Jan Povýšil

Jan Povýšil

Personal information
Nationality	Czech Republic
Born	(1982-04-11) 11 April 1982 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing Czech Republic Paralympic Games Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 50 m freestyle S4 Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle S4 Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle S4 Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle S4 Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 100 m freestyle S4 World Championships Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 50m freestyle S4 Silver medal – second place 2002 Mar del Plata 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 150m individual medley SM4 Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S4 Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 50m backstroke S4 Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 100m freestyle S4 Bronze medal – third place 2017 Mexico City 150m individual medley SM4 European Championships Bronze medal – third place 2016 Madeira 50m backstroke S4 Bronze medal – third place 2016 Madeira 150m individual medley SM4

Jan Povýšil (born 11 April 1982) is a Czech former Paralympic swimmer. He has competed in five Paralympic games from 2000 through 2016. He competes in the S4 class and has won five bronze medals in freestyle events. Povýšil was paralysed following an accident at a water park in Italy in 1997.

External links

• Jan Povysil at the International Paralympic Committee
• Jan Povýšil at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)