The Czech Republic left Paris with a total of 5 Olympic medals – 3 gold and 2 bronze, the least amount of medals in the history of the country since 1932 Summer Olympics.
Two of the medals were awarded to the Czech team in canoeing, while the rest were awarded in fencing, tennis and track and field.
Among the medalists were that year French Open and Wimbledon champion in doubles Kateřina Siniaková, who captured her second consecutive gold medal in tennis, this time with Tomáš Macháč in mixed doubles, flatwater canoeist Josef Dostál picked up gold in the K-1 1000 m event, his fifth medal in four consecutive Games being the most decorated Czech athlete at the Summer Olympics since the breakup of the former Czechoslovakia. Martin Fuksa managed to win gold medal in the C-1 1000 metres event in best olympic time of 3:43.16.
