Zdeněk Pecka

Zdeněk Pecka (6 February 1954 – 30 January 2024) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Zdeněk Pecka

Personal information
Born	(1954-02-06)6 February 1954 Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Died	30 January 2024(2024-01-30) (aged 69)
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Spouse	Květa Jeriová
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Quadruple sculls 1980 Moscow Double sculls World Rowing Championships 1975 Nottingham Quadruple sculls 1977 Amsterdam Quadruple sculls 1974 Lucerne Quadruple sculls

Biography

Pecka was born in Litoměřice.^[1] In 1976 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event. Four years later he won his second bronze medal this time with his partner Václav Vochoska in the double sculls competition.^[2]

Pecka was the coach of Olympic silver medalist Václav Chalupa. He was married to Květa Jeriová. Pecka died on 30 January 2024, at the age of 69.^[1]