Frank Vecera
 Vecera in 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1937 or 1938 (age 86–87) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics Snooker Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Vecera (born 1937 or 1938)[1][a] is an American paralympic athlete, snooker and wheelchair basketball player. He competed at the 1960 Summer Paralympics and 1964 Summer Paralympics.[2][3]
Life and career
Vecera attended Saint Louis University, where he studied to be an engineer. He also attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his BA degree in advertising design.[4] He was a member of the Long Beach Flying Wheels.[5]
Vecera represented the United States at the 1960 Summer Paralympics, where he won a gold medal in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament A event.[2]
Vecera then competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics, winning three bronze medals, two silver medals and a gold medal, competing in athletics, snooker and wheelchair basketball.[3]
Notes
- ^ Vecera was 20 years old while he was in his junior year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1958
References
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Rome 1960 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ a b "Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
