František Pecháček
František Pecháček (February 15, 1896 – February 3, 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.
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| Country represented |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||
| Born | February 15, 1896 Záhornice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||
| Died | February 3, 1944 (aged 47) Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, Nazi Germany | ||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||
| Years on national team | TCH | ||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1920 he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which finished fourth in the team event.[1]
References
- "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
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Pecháček". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
- short biography and another poster from the exhibition Under Sokol's Wings held in the Army Museum Žižkov from June to December 2012.
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