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František Janda-Suk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrancɪʃɛk ˈjanda ˈsuk], March 25, 1878 – June 23, 1955) was a Czech athlete who competed for Bohemia in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics and Czechoslovakia at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

František Janda-Suk

Personal information
Born	March 25, 1878 (1878-03-25) Postřižín near Roudnice nad Labem
Died	June 23, 1955 (1955-06-24) (aged 77) Prague
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Bohemia Olympic Games 1900 Paris Discus throw

He was born in Postřižín near Roudnice nad Labem and died in Prague.

In the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, where he won the silver medal in the discus throw.

He was the first modern athlete to throw the discus while rotating the whole body. He invented this technique when studying the position of the famous statue of Discobolus. After only one year of developing the technique he gained the olympic silver.

At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden he was 15th in shot put and 17th in discus throw .

References

External links

• František Janda-Suk at Olympics.com
• František Janda-Suk at Olympedia
• František Janda-Suk at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)

На других языках

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- [en] František Janda-Suk

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[fr] František Janda-Suk

František Janda-Suk (né le 25 mars 1878 à Postřižín et mort le 23 juin 1955 à Prague) est un athlète bohémien puis à partir de 1918 tchécoslovaque spécialiste du lancer du disque et du poids. Licencié au Slavia Prague, il a inventé la technique moderne du lancer du disque.

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[it] František Janda-Suk

František Janda-Suk (Postřižín, 25 marzo 1878 – Praga, 23 giugno 1955) è stato un discobolo e pesista boemo naturalizzato cecoslovacco, vincitore di una medaglia d'argento alle Olimpiadi di Parigi 1900, la prima in assoluto per la Boemia.

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[ru] Янда-Сук, Франтишек

Франтишек Янда-Сук (чеш. František Janda-Suk; 25 марта 1878 (1878-03-25), Пострижин — 23 июня 1955, Прага) — богемский (чешский) легкоатлет, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1900.

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