Misplaced Pages

Václav Hošek

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Czech middle-distance runner

Václav Hošek
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born(1909-08-18)18 August 1909
Unhošť, Austria-Hungary
DiedJune 1943(1943-06-00) (aged 33)
Bayreuth, Nazi Germany
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
EventSteeplechase

Václav Hošek (18 August 1909 – June 1943) was a Czech middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1936 Summer Olympics. During World War II, he was captured by the Gestapo and was later shot when he attempted to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Václav Hošek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

External links

Stub icon

This biographical article relating to Czech athletics is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Václav Hošek Add topic