Miroslav Koníček
Miroslav Koníček (born April 18, 1936 in Prague ) is a former Czechoslovakian helmsman in rowing who won two Olympic medals.
Athletic career
At the European Rowing Championships in 1959 , the German eight won ahead of the boat from Czechoslovakia and the Soviet eight. In the following year, the German boat won the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome , behind the Canadians the Czechoslovak eighth in the line-up Bohumil Janoušek , Jan Švéda , Jiří Lundák , Václav Pavkovič , Jan Jindra , Luděk Pojezný , Josef Věntus , Stanislav Lusk and helmsman won Miroslav Koníček the bronze medal. The Czechoslovak eighth also won the bronze medal at the European Rowing Championships in 1963 behind the boats from Germany and the Soviet Union. At the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Czechoslovak eighth with Petr Čermák , Jiří Lundák, Jan Mrvík , Július Toček , Josef Věntus, Luděk Pojezný, Bohumil Janoušek, Richard Nový and helmsman Miroslav Koníček won the bronze medal behind the Germany eighth Eighth .
Web links
- Miroslav Koníček in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- European championships in eighth
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koníček, Miroslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak rower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |