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Jan Peka

1894 - 1985

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Jan Peka (27 July 1894 – 21 January 1985) was a Czech ice hockey player, representing Czechoslovakia. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Winter Olympics, and at the 1936 Winter Olympics. Born in Rataje nad Sázavou, Austria-Hungary, Peka fought in the First World War and was captured, becoming a prisoner of war in Greece. He did not return home until 1919. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Peka is the 2,178th most popular athlete (down from 1,468th in 2019), the 816th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 740th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jan Peka ranks 2,178 out of 6,025. Before him are Ute Hommola, Ronald Weigel, Finn Pedersen, Hwang Young-cho, Zoltán Melis, and David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter. After him are Rudolf Povarnitsyn, Pascal Tayot, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Thane Baker, Douglas Lowe, and Herb Elliott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Jan Peka ranks 256. Before him are Jacob Opdahl, Alfred Probst, Søren Petersen, Anatoly Blagonravov, Robert Russell Bennett, and Beatrice Lillie. After him are Arthur Fiedler, Jean Gachet, Warren William, H. V. Evatt, Harry Cobby, and Jimmy McHugh. Among people deceased in 1985, Jan Peka ranks 266. Before him are Nelson Riddle, Pál Teleki, Dinara Asanova, Carlos P. Romulo, Patricia Roberts Harris, and Maurice Podoloff. After him are Albert Maltz, Coral Buttsworth, Gladys Egan, Alvah Bessie, Phil Silvers, and Isabel Jeans.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jan Peka ranks 816 out of 1,200. Before him are Michal Šanda (1965), Petr Kouba (1969), Luboš Kubík (1964), Iva Bittová (1958), Tomáš Hübschman (1981), and Jaroslav Netolička (1954). After him are Francis Lederer (1899), Jan Svěrák (1965), Jáchym Topol (1962), Ivo Ulich (1974), Marta Jandová (1974), and Karel Neffe (1948).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Jan Peka ranks 40. Before him are Václav Havel (1920), Bohumil Modrý (1916), Roman Šebrle (1974), Josef Augusta (1946), Barbora Špotáková (1981), and Josef Horešovský (1946). After him are Vladimír Růžička (1963), Tomáš Dvořák (1972), Zdeněk Pecka (1954), Jiří Malec (1962), Milena Duchková (1952), and Robert Reichel (1971).

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