Ladislav Vácha

Ladislav Vácha (21 March 1899 in Brno – 28 June 1943) was a Czech gymnast and Olympic champion competing for Czechoslovakia.

Ladislav Vácha
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Born(1899-03-21)21 March 1899
Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died28 June 1943(1943-06-28) (aged 44)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Rings
Silver medal – second place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Rope climbing
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Rings
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1926 Lyon Team
Gold medal – first place 1926 Lyon Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 1926 Lyon Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Lyon All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Lyon Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Lyon Pommel Horse
Bronze medal – third place 1930 Luxembourg Parallel Bars

He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he received a bronze medal in rope climbing and rings.[1] He received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in rings and team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.[2]

He died during World War II shortly after being interrogated by Gestapo for his resistance activities.[3]

References
  1. "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Gymnastics" Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 31 March 2008)
  2. "Ladislav Vácha". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.


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