Peter Jaks (4 May 1966 – 5 October 2011) was a Swiss

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player. He competed at the

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and

1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Albertville '92 (Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile '92''), were a winter multi-sport event held from 8 to 23 February 1992 in and aroun ...

. He took his own life on 5 October 2011 by standing in front of a train in

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, Italy.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jaks, Peter 1966 births 2011 suicides 2011 deaths Czechoslovak emigrants to Switzerland Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland Sportspeople from Frýdek-Místek Suicides by train Suicides in Italy Swiss ice hockey right wingers