Jiří Pták

Jiří Pták, 80, died on July 5, 2026. Jiří Pták was known publicly as a Czech Olympic rower. He was the first rower to compete at six Olympics. He was the third rower, after Briton Jack Beresford and Soviet Yuriy Lorentsson, to compete at five Olympics. (From 1896 to 2020, 26 rowers have competed at five Olympics and 8 at six Olympics.) His best performance was fourth in the eight at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, when his team lost out on bronze by 1.09 seconds. Public biographical listings identify Pták as a Czech Olympic rower. This public record remains centered on Pták's work as a Czech Olympic rower and the documented milestones of that career.