Václav Vochoska (born 26 July 1955) is 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 ...

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

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

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. He was born in

České Budějovice České Budějovice (; ) is a city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 97,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the valley of the Vltava River, at its confluence with the Malše. České Budějovice is the largest ...

. 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 Zdeněk Pecka in the double sculls competition.

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* 1955 births Living people Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for 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 Sportspeople from České Budějovice Rowers from the South Bohemian Region {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub