František Douda () (23 October 1908 – 15 January 1990) was a
Czech
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shot putter who competed for
Czechoslovakia
, rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי,
, common_name = Czechoslovakia
, life_span = 1918–19391945–1992
, p1 = Austria-Hungary
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. He was born in
Planá nad Lužnicí
Planá nad Lužnicí (german: Plan an der Lainsitz) is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,300 inhabitants.
Administrative parts
Village of Lhota Samoty and town part of Strkov are administ ...
.
He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the same year he also set a
world record
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with 16.20 metres on 24 September 1932 in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
. The record stood until 21 April 1934, when American
John Lyman improved it to 16.48 metres.
International competitions
References
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1908 births
1990 deaths
People from Tábor District
20th-century Czech people
Czechoslovak male discus throwers
Czech male discus throwers
Czech male shot putters
Czechoslovak male shot putters
Olympic athletes of Czechoslovakia
Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
World record setters in athletics (track and field)
European Athletics Championships medalists
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from the South Bohemian Region
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