Jiří Dadák

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Jiří Dadák (7 March 1926 in Valašské Meziříčí – 6 March 2014)[1] was a Czechoslovak athlete who specialized in hammer throw.

Career

Dadák won a bronze medal in the 1950 European Athletics Championships in Brussels. Two years later, he represented Czechoslovakia at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he finished fourth with a result of 56.81 meters.[2] He took part in the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern, Switzerland, finishing in the ninth place (55.66 m).[3]

Gallery

  • Portrait of Jiří Dadák
    Portrait of Jiří Dadák
  • Jiří Dadák during the competition
    Jiří Dadák during the competition
  • At the Summer Olympics in Helsinki
    At the Summer Olympics in Helsinki

References

  1. ^ Jiří Dadák's obituary (in Czech)
  2. ^ (in English) Profile at sports-reference.com Archived 2014-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Men Hammer Throw at 1954 Bern European Championship". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2014-01-03.