Adam Peška (born 8 April 1997) is a competitor for
Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In his Paralympic debut he won gold in
Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. There were expected to be 116 qualification slots (34 females, 82 gender free) across eight mixed events: four individual events, two pairs even ...
. He has
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe type of muscular dystrophy that primarily affects boys. Muscle weakness usually begins around the age of four, and worsens quickly. Muscle loss typically occurs first in the thighs and pelvis follow ...
.
Peška won the International Paralympic Committee’s Best Male Debut Athlete at the 2021 Paralympic Sport Awards.
Peška is currently ranked 1st in the BC3 male individual rankings.
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1997 births
Living people
Paralympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic boccia players for the Czech Republic
Boccia players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
People with muscular dystrophy
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