Antonín Charvát

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAntonín Karel•Charvát
Used nameAntonín•Charvát
Born9 October 1899 in Rakovnik, Středočeský kraj (CZE)
Died19 September 1930 (aged 30 years 11 months 10 days)
AffiliationsKC Rako Rakovník
NOC Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czechia

Biography

Antonín Charvát was a Czechoslovak cyclist who became the national amateur champion in the road race in 1924. This performance earned Charvát a place on the Olympic team for the Paris Games, where he came 44th in the individual road race. In 1925 he won another national road race title in addition to finishing second in the Praha–Karlovy Vary–Praha one-day race. Charvát was only 30-years-old when he died in September 1930.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1924 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) TCH CZE Antonín Charvát
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) 44
Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic) Czechoslovakia 11