Václav Balšán (19 November 1914 – 18 November 1972)[1][2] was a Czechoslovak racewalker (of the AC Sparta Prague and Spartak Nusle Club)[3] who established the 1945 world record of 42 minutes and 31 seconds in a 10,000 metres race.[4] He was the champion on this distance at Czechoslovak Athletics Championships in 1945, 1946, 1948 and 1949. He also won the silver medal in 1954.
References
- ^ "BALŠÁN Václav 19.11.1914-18.11.1972 – Personal". biography.hiu.cas.cz. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
- ^ "Václav Balšán". Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ As the athlet of SK JAWA Nusle from 1942 he established the new world record 12 minutes and 6 seconds in a 3,000 meters race
- ^ "Spartak Praha 4 - oficiální stránky atletického klubu". www.sp4.cz. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
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