- Oskar Hekš
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Oskar Hekš (April 10, 1908 – March 8, 1944) was a Czech long-distance runner.
Hekš was born in Rožďalovice, present-day Czech Republic.[1] He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1932 Summer Olympics and came in eighth place in the Men's Marathon.[1] He died in the Holocaust, but his place of death is unknown.[2]
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1932 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 8th Marathon References
- ^ a b "Oskar Hekš". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/oskar-heks-1.html. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ The Olympics at the Millennium: Power, Politics, and the Games. pg 61: Rutgers University Press. 2000. pp. 318. ISBN 0813528208.
Categories:- 1908 births
- 1944 deaths
- Czech long-distance runners
- Czechoslovak athletes
- Olympic athletes of Czechoslovakia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Czech Jews
- Jewish sportspeople
- Sportspeople who died in the Holocaust
- Czech athletics biography stubs
- Jewish biography stubs
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