Jan Povýšil (born 11 April 1982) is a Czech former Paralympic swimmer. He has competed in five Paralympic games from 2000 through 2016. He competes in the S4 class and has won five bronze medals in freestyle events.[1][2]
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| Nationality |  Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1982 Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Povýšil was paralysed following an accident at a water park in Italy in 1997.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Jan Povysil - Czech Paralympic Committee (in Czech)". Czech Paralympic Committee. 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Jan Povysil - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 25 April 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "It's dark at the end (in Czech)". Bez Frazi. 25 April 2022.
External links
edit- Jan Povysil at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jan Povýšil at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)
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