Oskar Hekš

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameOskar•Hekš
Used nameOskar•Hekš
Born10 April 1908 in Rožďalovice, Středočeský kraj (CZE)
Died8 March 1944 in Oświęcim, Małopolskie (POL)
Measurements168 cm
AffiliationsŽSK Hagibor, Praha (CZE)
NOC Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czechia

Biography

Hekš declined participation in the Olympic Games 1936 as he was Jewish and did not want to be a part of the Games in Berlin. Therefore he was one of the organizers of the “People’s Olympiad” in Barcelona (19 - 26 July 1936) as an alternative. Directly after the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Germans he was deported to the concentration camp Terezín with one of the first transports. In 1942 he was deported further to the death camp of Oświęcim, where he was killed by gas in 1944.

Personal Best: Mar – 2-41:35 (1932).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1932 Summer Olympics Athletics TCH CZE Oskar Hekš
Marathon, Men (Olympic) 8

Special Notes