František Douda () (23 October 1908 – 15 January 1990) was a

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ter who competed for Czechoslovakia at the

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Biography

Douda born in

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, finished second behind József Darányi in the shot put event at the British

1931 AAA Championships The 1931 AAA Championships was the 1931 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 3 to 4 July 1931 at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge in London, En ...

. He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the same year he also set a

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with 16.20 metres on 24 September 1932 in

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. The record stood until 21 April 1934, when American John Lyman improved it to 16.48 metres.

International competitions

References

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 for 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 Athletes from the South Bohemian Region {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub