Čestmír Kalina
Čestmír Kalina (born May 5, 1922 in Prague ; † October 18, 1988 ibid.) Was a Czechoslovak shot putter .
In 1946 he retired at the European Athletics Championships in Oslo in qualifying, and in 1948 he was eighth at the Olympic Games in London .
At the World Festival of Youth and Students , he won gold in 1949 and bronze in 1951.
He was Czechoslovakian champion five times (1945, 1946, 1948–1950). His personal best of 16.06 m he set on September 30, 1951 in Kroměříž .
Web links
- Čestmír Kalina in the trackfield.brinkster.net database (English)
- Čestmír Kalina in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kalina, Čestmír |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak shot putter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 5, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1988 |
| Place of death | Prague |