František Reich (31 October 1929 – 27 May 2021) was a Slovak rower who competed for Czechoslovakia. He competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

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in men's single sculls where he was eliminated in the semi-finals repêchage. He competed at the

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in men's double sculls where he was eliminated in the semi-finals repêchage. He died on 27 May 2021 in

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1929 births 2021 deaths Czechoslovak male rowers Slovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Žilina European Rowing Championships medalists {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub