František Pecháček (15 February 1896 – 3 February 1944) was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

who competed for

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in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. He was born in Záhornice near

Městec Králové Městec Králové (; ) is a town in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Městec Králové consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population accordin ...

and was murdered in

Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp Mauthausen was a German Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen, Upper Austria, Mauthausen (roughly east of Linz), Upper Austria. It was the main camp of a group with List of subcamps of Mauthausen, nearly 100 f ...

. In 1920 he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which finished fourth in the team event.

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from the exhibition ''Under Sokol's Wings'' held in the Army Museum Žižkov from June to December 2012. 1896 births 1944 deaths People from Nymburk District People from the Kingdom of Bohemia Czech male artistic gymnasts Czechoslovak male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Czechoslovakia Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak civilians killed in World War II Czech people executed in Nazi concentration camps People who died in Mauthausen concentration camp Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region Recipients of the Order of the White Lion {{CzechRepublic-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub