Ladislav Vácha

Ladislav Vácha (21 March 1899 in Brno – 28 June 1943) was a gymnast and Olympic champion competing for Czechoslovakia.

Ladislav Vácha
Born	(1899-03-21)21 March 1899 Brno, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died	28 June 1943(1943-06-28) (aged 44) Zlín, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Medal record Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam Parallel bars 1928 Amsterdam Rings 1928 Amsterdam Team 1924 Paris Rope climbing 1924 Paris Rings World Championships 1926 Lyon Team 1926 Lyon Parallel Bars 1926 Lyon Rings 1926 Lyon All-Around 1926 Lyon Horizontal Bar 1926 Lyon Pommel Horse 1930 Luxembourg Parallel Bars

He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he received a bronze medal in rope climbing and rings.^[1] He received a gold medal in parallel bars, and silver medals in rings and team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.^[2]

He died during World War II shortly after being interrogated by Gestapo for his resistance activities.^[3]