Vendula Dušková (born 4 June 1998) is a

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Paralympic swimmer who competes in international elite events. She is a double World bronze medalist and a three time European medalist, she has also competed at the

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but did not medal in her events. Dušková was born with a congenital birth defect and had a

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in her

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aged seven months which resulted in

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to her legs. The tumour got removed when she was nine months old.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duskova, Vendula 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Karlovy Vary Paralympic swimmers for the Czech Republic Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Czech female breaststroke swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Czech female freestyle swimmers S8-classified para swimmers