Jan Peka

Jan Peka
Born	(1894-07-27)27 July 1894 Rataje nad Sázavou, Austria-Hungary
Died	21 January 1985(1985-01-21) (aged 90) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
National team	Czechoslovakia
Playing career	1912–1936
Medal record Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team

Jan Peka (27 July 1894 – 21 January 1985) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Winter Olympics, and at the 1936 Winter Olympics.

Born in Rataje nad Sázavou, Austria-Hungary, Peka fought in the First World War and was captured, becoming a prisoner of war in Greece. He did not return home until 1919. He was also a member of the Czechoslovakian national team which won the bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, where ice hockey was first played. The original goaltender for the team, Karel Wälzer, broke his thumb prior to the start of the tournament, was unable to play the first two games. Peka was brought in to play against Canada and the United States, losing each game by a score of 15–0 and 16–0, respectively. Wälzer returned for the final match against Sweden, winning it and ensuring the Czechoslovakians won bronze.

He also participated in the 1928 ice hockey tournament and in the 1936 ice hockey tournament.

References

• Podnieks, Andrew; Szemberg, Szymon (2008), IIHF Top 100 Hockey Stories of All-Time, H. B. Fenn & Company, Ltd., ISBN 978-1-55168-358-4

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com