Jiří Lanský
Jiří Lanský (17 September 1933 – 14 February 2017) was a Czech high jumper. He won silver medals at the 1954 and 1958 European Championships. He finished seventh at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
 Jiří Lanský (left) at the 1958 European Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 September 1933 Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||
| Died | 14 February 2017 (aged 83) Prague, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | ||||||||||||
| Club | Bohemians Praha | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 2.10 (1958)[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lanský died in Prague, Czech Republic on 14 February 2017, aged 83.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jiří Lanský. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Jiří Lanský. trackfield.brinkster.net
- ↑ Jiří Lanský's obituary Archived 2017-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Czech)
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