Martin Kovář (born 20 March 1967) is a Czech former Paralympic swimmer and cyclist. He is a four-time Paralympic swimming champion and double World swimming champion. Kovář has competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics in swimming and 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling.[1][2]
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| Born | 20 March 1967 Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Freestyle, backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kovář was named Czech Paralympian of the Year in 2004 after winning four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Martin Kovar - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Martin Kovar - Czech Paralympic Committee (in Czech)". Czech Paralympic Committee. 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Swimmer Martin Kovar named Czech Paralympian of the Year". Czech Radio. 12 March 2004.
External links
edit- Martin Kovar at the International Paralympic Committee
- Martin Kovář at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)