Zdeněk Šebek (born 14 November 1959) is a Czech Paralympic archer and former track and field athlete.
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| Nationality | Czech | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1959 Ústí nad Orlicí, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Archery Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics as a track and field athlete competing in the javelin throw, discus throw and shot put. He also competed in the wheelchair sprints at the 1992 Summer Paralympics where he did not advance into the finals.[1]
For the 2000 Paralympics, he switched from track and field athletics to archery, and had a successful debut in this sport by winning the gold medal in the Men's Individual W1.[2] He has also competed in archery at the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics. At the 2007 wheelchair World Archery Championships, Šebek won gold as part of the Czech Republic team. This was his fourth career gold medal at the World Championships.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Zdenek Sebek - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Paralympics results". The New Zealand Herald. 24 October 2000.
- ^ "Zdeněk Šebek zlatý na MS". denik.cz (in Czech). 13 October 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External links
edit- Zdenek Sebek at the International Paralympic Committee
- Zdeněk Šebek at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)
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