Ladislav Vácha Explained

Ladislav Vácha
Birth Date:	21 March 1899
Birth Place:	Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:	Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Discipline:	MAG

Ladislav Vácha (21 March 1899 in Brno  - 28 June 1943) was a Czech gymnast and Olympic champion competing for Czechoslovakia.

He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he received a bronze medal in rope climbing and rings.^[1] He received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in rings and team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.^[2]

He died during World War II shortly after being interrogated by Gestapo for his resistance activities.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=8&sp=GYM "1924 Summer Olympics  - Paris, France  - Gymnastics"
2. Web site: Ladislav Vácha . Olympedia . 28 June 2021.
3. Web site: Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/friv/lists.cgi?id=65 . dead . 17 April 2020 . 24 July 2018 . Sports Reference.