Miroslav Šustera (March 15, 1878 – December 15, 1961) was a

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track and field athlete and

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who competed in the

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, in the

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, and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

. He was born and died in

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. In 1906, he finished seventh in the Greek discus throw event and twelfth in the ancient pentathlon competition. He also participated in the discus throw event, but his result is unknown. Four years later, he participated in the Greek discus throw event and in the discus throw competition, but in both contests his result is unknown. At the 1908 Olympics, he also competed in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight event but was eliminated in the first round after losing his fight to Walter West. His last Olympic appearance was in 1912 when he finished 38th in the discus throw event.

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* 1878 births 1961 deaths Czech male discus throwers Czech pentathletes Olympic athletes for Bohemia Olympic wrestlers for Bohemia Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Intercalated Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Czech male sport wrestlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics Athletes from Prague Sportspeople from Austria-Hungary {{CzechRepublic-wrestling-bio-stub