Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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The Czech Republic was represented at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan by the Czech Olympic Committee.
| Czech Republic at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CZE |
| NOC | Czech Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Nagano | |
| Competitors | 61 (48 men, 13 women) in 9 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lubomír Buchta (cross-country skiing) |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Czechoslovakia (1924–1992) | |
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.[1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine skiing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Biathlon | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Bobsleigh | 5 | – | 5 |
| Cross-country skiing | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Figure skating | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Freestyle skiing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ice hockey | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Nordic combined | 5 | – | 5 |
| Ski 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.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey | Men's tournament | 22 February |
 Silver | Kateřina Neumannová | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 kilometre classical | 10 February |
 Bronze | Kateřina Neumannová | 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.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | Rank | ||
| Marcel Maxa | Men's giant slalom | 1:25.88 | 1:23.63 | 2:49.51 | 29 |
| Men's slalom | 57.81 | DNF | DNF | – | |
| Lucie Hrstková | Women's downhill | 1:33.00 | 31 | ||
| Women's super-G | 1:21.74 | 35 | |||
| women's giant slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| women's slalom | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
Source:[2]
| Athlete | Event | Slalom | Downhill | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time | Total time | Rank | ||
| Marcel Maxa | Men's | 49.73 | 46.44 | DSQ | DSQ | – |
| Lucie Hrstková | Women's | 1:33.29 | 39.30 | 37.37 | 2:49.96 | 15 |
Source:[2]
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.[1]
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km Sprint | Petr Garabík | 3 | 30:51.3 | 53 |
| Zdeněk Vítek | 2 | 30:46.5 | 51 | |
| Ivan Masařík | 2 | 28:58.6 | 15 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 20 km | Petr Garabík | 58:28.8 | 6 | 1'04:28.8 | 56 |
| Jiří Holubec | 59:08.8 | 2 | 1'01:08.8 | 34 | |
| Ivan Masařík | 56:30.7 | 1 | 57:30.7 | 4 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | ||
| Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay | Petr Garabík Zdeněk Vítek Jiří Holubec Ivan Masařík |
0 | 1'26:35.5 | 14 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 7.5 km Sprint | Kateřina Losmanová | 3 | 26:51.7 | 57 |
| Irena Novotná | 3 | 25:30.4 | 40 | |
| Jiřína Pelcová | 1 | 25:14.5 | 35 | |
| Eva Háková | 1 | 24:58.6 | 26 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athlete | Time | Misses | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 15 km | Eva Háková | 57:25.4 | 6 | 1'03:25.4 | 53 |
| Kateřina Losmanová | 1'00:48.9 | 1 | 1'01:48.9 | 44 | |
| Jiřína Pelcová | 58:26.3 | 3 | 1'01:26.3 | 38 | |
| Irena Novotná | 57:09.0 | 3 | 1'00:09.0 | 30 |
Source:[2]
| Event | Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | ||
| Women's 4 x 7.5 km relay | Kateřina Losmanová Irena Novotná Jiřína Pelcová Eva Háková |
0 | 1'43:20.5 | 6 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
Source:[2]
Bobsleigh
In total, five Czech athletes participated in the bobsleigh events – Jiří Dzmura, Jan Kobián, Peter Kondrát, Pavel Polomský and Pavel Puškár.[1]
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| CZE-1 | Jiří Dzmura Pavel Polomský |
Two-man | 55.30 | 16 | 55.11 | 17 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| CZE-2 | Pavel Puškár Jan Kobián |
Two-man | 54.99 | 12 | 54.60 | 5 | 54.46 | 8 | 54.54 | 7 | 3:38.59 | 8 |
| CZE-1 | Pavel Puškár Peter Kondrát Pavel Polomský Jan Kobián |
Four-man | 53.61 | 12 | 53.80 | 16 | 53.88 | 11 | – | 2:41.29 | 13 | |
Source:[2]
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.[1]
