Václav Vohralík (2 January 1892– 6 June 1985) was a

Czechoslovak Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) **Fourth Czechoslovak Repub ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was born in

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, then Austria-Hungary, and died in

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, Australia. He was and . On 19 August 1920 he finished fourth in the 1500 metres event with a time of 4:04.6.5 in Antwerpen. His personal best was 4:01.6 (1921). On 24 April 1921 he achieved first place in the first Devin-Bratislava 11.6 km with a time of 36:51.4.

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Václav Vohralík
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-01.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vohralik, Vaclav 1892 births 1985 deaths Sportspeople from Brno People from the Margraviate of Moravia Czechoslovak male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics