Adam Peška

{{Short description|Czech Paralympic boccia player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|8 April 1997}}

| birth_place = Havlíčkův Brod

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{{Medal|Sport|Boccia}}

{{Medal|Country|{{CZE}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|Mixed Individual BC3}}

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Adam Peška (born 8 April 1997 in Havlíčkův Brod) is a competitor for Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/boccia/athlete-profile-n1463156-peska-adam.htm |title=Boccia: Peska Adam |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-date=29 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829101210/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/boccia/athlete-profile-n1463156-peska-adam.htm |url-status=dead}} In his Paralympic debut he won gold in Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He has Duchenne muscular dystrophy.{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldduchenne.org/news/adam-peska-to-win-gold-medal-in-boccia-at-tokyo-paralympics/ |title=Adam Peska to win gold medal in Boccia at Tokyo Paralympics |work=WorldDuchenne.org |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=29 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129123003/https://www.worldduchenne.org/news/adam-peska-to-win-gold-medal-in-boccia-at-tokyo-paralympics/ |url-status=live}}

Peška won the International Paralympic Committee’s Best Male Debut Athlete at the 2021 Paralympic Sport Awards.{{Cite web |url=https://www.worldboccia.com/2021/12/17/adam-peska-wins-best-male-debut-athlete/ |title=Adam Peska wins Best Male Debut athlete at the 2021 Paralympic Sport Awards |website=WorldBoccia.com |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=28 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128200138/https://www.worldboccia.com/2021/12/17/adam-peska-wins-best-male-debut-athlete/ |url-status=live}}

Peška is currently ranked 1st in the BC3 male individual rankings.{{cite web |url=https://worldboccia.io/rankings/classification/3 |title=World Boccia rankings: BC3 Individuals | Male |website=worldboccia.io}}