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) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | High jump | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Bohemians Praha | ||||||||||||||
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| 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
- 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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