Gold

• Michal Martikán
  Michal Martikán
  Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic Games gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 4 Olympic medals , which is the most among all slalom paddlers...
  
   — Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...
  
  , Men's C1 Canadian Slalom Singles

Silver

• Slavomír Kňazovický
  Slavomír Knazovický
  Slavomír Kňazovický is a Czechoslovak-Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the C-1 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996....
  
   — Canoeing
  Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...
  
  , Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles

Bronze

• Jozef Gönci
  Jozef Gönci
  Jozef Gönci is a Slovak sport shooter, specialising in the 50 m Rifle and 10 m Air Rifle. Gönci won independent Slovakia's first ever Olympic Medal, a bronze in Atlanta in 1996. He won another bronze medal eight years later at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.- External links :*...
  
   — Shooting
  Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Competitions were held in ten men's events and five women's events...
  
  , Men's Small-bore Rifle

Athletics

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

• Miroslav Vanko
• Qualification — 13:54.88
• Semifinal — 13:51.45 (→ did not advance)

• Jozef Kucej
• Heat — 50.31s (→ did not advance)

• Jaroslav Žitňanský
• Qualification — 51.50m (→ did not advance)

• Roman Mrazek
  Roman Mrázek
  Roman Mrázek is a race walker who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
   — 3:58:20 (→ 20th place)

• Štefan Malík
  Štefan Malík
  Štefan Malík is a retired male race walker from Slovakia, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
   — 3:58:40 (→ 21st place)

• Peter Tichý — 4:10:55 (→ 32nd place)

• Alica Javadová
  Alica Javadová
  Alica Javadová is a retired Slovak high jumper.She finished eighth at the 1996 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final....
  
  
• Qualification — 1.85m (→ did not advance)

• Galina Čisťjaková
• Qualification — 14.14m (→ did not advance)

• Galina Čisťjaková
• Qualification — 6.33m (→ did not advance)

• Štefan Balošák
• Pavol Blažek
  Pavol Blažek
  Pavol Blažek is a retired race walker, who represented Czechoslovakia and later Slovakia in the Olympic Games. He was born in Trnava.-Achievements:-External links:...
  
  
• Igor Kollár
  Igor Kollár
  Igor Kollár is a retired male race walker from Slovakia. He is a three-time Olympian.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Igor Kováč
  Igor Kováč
  Igor Kováč was a 110m hurdler who competed in the 1992 Olympics for Czechoslovakia and the 1996 Olympics for Slovakia.-References:...
  
  
• Róbert Štefko
• Róbert Valíček
  Róbert Valíček
  Róbert Valíček is a retired male race walker from Slovakia. He set his personal best in the men's 20 km event on April 19, 1997 in Poděbrady, Czech Republic.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  

Boxing

Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

-Qualification:The following tournaments were used as qualification tournaments for boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.Africa* All-Africa Games in Harare, Zimbabwe from September 13 to September 23, 1995* Qualification Tournament in April/May? 1996...

• Peter Baláž
  Peter Baláž
  Peter Baláž is a retired male boxer from Slovakia, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the first round of the men's light flyweight division by Indonesia's La Paene Masara.-References:*...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to La Paene Masara
  La Paene Masara
  La Paene Masara is a retired male boxer from Indonesia, who twice competed for his native Asian country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. At his Olympic debut in Atlanta, Georgia he was defeated in the quarterfinals of the men's light flyweight division by Spain's eventual bronze medalist...
  
   (Indonesia) on points (3-13)

• Gabriel Križan
• First Round — bye
• Second Round — Lost to Rachid Bouaita
  Rachid Bouaita
  Rachid Bouaita is a retired boxer from France, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. His best result was finishing in fifth place after being defeated by Cuba's eventual silver medalist Arnaldo Mesa.-References:*...
  
   (France) on points (6-13)

Canoeing

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...

• Róber Erban
• Juraj Kadnár
  Juraj Kadnár
  Juraj Kadnár is a Czechoslovak-Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s...
  
  
• Attila Szabó
  Attila Szabó (Slovak canoer)
  Attila Szabó is a Czechoslovak-Slovak sprint canoer of Hungarian ethnicity who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s...
  
  
• Slavomír Kňazovický
  Slavomír Knazovický
  Slavomír Kňazovický is a Czechoslovak-Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a silver in the C-1 500 m event at Atlanta in 1996....
  
  
• Ján Kubica
  Ján Kubica
  Ján Kubica is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event. four years later in Sydney, Kubica was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m...
  
  
• Csaba Orosz
  Csaba Orosz
  Csaba Orosz is a Slovak sprint canoer of Hungarian ethnicity who competed in the mid 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 500 m event at the 1994 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mexico City....
  
  
• Peter Páleš

• Gabriela Brosková
• Elena Kaliská
  Elena Kaliská
  Elena Kaliská is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008....
  
  
• Michal Martikán
  Michal Martikán
  Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic Games gold medal for Slovakia since the country gained independence in 1993. In total he won 4 Olympic medals , which is the most among all slalom paddlers...
  
  
• Juraj Minčík
  Juraj Mincík
  Juraj Minčík is a Slovak slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at Sydney in 2000....
  
  
• Peter Nagy
  Peter Nagy
  Peter Nagy is a Czechoslovak-Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s from the early 2000s. He won a bronze medal for Czechoslovakia in the K-1 team event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen....
  
  
• Miroslav Stanovský
  Miroslav Stanovský
  Miroslav Stanovský is a Slovak born Latvian slalom canoer who has competed since the 1990s. He finished tenth in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He is the first Slovak paddler to win an individual medal in the men's K-1 category with a silver at the inaugural European Canoe...
  
  
• Ľuboš Šoška
  Ľuboš Šoška
  Ľuboš Šoška is a Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 team event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Prague....
  
  
• Peter Šoška
  Peter Šoška
  Peter Šoška is a Slovak slalom canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 team event at the 2006 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Prague....
  
  
• Roman Štrba
  Roman Štrba
  Roman Štrba is a Slovak slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished tenth in the C-2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:*...
  
  
• Roman Vajs
  Roman Vajs
  Roman Vajs is a Slovak slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished tenth in the C-2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.-References:*...
  
  

Road Competition

• Miroslav Lipták
• Final — 1:12:28 (→ 31st place)

• Milan Dvorščík
• Final — 1:12:54 (→ 34th place)

• Lenka Ilavská
  Lenka Ilavská
  Lenka Ilavská is a retired female racing cyclist from Slovakia. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her biggest achievement was winning the 1993 Giro d'Italia Femminile.-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 24th place)

• Eva Orvošová
• Final — 02:37:06 (→ 27th place)

• Lenka Ilavská
  Lenka Ilavská
  Lenka Ilavská is a retired female racing cyclist from Slovakia. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her biggest achievement was winning the 1993 Giro d'Italia Femminile.-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 39:57 (→ 17th place)

Mountain Bike

• Peter Hric
• Final — 2:46:22 (→ 30th place)

• Eva Loweová-Orvošová
• Final — 1:57.56 (→ 9th place)

• Lenka Ilavská
  Lenka Ilavská
  Lenka Ilavská is a retired female racing cyclist from Slovakia. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Her biggest achievement was winning the 1993 Giro d'Italia Femminile.-References:*...
  
  
• Final — 2:04.143 (→ 21st place)

• Peter Bazálik
• Martin Hrbáček
• Róbert Nagy
• Ján Valach
• Pavol Zaduban

Sailing

Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

• Jaroslav Ferianec
• Igor Karvaš
• Patrik Pollák
• Marek Valášek

Shooting

Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The shooting competitions at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at the Wolf Creek Shooting Complex near Atlanta, United States. Competitions were held in ten men's events and five women's events...

• Ján Fabo
• Jozef Gönci
  Jozef Gönci
  Jozef Gönci is a Slovak sport shooter, specialising in the 50 m Rifle and 10 m Air Rifle. Gönci won independent Slovakia's first ever Olympic Medal, a bronze in Atlanta in 1996. He won another bronze medal eight years later at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.- External links :*...
  
  
• Vladimír Slamka

Swimming

Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The swimming competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center in Atlanta, United States, which was built for the Games...

• Miroslav Machovič
• Heat — 57.78 (→ did not advance, 34th place)

• Miroslav Machovič
• Heat — 2:04.15 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

• Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová is a medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Slovakia. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 56.20
• B-Final — 56.47 (→ 15th place)

• Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová is a medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Slovakia. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 2:00.99
• B-Final — 2:00.96 (→ 9th place)

• Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová is a medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Slovakia. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 4:22.10 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

• Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová
  Martina Moravcová is a medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Slovakia. She made her international swimming debut in 1991 for Czechoslovakia, and has gone on to compete in five consecutive Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Heat — 2:16.50
• B-Final — 2:17.40 (→ 13th place)

Tennis

Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, the host nation United States won 3 of the 4 gold medals in tennis. For the first time at the Olympics, a single bronze medal was awarded in each event.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*...

• Karol Kučera
  Karol Kucera
  Karol Kučera is a retired ATP professional male tennis player from Slovakia. He is a former top 10 player and has been ranked as high as World No. 6.-Tennis career:...
  
  
• First round — Defeated Dmitri Tomashevich
  Dmitri Tomashevich
  Dmitri Tomashevich is a former tennis player from Uzbekistan, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Slovakia's Karol Kučera...
  
   (Uzbekistan) 6-3 2-6 6-0
• Second round — Lost to Andre Agassi
  Andre Agassi
  Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
  
   (United States) 4-6 4-6

• Ján Krošlák
  Ján Krošlák
  Ján Krošlák is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993.He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by America's MaliVai Washington...
  
  
• First round — Lost to MaliVai Washington
  MaliVai Washington
  MaliVai "Mal" Washington is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996.-Family:...
  
   (United States) 3-6 6-7

• Katarína Studeníková
  Katarína Studeníková
  Katarína Studeníková is a professional Slovak tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 31st, which she reached on December 23, 1996. Her career high in doubles was at 62 set at November 13, 1995. Studeníková defeated Monica Seles in Wimbledon in the year 1996.-External links:...
  
  
• First round — Lost to Ai Sugiyama
  Ai Sugiyama
  is a retired Japanese professional tennis player. She reached No. 1 in women's doubles on the WTA Tour. Her career-high singles ranking was No. 8, achieved on February 9, 2004. She turned professional in 1992...
  
   (Japan) 2-6 3-6

• Karina Habšudová
  Karina Habšudová
  Karina Habšudová is a former Slovak female professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world . Together with Karol Kučera she won the Hopman Cup in 1998....
  
  
• First round — Defeated Yayuk Basuki
  Yayuk Basuki
  Yayuk Basuki is a professional tennis player from Indonesia. She is the highest-ever ranked tennis player from Indonesia, having reached #19 in the Women's Tennis Association singles rankings in October 1997...
  
   (Indonesia) 6-3 6-3
• Second round — Defeated Laurence Courtois
  Laurence Courtois
  Laurence Courtois is a former professional female tennis player from Belgium.Courtois won four doubles titles on the WTA Tour during her career.-Singles 2:-Doubles 9 :-References:*...
  
   (Belgium) 7-5 6-2
• Third round — Lost to Iva Majoli
  Iva Majoli
  Iva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age...
  
   (Croatia) 4-6 6-3 4-6

• Radomíra Zrubáková
• First round — Defeated Jana Nejedly
  Jana Nejedly
  Jana Nejedly is a professional Canadian tennis player.Nejedly's highest WTA singles ranking is 64th, which she reached on October 2, 2000. Her career high in doubles was at 227 set at August 12, 1996....
  
   (Canada) 6-3 6-2
• Second round — Lost to Conchita Martínez
  Conchita Martínez
  Inmaculada Concepción Martínez Bernat is a former professional tennis player from Monzón, Aragón, Spain. She is the only Spanish woman to have won the singles title at Wimbledon, when she beat Martina Navrátilová in the 1994 Women's Singles. She also was the singles runner-up at the 1998...
  
   (Spain) 1-6 4-6

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The weightlifting competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta consisted of ten weight classes, for men only. The range of each weight class was adjusted by 1–4 kg for these Games, marking the first redefinition of Olympic weightlifting weight classes since they were introduced in...

• Jaroslav Jokeľ
• Rudolf Lukáč
• Martin Tešovič
  Martin Tešovič
  Martin Tešovič is a weightlifter from Slovakia who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004 . At the 2008 Summer Olympics he was supposed to compete, but he did not enter the event eventually...
  
  

Wrestling

Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2 different wrestling disciplines were contested: freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. The freestyle category was notable as it featured the gold medal performance of Kurt Angle, who later became a notable professional wrestler.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal...

• Radion Kertanti
• Roman Kollár
• Jozef Lohyňa
• Milan Mazáč