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František Douda (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrancɪʃɛk ˈdouda]) (23 October 1908 – 15 January 1990) was a Czech shot putter who competed for Czechoslovakia. He was born in Planá nad Lužnicí.

He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the same year he also set a world record with 16.20 metres on 24 September 1932 in Prague. The record stood until 21 April 1934, when American John Lyman improved it to 16.48 metres.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1928	Olympic Games	Amsterdam, Netherlands	20th	Discus throw
1932	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	3rd	Shot put
1934	European Championships	Turin, Italy	3rd	Shot put
1936	Olympic Games	Berlin, Germany	7th	Shot put

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Douda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20.

Records
Preceded by Leo Sexton	Men's shot put world record holder 24 September 1932 – 21 April 1934	Succeeded by John Lyman

На других языках

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[fr] František Douda

František Douda (né le 23 octobre 1908 à Lhota Samoty et décédé le 15 janvier 1989 à Prague) est un athlète tchécoslovaque spécialiste du lancer du poids et du disque. Affilié au Slavia Prague, il mesurait 1,92 m pour 96 kg. Il est l'ancien détenteur du record du monde du lancer du poids à deux reprises.

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[it] František Douda

František Douda (Planá nad Lužnicí, 23 ottobre 1908 – 15 gennaio 1990) è stato un pesista e discobolo cecoslovacco.

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