Jaroslav Vítek

Jaroslav Vítek (14 January 1915 15 May 1966) was a Czechoslovak athlete. He was specialized in shot put and also competed in discus throwing.

Jaroslav Vítek
Personal information
NationalityCzechoslovak
Born(1915-01-14)14 January 1915
Mořice, Austria-Hungary
Died15 May 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 51)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Shot put, discus trow
ClubSokol Brno 1

He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1938 European Athletics Championships in Paris in the shot put event finishing sixth with a distance of 14.77 metres. He also competed in the discus throw event finishing 14th with a throw of 41.18 metres.[1]

His discus throw personal best was 15.38 metres, thrown in 1939. [2]

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaroslav Vítek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.


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