Oskar Hekš
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Oskar Hekš was a Czech
long-distance runner.
Hekš was born in Rožďalovice
, present-day Czech Republic
. He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1932 Summer Olympics
and came in eighth place in the Men's Marathon. He died in the Holocaust, but his place of death is unknown.
Czech Republic
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long-distance runner.
Hekš was born in Rožďalovice
Rožďalovice
Rožďalovice is a town and municipality in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. - Gallery :...
, present-day Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovakia competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Because of ongoing Great Depression and high costs for the trip to Los Angeles, the Czechoslovak state refused to support money, but the 7 best athletes were participating on games because of help of street fundraising...
and came in eighth place in the Men's Marathon. He died in the Holocaust, but his place of death is unknown.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. It was the first time the 50 kilometre walk appeared in the men's athletics at the Games. This was only the second time women's events in athletics were included in the Olympic Games program... |
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8th | Marathon |