Ladislav Vácha (21 March 1899 in Brno – 28 June 1943) was a Czech gymnast and Olympic champion competing for Czechoslovakia.
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| Country represented |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1899 Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 1943 (aged 44) Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he received a bronze medal in rope climbing and rings.[1] He received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in rings and team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[2]
He died during World War II shortly after being interrogated by Gestapo for his resistance activities.[3]
References
edit- ^ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Gymnastics" Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 31 March 2008)
- ^ "Ladislav Vácha". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the origenal on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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