Description
This Czech-language book about sport in the Otava region presents fourteen personal accounts by sporting icons born in Strakonice who have made an indelible mark on sporting history. The athletes include national representatives, Olympians and a Stanley Cup winner, with some achieving recognition on a European or even worldwide scale. A rich photographic gallery documents each athlete’s career from childhood to the height of their success, featuring photographs by the accomplished Czech News Agency photographer Václav Pancer. The athletes looking back on their careers are ice hockey players Roman Turek, Saša Salák and Tereza Vanišová; basketball players Vít Krejčí and Miroslav Vondřička; mountain biker Jana Pichlíková; footballers Jindřich Staněk and Zdeněk Křížek; water polo player Martin Faměra; enduro rider Stanislav Zloch; swimmer Petr Kollros; skier Miloš Bečvář; handball player Martin Mošovský; and table tennis player Tomáš Havlík.
Information
Author: Pechoušek Pavel
Language: Czech
Publication date: July 19, 2024
Manufacturer: Mgr. Pavel Pechoušek
Genres: Athletes, Books, Fiction, Biographies and autobiographies
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 160
ISBN/EAN: 9788090868168