Arnošt Petráček (born 25 July 1991) is a Czech Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He specialises in backstroke swimming where he has won one Paralympic title in 2016, one World title including three silvers and two European titles.[1][2][3]
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Nickname | Arny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Písek, Czechoslovakia | 25 July 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Lipno nad Vltavou, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.48 m (4 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Phocomelia in upper limbs and luxation of knee joints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Para Plavani Praha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In 2016, Petráček's portrait was minted onto Czech coins and was awarded these in Jablonec nad Nisou because of his success at the 2016 Summer Paralympics along with Lukáš Krpálek who won an Olympic gold in judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He was awarded the Medal of Merit for his services in the sport by mayor Jiří Svoboda.[4][5][6]
References
External links
- Arnost Petracek at the International Paralympic Committee
- Arnošt Petráček at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)
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