František Douda () (23 October 1908 – 15 January 1990) was a Czech Republic, Czech shot putter who competed for Czechoslovakia. He was born in Planá nad Lužnicí. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the same year he also set a list of world records in athletics, world record with 16.20 metres on 24 September 1932 in Prague. The record stood until 21 April 1934, when American John Lyman (athlete), John Lyman improved it to 16.48 metres.

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* 1908 births 1990 deaths People from Tábor District 20th-century Czech people Czechoslovak male discus throwers Czech male discus throwers Czech male shot putters Czechoslovak male shot putters Olympic athletes of Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1932 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics World record setters in athletics (track and field) European Athletics Championships medalists Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the South Bohemian Region {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub