Arnošt Petráček

Arnošt Petráček (born 25 July 1991) is a Czech Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He specialises in backstroke swimming where he has won one Paralympic title in 2016, one World title including three silvers and two European titles.[1][2][3]

Arnošt Petráček
Personal information
Nickname(s)Arny
Born (1991-07-25) 25 July 1991
Písek, Czechoslovakia
Home townLipno nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
Height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country Czech Republic
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityPhocomelia in upper limbs and luxation of knee joints
Disability classS4
ClubPara Plavani Praha
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Czech Republic
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro50m backstroke S4
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2010 Eindhoven50m butterfly S4
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City50m backstroke S4
Gold medal – first place2022 Madeira50m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place2006 Durban50m butterfly S4
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven50m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal50m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place2013 Montreal50m butterfly S4
Silver medal – second place2019 London50m backstroke S4
Bronze medal – third place2023 Manchester50m backstroke S4
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2009 Rio de Janeiro50m backstroke S4
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Eindhoven50m backstroke S4
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin50m freestyle S4
Gold medal – first place2018 Dublin50m backstroke S4
Silver medal – second place2014 Eindhoven50m freestyle S4
Silver medal – second place2016 Funchal50m backstroke S4

Career

In 2016, Petráček's portrait was minted onto Czech coins and was awarded these in Jablonec nad Nisou because of his success at the 2016 Summer Paralympics along with Lukáš Krpálek who won an Olympic gold in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was awarded the Medal of Merit for his services in the sport by mayor Jiří Svoboda.[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Petracek's journey to swimming gold took a year because of the earthquake (in Czech)". iDNES.cz. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-04-29.
  2. "Arnost Petracek - Personal website". Arnost Petracek. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10.
  3. "Arnost Petracek - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 21 August 2020.
  4. "Krpalek and Petracek are gold again, this time on coins from Jablonec (in Czech)". iDNES.cz. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08.
  5. "Olympic year of swimmer Arnost Petracek (in Czech)". Radio Zurnal. 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-30.
  6. "Handicapped swimmer Arnost Petracek at the mayor's office (in Czech)". JcTED.cz. 12 January 2018.
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