Ladislav Vácha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary | 21 March 1899||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 June 1943 Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | (aged 44)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. [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]
Ladislav Vácha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country represented | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary | 21 March 1899||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 June 1943 Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | (aged 44)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. [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]