Václav Bečvář (17 September 1908 – 1978) was a

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male

weightlifter Weightlifting or weight lifting generally refers to physical exercises and sports in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells, barbells or machines. People engage in weightlifting for a variety of different reasons. These can ...

, who competed in the heavyweight class and represented

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at international competitions. He won the bronze medal at the 1947 World Weightlifting Championships in the +82.5 kg category. He also competed at the

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1908 births 1978 deaths Czechoslovak male weightlifters Czech male weightlifters World Weightlifting Championships medalists Sportspeople from České Budějovice Olympic weightlifters for Czechoslovakia Weightlifters at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{CzechRepublic-sport-bio-stub