Had the Czech football team not disqualified themselves from the gold metal match in 1920, Pešek would have been the first athlete in history to medal in both a Summer and Winter Olympic sport (a feat achieved only six times since the first Olympic Games in 1896)
Had the Czech football team not been disqualified from the gold medal match in 1920, Pešek would have become the first athlete ever to win medals in both a summer and winter Olympic sport (a record achieved only six times since the inaugural Olympics in 1896).