Zdeněk Pecka was a Czech rower who represented Czechoslovakia at two Summer Olympics. Born on 6 February 1954 in Litoměřice, he competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak quadruple sculls boat that won the bronze medal. Four years later, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, he won a second bronze medal, this time rowing the double sculls with his partner Václav Vochoska. He also worked as a coach, and one of the rowers he coached, Václav Chalupa, became an Olympic silver medalist. Pecka died on 30 January 2024 at the age of 69.
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Zdeněk Pecka (6 February 1954 – 30 January 2024) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Born 6 February 1954 in Litoměřice, Ústecký kraj CZE
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Pecka quickly went on to represent Czechoslovakia as a member of the quadruple sculls team.
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His performances earned him a place at the 1976 Montréal Olympics where the Czechoslovak crew won the bronze medal. In 1979 Pecka changed to the double sculls and formed a strong partnership with compatriot Václav Vochoska. The pair won silver at the 1979 World Championships and a bronze at the 1980 Moskva Olympics.
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Zdeněk Pecka (6 February 1954-30 January 2024) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Zdeněk Pecka (6 February 1954-30 January 2024) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Zdeněk Pecka (6 February 1954-30 January 2024) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Zdeněk Pecka (6 February 1954-30 January 2024) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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