Czech gymnast
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| Country represented |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1899-03-21)21 March 1899 Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 1943(1943-06-28) (aged 44) Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ladislav Vácha (21 March 1899 in Brno – 28 June 1943) was a Czech gymnast and Olympic champion competing for Czechoslovakia.
He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he received a bronze medal in rope climbing and rings. He received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in rings and team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
He died during World War II shortly after being interrogated by, Gestapo for his resistance activities.
References※
- ^ "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/Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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