Jan Peka
Encyclopedia
Jan Peka was a Czechoslovak
ice hockey
player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
, in the 1928 Winter Olympics
, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics
.
Born in Rataje nad Sázavou
, Kutná Hora District
, he was a member of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal in 1920.
He also participated in the 1928 ice hockey tournament
and in the 1936 ice hockey tournament
.
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...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
, in the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics
1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...
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Born in Rataje nad Sázavou
Rataje nad Sázavou
Rataje nad Sázavou is a market town in the Czech Republic.-External links:*...
, Kutná Hora District
Kutná Hora District
Kutná Hora District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...
, he was a member of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal in 1920.
He also participated in the 1928 ice hockey tournament
Ice hockey at the 1928 Winter Olympics
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, the ice hockey event was contested by 11 teams. The competition was held from Saturday, February 11, 1928 to Sunday, February 19, 1928....
and in the 1936 ice hockey tournament
Ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, Great Britain won the men's ice hockey competition. While only one player on the team was born in Canada, nine of the thirteen players on the roster grew up in Canada, and eleven had played previously in Canada.-Medalists:...
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