Václav Machek (27 December 1925 – 1 November 2017) was a Czech

cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

who competed for Czechoslovakia. He took part in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

, winning a silver medal in the

tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

event.

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* * 1925 births 2017 deaths Czech male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Czechoslovakia Cyclists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics People from Pardubice District {{CzechRepublic-Olympic-medalist-stub