Slovakia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Slovakia at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
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IPC codeSVK
NPC
Websitewww.spv.sk
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors29 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Ján Riapoš
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
11
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Czechoslovakia (1972–1992)

Slovakia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Medalists[]

Further information: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Veronika Vadovičová Shooting Women's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1 8 September
 Gold Veronika Vadovičová Shooting 10 September
 Gold Jozef Metelka Cycling Men's individual pursuit C4 10 September
 Gold Samuel Andrejčík

Michaela Balcová		 Boccia Mixed Pairs BC4 12 September
 Gold Jozef Metelka Cycling Men's road time trial C4 14 September
 Silver Jozef Metelka Cycling Men's 1 km time trial C4–5 9 September
 Silver Veronika Vadovičová Shooting 13 September
 Silver Samuel Andrejčík Boccia Individual BC4 16 September
 Bronze Patrik Kuril Cycling Men's road time trial C4 14 September
 Bronze Marián Kuřeja Athletics Men's club throw – F51 16 September
 Bronze Peter Kinik Archery Men's individual compound W1 16 September
Medals by sport
Sport 1 2 3 Total
Cycling 2 1 1 4
Shooting 2 1 0 3
Boccia 1 1 0 2
Archery 0 0 1 1
Athletics 0 0 1 1
Total 5 3 3 11

Disability classifications[]

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Archery[]

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Slovakia qualified one archer for the Rio Games following their performance at the . entered the competition seeded third, and only needed one match to book his place in Rio. He did this by defeating China's .[4] He ended 5th in his Men's individual compound open event. Peter Kinik has also qualified for the Men's individual compound W1 event where he won the bronze medal on 16 September 2016

Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Points Seed Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Peter Kinik Men's individual compound W1 638 3 N/A   (ESP)
W 120-113 		  (KOR)
W 127-125 		 David Drahonínský (CZE)
L 125-128 		 Uwe Herter (GER)
W 133-125 		Bronze medal icon.svg
Men's individual compound open 681 6   (FRA)
W 141-136 		  (ITA)
W 140-134 		 Ai Xinliang (CHN)
L 138-142 		Did not advance

Track and field (athletics)[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The Slovakian track and field team consisted of 2 men. Adrián Matušík ended up 6th in his Discus throw F44 competition. competed in the Men's club throw – F51 competition where he won the bronze medal on 16 September 2016

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Marián Kuřeja Men's club throw – F51 N/A 26.82 Bronze medal icon.svg
Adrián Matušík Discus throw F44 N/A 53.20 6

Boccia[]

Main article: Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Slovakia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport at the Guilford hosted 2015 Boccia European Team And Pairs Championships, London in the BC4 Pair event. They claimed gold ahead of silver medalist Great Britain and bronze medalists Hungary. They won 4 - 3 against Great Britain in the gold medal match, after having lost 2 - 5 to in group play.[5][6]

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Slovakia qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[7][8]

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

was given a Bipartite Commission Invitation slot to compete in Rio.[9]

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Slovakia earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R2 – 10m Air Rifle standing women SH1 event as a result of Veronika Vadovicova winning a gold medal.[10][11][12]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R3 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.[11][13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ^ "DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES". World Archery Federation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Boccia Qualification System" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 Boccia European Team And Pairs Championships, London" (PDF). BisFed. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ^ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  10. ^ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  13. ^ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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