Zdenek Pecka
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Zdeněk Pecka is a Czech
rower
who competed for Czechoslovakia
in the 1976 Summer Olympics
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Litoměřice
.
In 1976 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.
Four years later he won his second bronze medal this time with his partner Václav Vochoska
in the double sculls competition.
He was the coach of Olympic silver medalist Václav Chalupa, Jr. from 1989 to 2004.
Czech people
Czechs, or Czech people are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
who competed for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and in the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
.
He was born in Litoměřice
Litomerice
Litoměřice is a town at the junction of the rivers Elbe and Ohře in the north part of the Czech Republic, approximately 64 km northwest of Prague....
.
In 1976 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.
Four years later he won his second bronze medal this time with his partner Václav Vochoska
Václav Vochoska
Václav Vochoska is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.He was born in České Budějovice....
in the double sculls competition.
He was the coach of Olympic silver medalist Václav Chalupa, Jr. from 1989 to 2004.