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Czechoslovak gymnast

František Pecháček
Personal information
Born(1896-02-15)15 February 1896
Záhornice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died3 February 1944(1944-02-03) (aged 47)
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Nazi Germany
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Years on national teamTCH
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1922 Ljubljana All-around

František Pecháček (15 February 1896 – 3 February 1944) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Záhornice near Městec Králové and was murdered in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.

In 1920 he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which finished fourth in the team event.

References

  1. "František Pecháček". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Team Competition
1922:  Czechoslovakia (TCH), Stanislav Indruch, Miroslav Karásek, Miroslav Klinger, Josef Malý, František Pecháček, František Vaněček
1926:  Czechoslovakia (TCH), Josef Effenberger, Jan Gajdoš, Jan Karafiát, František Pecháček, Ladislav Riessner, Bedřich Šupčík, Ladislav Vácha, Václav Veselý
World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Men's Individual All-Around


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