Martin Kovář

Martin Kovář

Personal information
Born	(1967-03-20) 20 March 1967 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Sport
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Spinal cord injury
Disability class	S3
Event(s)	Freestyle, backstroke
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing Czech Republic Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney 50m backstroke S3 2004 Athens 50m freestyle S3 2004 Athens 100m freestyle S3 2004 Athens 200m freestyle S3 2000 Sydney 100m freestyle S3 World Championships 2002 Mar del Plata 50m freestyle S3 2002 Mar del Plata 100m freestyle S3 2002 Mar del Plata 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts 2002 Mar del Plata 200m freestyle S3

Martin Kovář (born 20 March 1967) is a Czech former Paralympic swimmer and cyclist. He is a four-time Paralympic swimming champion and double World swimming champion. Kovář has competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics in swimming and 2012 Summer Paralympics in cycling.

Kovář was named Czech Paralympian of the Year in 2004 after winning four gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.

External links

• Martin Kovar at the International Paralympic Committee
• Martin Kovář at the Český Paralympijský Výbor [cs] (in Czech)