Personal information | |
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Nationality | Czech |
Born | Unhošť, Austria-Hungary | 18 August 1909
Died | June 1943 Bayreuth, Nazi Germany | (aged 33)
Sport | |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Event | Steeplechase |
Václav Hošek (18 August 1909 – June 1943) was a Czech middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] During World War II, he was captured by the Gestapo and was later shot when he attempted to escape from a prisoner-of-war camp. [2]