Václav Balšán (19 November 1914 – 18 November 1972) was a Czechoslovak

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(of the

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and Spartak

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Club) who established the 1945 world record of 42 minutes and 31 seconds in a 10,000 metres race. He was the champion on this distance at Czechoslovak Athletics Championships in 1945, 1946, 1948 and 1949. He also won the silver medal in 1954.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balsan, Vaclav 1914 births 1972 deaths Date of death missing Czechoslovak male racewalkers