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Jan Peka (27 July 1894 – 21 January 1985) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Winter Olympics, and at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
	1920 Antwerp	Team Competition

Born in Rataje nad Sázavou, Austria-Hungary, Peka fought in the First World War and was captured, becoming a prisoner of war in Greece. He did not return home until 1919. He was also a member of the Czechoslovakian national team which won the bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, where ice hockey was first played. The original goaltender for the team, Karel Wälzer, broke his thumb prior to the start of the tournament, was unable to play the first two games. Peka was brought in to play against Canada and the United States, losing each game by a score of 15–0 and 16–0, respectively. Wälzer returned for the final match against Sweden, winning it and ensuring the Czechoslovakians won bronze.[2]

He also participated in the 1928 ice hockey tournament and in the 1936 ice hockey tournament.

Notes

References

• Podnieks, Andrew; Szemberg, Szymon (2008), IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All-Time, H. B. Fenn & Company, Ltd., ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com

На других языках

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- [en] Jan Peka

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[fr] Jan Peka

Jan Peka (né le 27 juillet 1894 à Rataje nad Sázavou en Autriche-Hongrie et mort le 21 janvier 1985) est un joueur professionnel de hockey sur glace tchécoslovaque[1].

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[it] Jan Peka

Jan Peka (Rataje nad Sázavou, 27 luglio 1894 – Praga, 21 gennaio 1985) è stato un hockeista su ghiaccio ceco.

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[ru] Пека, Ян

Ян Пека (чеш. Jan Peka; 27 июля 1894 — 21 мая 1985) — чехословацкий хоккеист, вратарь. Трёхкратный чемпион Европы (1925, 1929 и 1933 годов). Член зала славы чешского хоккея.

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