Zdeněk Pecka (born 6 February 1954) is a

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rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed for

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in the

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and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born in Litoměřice. In 1976 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event. Four years later he won his second bronze medal this time with his partner Václav Vochoska in the double sculls competition. Pecka was the coach of Olympic silver medalist

Václav Chalupa Václav Chalupa Jr. (born 7 December 1967 in Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech rower who competed at six consecutive Olympics from 1988 to 2008, winning a silver medal in 1992 behind Thomas Lange in the single scull. Career His f ...

from 1989 to 2004. He is married to

Květa Jeriová Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková (; alternatively also Květa Jeriová-Pecková; born Květoslava Jeriová, 10 October 1956) is a former Czech cross-country skier. She competed from 1980 to 1984. She won three medals at the Winter Olympics with a ...

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* 1954 births Living people Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers of Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for Czechoslovakia Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Litoměřice Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub