| Birth Date: | 3 December 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Uherský Ostroh, Czechoslovakia |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 9 |
| Weight Lb: | 154 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | SK Královo Pole TJ Brno |
| Ntl Team: | TCH |
| Career Start: | 1951 |
| Career End: | 1967 |
František Vaněk (3 December 1931 – 2 September 2020) was a Czech ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.[1]
Vaněk was born in Uherský Ostroh, Czechoslovakia. He died on 2 September 2020, aged 88.[2]