karapiro on the 2010 World Rowing Championships. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...

Single sculls 7:23.94 1 Q 6:50.23 1 S 7:03.57 1 FA 7:00.63
Václav Chalupa
Václav Chalupa
Václav Chalupa, Jr. is a Czech rower who competed at six consecutive Olympics from 1988 to 2008, winning a silver medal in 1992 behind Thomas Lange in the single scull....


Jakub Makovička
Coxless pair 6:52.50 3 S 6:37.88 4 FB 6:52.57 8
Milan Doleček
Milan Doleček
Milan Doleček is a Czech rower. Along with Ondřej Synek he finished 5th in the men's double sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...


Jakub Hanák
Jakub Hanák
Jakub Hanák is a Czech rower.-References:*...


David Jirka
David Jirka
David Jirka is a Czech rower.-References:*...


Petr Vitásek
Petr Vitásek
Petr Vitásek is a Czech rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

Quadruple Sculls 6:00.98 5 R 6:04.95 3 S 5:56.38 4 FB 5:50.07 10
Milan Bruncvík
Milan Bruncvík
Milan Bruncvik is a Czech rower. He finished 5th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...


Jan Gruber
Jan Gruber
Jan Gruber is a Czech rower. He finished 5th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...

 
Michal Horváth
Michal Horváth
Michal Horváth is a Czech rower. He finished 5th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...


Karel Neffe
Karel Neffe
Karel Neffe is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in Prague and is the father of Karel Neffe, Jr....

Fours 6:10.36 4 R 5:58.69 1 S 5:58.02 2 FA 6:16.56 5

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); S=Semifinals; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Women
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Miroslava Knapková
Miroslava Knapková
Miroslava Knapková is a Czech rower and World Champion from Single Sculls at Lake Bled on the 2011 World Rowing Championships.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

Single sculls 7:51.56 1 Q 7:30.33 1 S 7:38.14 3 FA 7:35.52 5
Jitka Antošová
Gabriela Vařeková
Miroslava Knapková
Miroslava Knapková
Miroslava Knapková is a Czech rower and World Champion from Single Sculls at Lake Bled on the 2011 World Rowing Championships.- References :* at sports-reference.com...

*
Double sculls 7:04.23 2 R 7:00.75 2 FA 7:25.09 6

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); S=Semifinals; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

*Knapková replaced ill Antošová at the final

Official Olympic Rowing Schedule

Sailing

Men
Athlete Event Race Net Points Final Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Martin Trčka Laser 29 36 38 13 29 19 26 DNF 12 CAN 202 31


Women
Athlete Event Race Net Points Final Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Lenka Mrzílková
Lenka Šmídová
470 6 4 12 11 11 5 11 11 9 1 14 83 7


Open
Athlete Event Race Net Points Final Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11* 12 13 14 15 M*
Michael Maier Finn 15 14 22 25 21 23 19 23 137 25

Official Olympic Sailing Schedule

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Václav Haman 10 m air rifle 593 13 Did not advance
50 m Rifle
Three Positions
1163 23 Did not advance
Tomáš Jeřábek 50 m rifle Prone 586 46 Did not advance
Miroslav Varga
Miroslav Varga
Miroslav Varga is a sports shooter and Olympic Champion for Czechoslovakia. He won a gold medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....

50 m rifle Prone 590 29 Did not advance
Martin Tenk
Martin Tenk
Martin Tenk is a Czech sports shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the 50 metre pistol at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also competed at the 1996, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...

50 m pistol 544 37 Did not advance
Martin Podhráský 25 m rapid fire pistol 276 18 Did not advance
Martin Strnad 25 m rapid fire pistol 267 19 Did not advance
Jan Sychra Skeet 117 16 Did not advance
David Kostelecký
David Kostelecký
David Kostelecký is a male Czech sports shooter. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also finished second in the 2006 ISSF World Cup final.-Olympic results:...

Trap 121 2 25 146 OR


Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Total
Kateřina Emmons
Katerina Emmons
Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular...

10 m air rifle 400 EWR OR 1 103.5 503.5 OR
50 m rifle
three positions
586 6 101.7 687.7
Pavla Kalná 10 m air rifle 392 31 Not qualified
Adéla Sýkorová 50 m rifle
three positions
578 19 Not qualified
Lenka Marušková 10 m air pistol 379 26 Not qualified
25 m pistol 578 20 Not qualified
Michaela Musilová 10 m air pistol 375 35 Not qualified
25 m pistol 571 34 Not qualified


Official Olympic Shooting Schedule

Swimming

Men
Event Athletes Heat Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position
100 m freestyle Martin Verner 48.95 21 Did not advance
200 m freestyle Květoslav Svoboda
Kvetoslav Svoboda
Květoslav Svoboda is a freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won the silver medal in the 400m Freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships behind Australia's Grant Hackett. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in...

1:51.67 46 Did not advance
400 m freestyle Květoslav Svoboda
Kvetoslav Svoboda
Květoslav Svoboda is a freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won the silver medal in the 400m Freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships behind Australia's Grant Hackett. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in...

3:56.54 33 Did not advance
100 m backstroke Tomáš Fučík 57.29 41 Did not advance
200 m backstroke Květoslav Svoboda
Kvetoslav Svoboda
Květoslav Svoboda is a freestyle swimmer from the Czech Republic, who won the silver medal in the 400m Freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships behind Australia's Grant Hackett. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in...

