František Pecháček

František Pecháček (February 15, 1896 – February 3, 1944) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Záhornice near Městec Králové and was murdered in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.

In 1920 he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which finished fourth in the team event.

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "František Pecháček". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19.
  • short biography and another poster from the exhibition Under Sokol's Wings held in the Army Museum Žižkov from June to December 2012.
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