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Men's 10 km C |
Lubomír Buchta | 30:38.4 | 52 |
| Lukáš Bauer | 30:11.1 | 45 | |
| Martin Koukal | 29:41.8 | 35 | |
| Petr Michl | 29:28.5 | 32 | |
| Men's 15 km pursuit1 F |
Lubomír Buchta | 45:36.6 | 50 |
| Martin Koukal | 44:41.8 | 37 | |
| Lukáš Bauer | 44:16.3 | 32 | |
| Petr Michl | 42:47.5 | 23 | |
| Men's 30 km C |
Lubomír Buchta | DNF | – |
| Lukáš Bauer | 1'42:08.8 | 33 | |
| Jiří Magál | 1'40:29.6 | 22 | |
| Men's 50 km F |
Jiří Magál | 2'21:30.5 | 47 |
| Petr Michl | 2'13:08.3 | 17 | |
| Lubomír Buchta | 2'11:34.8 | 13 | |
| Men's 4 × 10 km relay | Lukáš Bauer Martin Koukal Petr Michl Jiří Magál |
1'45:35.4 | 15 |
| Women's 5 km C |
Zuzana Kocumová | 19:58.3 | 59 |
| Jana Šaldová | 19:00.4 | 28 | |
| Kateřina Hanušová | 18:49.1 | 22 | |
| Kateřina Neumannová | 17:42.7 | | |
| Women's 10 km pursuit2 F |
Zuzana Kocumová | 32:34.9 | 41 |
| Kateřina Hanušová | 30:58.8 | 24 | |
| Kateřina Neumannová | 28:37.2 | | |
| Women's 15 km C |
Iveta Zelingerová-Fortová | 52:26.3 | 44 |
| Jana Šaldová | 51:33.8 | 29 | |
| Kateřina Neumannová | 49:01.9 | 9 | |
| Women's 30 km F |
Zuzana Kocumová | 1'32:52.1 | 35 |
| Kateřina Hanušová | 1'29:59.9 | 23 | |
| Women's 4 × 5 km relay | Jana Šaldová Kateřina Neumannová Kateřina Hanušová Zuzana Kocumová |
56:58.7 | 6 |
Source:[2]
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.[1]
| Athlete | Event | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenka Kulovaná | Women's singles | 16 | 18 | 26.0 | 18 |
| Kateřina Beránková Otto Dlabola |
pairs | 14 | 15 | 22.0 | 15 |
Source:[2]
| Athletes | CD1 | CD2 | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kateřina Mrázová Martin Šimeček |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 26.0 | 13 |
Source:[2]
Freestyle skiing
In total, one Czech athlete participated in the freestyle skiing events – Aleš Valenta in the men's aerials.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Aleš Valenta | Men's aerials | 205.50 | 11 Q | 232.25 | 4 |
Source:[2]
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.[1]
After defeating Russia 1–0 in the gold medal match, the Czech Republic won the competition for the first time.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Finland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
3–0 | Finland |
| Czech Republic |
8–2 | Kazakhstan |
| Czech Republic |
1–2 | Russia |
Source:[2]
- Quarter-final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
4–1 |  United States |
Source:[2]
- Semi-final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Canada |
1–2 | Czech Republic |
Source:[2]
- Gold medal match
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic |
1–0 | Russia |
Source:[2]
Nordic combined
In total, five Czech athletes participated in the Nordic combined events – Marek Fiurášek, Milan Kučera, Jan Matura, Ladislav Rygl and Petr Šmejc.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time |
Total rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||||
| Petr Šmejc | Individual | 195.0 | 34 | 48:37.4 | 40 |
| Ladislav Rygl | 204.5 | 23 | 44:20.8 | 14 | |
| Jan Matura | 218.0 | 12 | 47:35.0 | 35 | |
| Milan Kučera | 228.0 | 8 | 42:45.8 | 5 | |
Source:[2]
| Athletes | Event | Ski jumping | Cross-country time |
Total rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||||
| Marek Fiurášek Milan Kučera Jan Matura Ladislav Rygl |
Team | 900.5 | 4 | 57:04.7 | 8 |
Source:[2]
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.[1]
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Jakub Sucháček | Normal hill | 77.5 | 87.5 | 29 Q | 81.0 | 96.0 | 183.5 | 28 |
| Jaroslav Sakala | 77.5 | 89.0 | 28 Q | 80.5 | 96.0 | 185.0 | 26 | |
| Michal Doležal | 81.5 | 98.5 | 20 Q | 87.5 | 112.5 | 211.0 | 11 | |
| František Jež | 83.5 | 103.0 | 13 Q | 77.5 | 89.5 | 192.5 | 24 | |
| Jaroslav Sakala | Large hill | 91.5 | 61.2 | 56 | did not advance | |||
| František Jež | 113.5 | 104.3 | 25 Q | 113.0 | 104.4 | 208.7 | 24 | |
| Michal Doležal | 116.0 | 107.8 | 18 Q | 130.5 | 135.4 | 243.2 | 8 | |
| Jakub Sucháček | 117.5 | 111.0 | 13 Q | 121.0 | 118.3 | 229.3 | 15 | |
Source:[2]
| Athletes | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | |
| Jakub Sucháček František Jež Michal Doležal Jaroslav Sakala |
710.3 | 7 |
Source:[2]