František_Douda

František Douda

František Douda

Czechoslovak shot putter

František Douda (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrancɪʃɛk ˈdouda]) (23 October 1908 – 15 January 1990) was a Czech shot putter who competed for Czechoslovakia. He was born in Planá nad Lužnicí.

František Douda

He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the same year he also set a world record with 16.20 metres on 24 September 1932 in Prague. The record stood until 21 April 1934, when American John Lyman improved it to 16.48 metres.

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    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Douda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2014-10-20.
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