2:03.12 40 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke Jiří Jedlička 1:01.56 29 Did not advance
200 m breaststroke Jiří Jedlička 2:15.79 40 Did not advance
100 m butterfly Michal Rubáček 53.53 42 Did not advance
200 m individual medley Tomáš Fučík 2:02.85 31 Did not advance
10 km open water Rostislav Vítek 1:52:41.8 17

Official Olympic Swimming Schedule

Women
Event Athletes Heat Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position
50 m freestyle Sandra Kazíková 25.54 29 Did not advance
100 m freestyle Jana Klusáčková 55.92 31 Did not advance
100 m backstroke Petra Klosová 1:03.36 39 Did not advance
10 km open water Jana Pechanová
Jana Pechanová
Jana Pechanová is an Olympic distance swimmer from the Czech Republic. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance.-References:...

1:59:39.7 8

Official Olympic Swimming Schedule

Synchronized swimming

Athlete Event Technical Routine Free Routine (Preliminary) Free Routine (Final)
Points Rank Points Total (Technical + Free) Rank Points Total (Technical + Free) Rank
Soňa Bernardová
Alžběta Dufková
Duet 42.500 18 42.750 85.250 18 Did not advance

Official Olympic Synchronized Swimming Schedule

Table tennis

Men's Singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Petr Korbel
Petr Korbel
Petr Korbel is a Czech table tennis player who has competed in five Olympics from 1992 to 2008.His best performance was in 1996 when he came fourth in the singles, losing to Germany's Jörg Roßkopf in the bronze medal match.-External links:*...

Singles
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....


L 2 - 4
Did not advance


Women's Singles
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Dana Hadačová
Dana Hadacová
Dana Hadačová is a Czech table tennis player.She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition.She was born in Hodonín, and resides there.-References:*...

Singles
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles
The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22....


W 4 - 0

W 4 - 2

L 3 - 4
Did not advance

Official Olympic Table Tennis Schedule

Tennis

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...

Singles
W 6-1, 6-2

W 6-3, 7-6(4)

L 3-6, 6-7(4)
Did not advance
Ivo Minář
Ivo Minár
Ivo Minář is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. On July 20, 2009, Minář reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 62...

Singles
L 3-6, 6-3, 3-6
Did not advance
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...

Singles
L 6-4, 6-7(5), 9-11
Did not advance
Jiří Vaněk
Jirí Vanek (tennis)
Jiří Vaněk is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He was born in Domažlice and lives in Prague. He turned professional in 1995. As of 11 February 2009 he was ranked 119 in the world.-External links:* *...

Singles
L 4-6, 1-6
Did not advance
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...

 
Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...

Doubles

L 7-5, 2-6, 6-8
Did not advance
Martin Damm
Martin Damm
Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...

 
Pavel Vízner
Pavel Vízner
Pavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988...

Doubles

W 3-6, 6-0, 6-2


L 6-1, 6-7(5), 5-7
Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...

Singles
W 6-2, 2-1 r

L 1-6, 4-6
Did not advance
Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...

Singles
W 6-4, 6-2

W 2-6, 6-1, 7-5

L 5-7, 4-6
Did not advance
Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...

Singles
L 6-4, 1-6, 4-6
Did not advance
Klára Zakopalová Singles
L 6-2, 3-6, 5-7
Did not advance
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...

 
Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...

Doubles

L 6-4, 5-7, 1-6
Did not advance
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won seven WTA singles titles. As of 31 October 2011, she is ranked World No. 2. Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and the 2011 WTA Tour Championships singles titles...

 
Lucie Šafářová
Lucie Šafárová
Lucie Šafářová is a professional Czech tennis player. She was born in Brno.Šafářová has won four WTA tour singles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 Australian Open, upsetting defending champion Amélie Mauresmo en-route...

Doubles

L 1-6, 0-6
Did not advance

Official Olympic Tennis Schedule

Triathlon

Men
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Bike (40 km) Run (10 km) Total Rank
Filip Ospalý
Filip Ospaly
is a triathlete from the Czech Republic.Ospalý competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He did not finish the competition....

Individual
Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....

18:17 58:56 32:41 1:50:53.69 20


Women
Athlete Event Swim (1.5 km) Bike (40 km) Run (10 km) Total Rank
Vendula Frintová
Vendula Frintová
Vendula Frintová , is a professional Czech triathlete, multiple Czech Champion in various categories such as National Champion of the years 2006 and 2007 and winner of the National Championship Series of the year 2009, Duathlon World Champion of the year 2009, and gold medalist of the World Cup in...

Individual
Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....

20:53 1:05:29 36:06 2:03:27.49 23
Lenka Zemanová Individual
Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Triathlon competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing, were held on Monday, August 18 and Tuesday, August 19 , on the Triathlon Venue at the Ming Tomb Reservoir in Shisanling....

20:00 DNF -

Official Olympic Triathlon Schedule

Weightlifting

Men
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Libor Wälzer -105 kg
Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 105 kg
The men's 105 kg weightlifting event was the seventh men's event at the weightlifting competition, limiting competitors to a maximum of 105 kilograms of body mass. The whole competition took place on August 18, but was divided in two parts due to the number of competitors. Group B...

163 16 187 15 350 15

Official Olympic Weightlifting Schedule

Wrestling

Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Qualification 1/8 Final Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Marek Švec −96 kg
4 - 1, 1 - 3, 1 - 1

1 - 1, 1 - 1, 2 - 1

F
Did not advance (moves to Bronze Medal Bout)

Athlete Event Repechage Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Bronze Medal Bout
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Marek Švec −96 kg
1 - 1, 0 - 6

Official Olympic Wrestling Schedule
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