Václav Pavkovič (24 April 1936 in
Břeclav
Břeclav (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. Located at the Czech-Austrian state border and near the Czech–Slovak state border, it is an important railway hub.
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– 17 November 2019) was a
Czech
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rower who competed for
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
in the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...
when he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event.
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1936 births
2019 deaths
Czech male rowers
Czechoslovak male rowers
Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia
Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
Olympic medalists in rowing
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
People from Břeclav
Rowers from the South Moravian Region
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