Alexandr Jurečka Explained

Alexandr Jurečka
Birth Date:18 December 1990
Birth Place:Havířov, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Lake Garda, Italy
Country:Czech Republic
Weight Class:90 kg
Club:JC Havířov
Worlds Rank:R16
Worlds Year:2013
Worlds Weight:Men's 90 kg
Worlds Year2:2015
Worlds Weight2:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:R16
Regionals Year:2012
Regionals Weight:Men's 90 kg
Regionals Year2:2013
Regionals Weight2:Men's 90 kg
Updated:27 November 2022

Alexandr Jurečka (18 December 1990 – 25 September 2015) was a judoka from the Czech Republic.

Sports career

2008–2012

In 2012 Jurečka represented the Czech Republic at the European Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Death

Jurečka died on 25 September 2015 while scuba diving with friends in Lake Garda, Italy. Divers from Trento found Jurečka's body after searching for him in of water.[1] [2] The probable cause of Jurečka's death was a technical defect in his equipment.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Alexandr Jurecka shocks the world of judo . 26 September 2015 . JudoInside.com . 18 February 2016.
  2. News: Judo mourns the tragic death of Alexander Jurecka . 27 September 2015 . . 18 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929193829/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3631 . 29 September 2015 . dead .
  3. News: Judistický reprezentant Jurečka tragicky zahynul během potápění . 27 September 2015 . . 18 February 2016.