Václav Vohralík (2 January 1892– 6 June 1985) was a

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athlete who competed in the

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. He was born in

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, then Austria-Hungary, and died in

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, Australia. He was and . On 19 August 1920 he finished fourth in the 1500 metres event with a time of 4:04.6.5 in Antwerpen. His personal best was 4:01.6 (1921). On 24 April 1921 he achieved first place in the first Devin-Bratislava 11.6 km with a time of 36:51.4.

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Václav Vohralík
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-02-01.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vohralik, Vaclav 1892 births 1985 deaths Sportspeople from Brno Athletes from the South Moravian Region People from the Margraviate of Moravia Czechoslovak male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics