Václav Hošek (18 August 1909 – June 1943) was a Czech middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

. During World War II, he was captured by the Gestapo and was later shot when he attempted to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp.

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* 1909 births 1943 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Czech male middle-distance runners Czech male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak prisoners of war Czechoslovak military personnel killed in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Deaths by firearm in Germany {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub