Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
which was formerly a part of
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
, image_p1 ...
, first competed at the
Deaflympics, as an independent nation in 1993. But in 1993, coincidentally Czechoslovakia competed in its last Deaflympic event. Prior to the
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, Czech athletes went on to compete at the Deaflympics from 1928 to 1993 for Czechoslovakia.
Czech Republic has been regularly participating in both Summer Deaflympics and in Winter Deaflympics since making its debut in 1993.
The nation has won 33 medals in Summer Deaflympics and it has also won 26 medals in the Winter Deaflympics.
Notable athletes
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Petra Kurková, a Czech alpine skier known as one of the greatest deaf female alpine skiers in the world with a medal tally of 12 during her Deaflympic career. She is also known for winning 4 gold medals in a single Winter Deaflympic event in 1999.
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Tereza Kmochová, a Czech alpine skier who is known for winning gold medals in all five events during the
2015 Winter Deaflympics.
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Jakub Nosek, a Czech athlete who has competed at the Deaflympics in 2009, 2013 and 2017. He switched to the sport of Bobsleigh and went on to compete at the
2018 Winter Olympics
The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...
. He is also the first Czech deaf person to compete at the
Olympics.
Medal tallies
Summer Deaflympics
Winter Deaflympics
References
Nations at the Deaflympics
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