Petr Švehla

Olympic wrestler

Born

1 April 1972, Hodonín

Citizenship

Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia

Sport

amateur wrestling, Greco-Roman wrestling

Occupation

amateur wrestler

Height

167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Weight

60 kg (132 lb)

Petr Švehla (born 1 April 1972 in Hodonín) is a retired amateur Czech Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's featherweight category. He picked up two career medals at the European Championships (2001 and 2004), scored a bronze in the 60-kg division at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary, and also represented as part of the Czech Republic team in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Before his sporting career ended in 2009, Svehla trained as a member of the wrestling squad for PSK Olymp Praha in Prague, under his longtime coach Ervin Varga.

Svehla made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's bantamweight division (54 kg). He lost two matches in the prelim pool each to China's Wang Hui (3–8) and Iran's Hassan Rangraz (2–8). Placing on the bottom of the pool and sixteenth overall, Svehla failed to advance to the quarterfinals.

Competitions

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q18042609 (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.