Personal information | |
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Nationality | Czech |
Born | Šlapanice, Austria-Hungary | 24 December 1903
Died | 10 May 1937 33) Brno, Czechoslovakia | (aged
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
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