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| Nationality | Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 1982 Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Povýšil (born 11 April 1982) is a Czech former Paralympic swimmer. He has competed in five Paralympic games from 2000 through 2016. He competes in the S4 class and has won five bronze medals in freestyle events.
Povýšil was paralysed following an accident at a water park in Italy in 1997.
References
- ^ "Jan Povysil - Czech Paralympic Committee (in Czech)". Czech Paralympic Committee. 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Jan Povysil - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 25 April 2022.[dead link]
- ^ "It's dark at the end (in Czech)". Bez Frazi. 25 April 2022.
External links
- Jan Povysil at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jan Povýšil at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)
