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Jiří Pospíšil (basketball)

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Jiří Pospíšil
Personal information
Born(1950-09-09)9 September 1950
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Died13 June 2019(2019-06-13) (aged 68)
NationalityCzech
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men's Basketball
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Belgium

Jiří "Áda" Pospíšil (9 September 1950 – 13 June 2019) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team.

National team career

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Pospíšil competed with the senior Czechoslovakian national team in the men's tournament at the 1972, 1976, and 1980 Summer Olympics.[1] He died on 13 June 2019 at age 68.[2] With Czechoslovakia, he also won the bronze medal at the 1977 EuroBasket.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Pospíšil Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ Basketbalový svět smutní, v Ádovi přišel o velkou legendu (in Czech)
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