Boris Trávníček
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Born | Vyškov, Czech Republic | 19 May 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boris Trávníček (born 19 May 1998) is a Czech-born Slovak para table tennis player who competes in international table tennis competitions. He is a Paralympic bronze medalist and a double World bronze medalist.[1][2]
In 2011, a headstone fell onto Trávníček during a class excursion at a Jewish cemetery in Rousinov. He had an open fracture in his right leg, a broken left arm and injured his vertebrae which resulted in paraplegia.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Boris Travnicek - Slovak Paralympic Committee (in Slovak)". Slovak Paralympic Committee. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Boris Travnicek - IPTTF Profile". International Para Table Tennis Federation. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-31.
- ^ "He almost lost his life when he was 13, now he wants to be the best in the world (in Slovak)". Inspirante. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-03.
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bratislava
- Paralympic table tennis players of Slovakia
- Slovak male table tennis players
- Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics