Jiří Pták
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Jiří Pták, born 24 March 1946 in Děčín
, Czechoslovakia
is a Czech rower (coxswain) who competed for Czechoslovakia at six Olympic Games between 1968 and 1992 (except the 1984 Olympics, boycotted by the Soviet bloc countries).
He was the first rower to compete at six Olympics. He was the third rower, after Briton Jack Beresford
and Soviet Yuri Lorentsson
, to compete at five Olympics. (From 1896 to 2008, 22 rowers have competed at five Olympics and 6 at six Olympics.)
His best performance was fourth in the Coxed Eight's at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, when his team lost out on bronze by 1.09 seconds.
Decín
Děčín is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region in the north of the Czech Republic. It is the largest town and administrative seat of the Děčín District.-Geography:...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
is a Czech rower (coxswain) who competed for Czechoslovakia at six Olympic Games between 1968 and 1992 (except the 1984 Olympics, boycotted by the Soviet bloc countries).
He was the first rower to compete at six Olympics. He was the third rower, after Briton Jack Beresford
Jack Beresford
Jack Beresford, CBE, was a British rower who won medals at five Olympic Games in succession, an Olympic record in rowing, which has since been tied by Steven Redgrave.-Early life:...
and Soviet Yuri Lorentsson
Yuri Lorentsson
Yuri Evgenevich Lorentsson is a Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1960 Summer Olympics, in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics...
, to compete at five Olympics. (From 1896 to 2008, 22 rowers have competed at five Olympics and 6 at six Olympics.)
His best performance was fourth in the Coxed Eight's at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, when his team lost out on bronze by 1.09 seconds.