Boris Trávníček Explained
Boris Trávníček (born 19 May 1998) is a Czech-born Slovak para table tennis player who competes in international table tennis competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist and a double World bronze medalist.[1] [2]
In 2011, a headstone fell onto Trávníček during a class excursion at a Jewish cemetery in Rousinov. He had an open fracture in his right leg, a broken left arm and injured his vertebrae which resulted in paraplegia.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: 31 October 2021 . Boris Travnicek - Slovak Paralympic Committee (in Slovak) . live . 24 July 2021 . Slovak Paralympic Committee . https://web.archive.org/web/20210724070826/https://paralympic.sk/sportovci/travnicek-boris/.
- Web site: 31 October 2021 . Boris Travnicek - IPTTF Profile . live . 31 October 2021 . International Para Table Tennis Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20211031185507/http://stats.ipttc.org/en/profiles/5275.
- Web site: 3 February 2021 . He almost lost his life when he was 13, now he wants to be the best in the world (in Slovak) . live . 3 February 2021 . Inspirante . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203151910/https://inspirante.cz/ve-trinacti-malem-prisel-o-zivot-ted-chce-byt-nejlepsi-na-svete/.
