About František Douda
Lived 1908 – 1990 (aged 81). František Douda was a Czech athletics competitor.
František Douda (; 23 October 1908 – 15 January 1990) was a Czech shot putter who competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Biography Douda was born in Planá nad Lužnicí. He finished second behind József Darányi in the shot put event at the British 1931 AAA Championships.
He won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics. In the same year he also set a world record with 16.20 metres on 24 September 1932 in Prague. The record stood until 21 April 1934, when American John Lyman improved it to 16.48 metres.
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Czechoslovak shot putter (1908–1990)
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František Douda was born on 23 October 1908 in Planá nad Lužnicí.
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František Douda died on 15 January 1990 in Prague.
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František Douda was an athletics competitor.
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František Douda was Czech.
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