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| Born | (1954-02-06)6 February 1954 Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 January 2024(2024-01-30) (aged 69) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Květa Jeriová | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zdeněk Pecka (6 February 1954 – 30 January 2024) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Pecka was born in Litoměřice. In 1976 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event. Four years later he won his second bronze medal this time with his partner Václav Vochoska in the double sculls competition.
Pecka was the coach of Olympic silver medalist Václav Chalupa. He was married to Květa Jeriová. Pecka died on 30 January 2024, at the age of 69.
References
- ^ "Zemřel bývalý veslař Pecka, vicemistr světa a dvojnásobný olympijský medailista" (in Czech). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zdeněk Pecka". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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- 1954 births
- 2024 deaths
- Czech male rowers
- Czechoslovak male rowers
- Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia
- Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- People from Litoměřice
- Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region
- Czechoslovak Olympic medalist stubs
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