David Vála
Olympic wrestler
- Born
- 17 April 1978, Liberec
- Citizenship
- Czech Republic
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
David Vála (born 17 April 1978 in Liberec) is an amateur Czech Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category. He won a silver medal in his division at the 2007 European Wrestling Championships in Moscow, Russia, losing out to Russian wrestler and former Olympic champion Khasan Baroyev. Vala is also a three-time Olympian (2000, 2004 and 2012), and a member of the wrestling team for PSK Olymp Praha under his personal coach Ervin Varga.
Vala made his debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's super heavyweight division (130 kg). He placed third in a four-person preliminary pool against Israel's Yuri Evseitchik, Turkey's Fatih Bakir, and Poland's Marek Sitnik, accumulating a score of five technical and four classification points.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Vala finished second in the preliminary pool round of the men's 120 kg class, against Baroyev and Belarus' Andrei Chekhauskoi, with a total score of three technical and classification points each.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | 2000 | |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | 2004 | |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | 2012 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1177001 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.