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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Vecera was 20 years old while he was in his junior year at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1958
References[edit]
- ^ "Paralytic Drives Own Car Here to Visit Wheel-Chair Pal, Sammy Howe". Tri-County News. King City, Missouri. July 18, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via 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.
- ^ Metlova, Maria (August 23, 1964). "Between You & Me". Valley News. Van Nuys, California. p. 28. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wheels' Vecera Gets U. S. Berth". Press-Telegram. Long Beach, California. July 10, 1962. p. 22. Retrieved February 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[edit]
- 1930s births
- Living people
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- Snooker players at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- American men's wheelchair basketball players
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American male discus throwers
- American male javelin throwers
- American pentathletes
- Saint Louis University alumni
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni