Vojtěch Vašíček
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| Born | 5 April 1956 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2024 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czechoslovakia Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics Table tennis[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Vojtěch Vašíček (5 April 1956 – November 2024) was a Czech paralympic athlete and table tennis player. He competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Vašíček was born in Hodonín on 5 April 1956. He was an electrician.[2] At the age of 18, he cracked three vertebrae and severed his spinal cord in a motorcycle accident. After his injuries, he devoted himself to compete at the Summer Paralympic Games.[3]
Vašíček competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, winning the gold medal[4] in the men's pentathlon PW3–4 event.[5] He also competed in two events at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[6]
