Jiří Suchánek (born 9 May 1982) is a Czech para table tennis player who competes in international level events. He is a World and Paralympic bronze medalist and a five-time European medalist.[1]
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| Nickname | Suchy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1982 Mlékojedy, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Liberec, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Suchánek was involved in a serious car accident in 1999 when the car that he was driving crashed into another car that was driven by a driver who was under the influence of alcohol and was unlicensed, the other driver was killed at the scene. This led to him paralysed from the 5th and 6th cervical vertebrae, he spent nine months in a specialist hospital in Chlumín, he got involved in para table tennis in 2005 and competed internationally two years later in 2007.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Jiri Suchanek - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Něco o mně :: Jiří Suchánek" [Something about me :: Jiří Suchánek]. Jiri Suchanek Personal Website (in Czech). Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Paralympionik: Stolní tenis mě vrátil do života" [Paralympian: Table tennis brought me back to life]. Inspirante (in Czech). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
External links
edit- Jiri Suchanek at ITTF Para Table Tennis
- Jiri Suchanek at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jiří Suchánek at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)