Josef Straka (14 July 1904 – 29 June 1976) was a Czechoslovak rower who won one silver and three bronze medals at the European championships of 1925–1932. He competed at the 1928 and 1936 Olympics in the single and double sculls, respectively, but failed to reach the finals. His son was also named Josef Straka and was also an Olympic rower.[1][2][3]
 Joseph Straka at the 1928 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 July 1904 Mělník, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 1976 (aged 71) Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ Josef Straka, Sr.. sports-reference.com
- ^ Josef Straka at World Rowing
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften – Einer, Doppelzweier Archived 25 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Vierer m.Stm.. sport-komplett.de
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