Oskar Hekš
Oskar Hekš (born April 10, 1908 in Rožďalovice ; † died March 8, 1944 in Auschwitz concentration camp ) was a Czechoslovak marathon runner .
In 1928 Oskar Hekš ran his first marathon in Košice and won his first marathon in 1930 with a time of 2: 48: 31.0 hours.
In 1932 Hekš, who started for the Prague club ŽSK Hagibor , took part in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in the marathon and finished eighth with a time of 2:41:35 hours. He was of Jewish origin and refused to take part in the following games in Berlin in 1936 . He took part in the organization of the People's Olympiad in Barcelona , which was intended as an alternative to the Berlin event. It was supposed to take place from July 19-26, 1936, but the Spanish Civil War broke out on the opening day .
After Czechoslovakia was occupied by the Wehrmacht in 1939 , Hekš was arrested and deported to Theresienstadt on November 24, 1941 with one of the first transports (Transport Ak, No. 54) , and then on September 6, 1943 with Transport Dm, No. 2932 transported to Auschwitz , where he was murdered in a gas chamber in 1944 .
Web links
- Oskar Hekš in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Oskar Hekš. In: holocaust.cz. Retrieved March 6, 2016 (Czech).
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.rozbehnuto.estranky.cz: Rozběhnuto - Povídání o běhání vážné - Zajímavosti - Oskar Hekš. In: rozbehnuto.estranky.cz. Retrieved March 6, 2016 (Czech).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hekš, Oskar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rožďalovice |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 8, 1944 |
| Place of death | Auschwitz concentration camp |