![]() Vecera in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1937 or 1938 (age 86–87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint Louis University University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Para-athletics Snooker Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Vecera (born 1937/1938) [1] [a] is an American paralympic athlete, snooker and wheelchair basketball player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Paralympics. [2] [3]
Vecera attended Saint Louis University, where he studied to be an engineer. He also attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his BA degree in advertising design. [4] He was a member of the Long Beach Flying Wheels. [5]
Vecera competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament A event. [2] He then competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, winning three bronze medals, two silver medals and a gold medal in athletics, snooker and wheelchair basketball. [3]
![]() Vecera in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1937 or 1938 (age 86–87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater |
Saint Louis University University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Para-athletics Snooker Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Vecera (born 1937/1938) [1] [a] is an American paralympic athlete, snooker and wheelchair basketball player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Paralympics. [2] [3]
Vecera attended Saint Louis University, where he studied to be an engineer. He also attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his BA degree in advertising design. [4] He was a member of the Long Beach Flying Wheels. [5]
Vecera competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, winning a gold medal in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament A event. [2] He then competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, winning three bronze medals, two silver medals and a gold medal in athletics, snooker and wheelchair basketball. [3]