Miroslav Šustera (March 15, 1878 – December 15, 1961) was a

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wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

who competed in the

1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

, in the

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, and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He was born and died in

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. In 1906 he finished seventh in the Greek discus throw event and twelfth in the ancient pentathlon competition. He also participated in the discus throw event but his result is unknown. Four years later he participated in the Greek discus throw event and in the discus throw competition but in both contests his result is unknown. At the 1908 Olympics he also competed in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight event but was eliminated in the first round after losing his fight to Walter West. His last Olympic appearance was in 1912 when he finished 38th in the discus throw event.

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1878 births 1961 deaths Czech male discus throwers Czech pentathletes Olympic athletes for Bohemia Olympic wrestlers for Bohemia Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Czech male sport wrestlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes from Prague Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary {{CzechRepublic-wrestling-bio-stub