Boris Trávníček

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Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)
Vyškov, Czech Republic
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Country Slovakia
Boris Trávníček
Personal information
Born (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26)
Vyškov, Czech Republic
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Country Slovakia
SportPara table tennis
DisabilitySpinal cord injury
Disability classC4
Medal record
Para table tennis
Representing  Slovakia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeams C4-5
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 LaskoSingles C4
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 BratislavaTeams C4

Boris Trávníček (born 19 May 1998) is a Czech-born Slovak para table tennis player who competes in international table tennis competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist and a double World bronze medalist.[1][2]

In 2011, a headstone fell onto Trávníček during a class excursion at a Jewish cemetery in Rousinov. He had an open fracture in his right leg, a broken left arm and injured his vertebrae which resulted in paraplegia.[3]

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