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Handball At The 1972 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36-year absence. The competition was for men only and it was contested by sixteen teams. The teams were split into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in its group. The lowest team in group A played the lowest in group B while the lowest in groups C and D played each other. The winners of those games played each other for 13th and 14th places, while the losers played each other for 15th and 16th. The third-ranked teams in groups A and B also played each, as did those in groups C and D. Again, the winners of those games played each other, this time for 9th and 10th places. The losers played for 11th and 12th places. The top two teams in each group advanced to the main round. Those from groups A and B became group I while those from groups C and D became group II. Another round-robin was played within those grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Gruia
Gheorghe Gruia Marinescu (October 2, 1940 – December 9, 2015) was a Romanian handball player, coach and sports official. Born in Bucharest, Gruia won the gold medal in the 1964 World Handball Championship and the 1970 World Championship. In the 1972 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team and become the top scorer of the competition with 37 goals. He played as a right back and spent his entire professional career with Steaua Bucharest. The International Handball Federation named him in 1992 "The Greatest Handball Player of All Times". Gruia resided in Mexico City, Mexico since 1978, where he worked as a coach and an official in this sport and is credited with popularizing this sport in the country. He died on December 9, 2015, in Mexico City following a heart attack. Gruia is considered the 'father of handball' in Mexico. His daughter, Andreea, is a Mexican former telenovela actress who is known for playing in Spanish language telenovelas on Televisa. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladislav Beneš
Ladislav Beneš (born 9 July 1943 in Zlín) is a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fourteen goals. External links Profileat Sports-Reference.com 1943 births Living people Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players of Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zlín {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Satrapa
Ivan Satrapa (born 13 July 1946, in Prague) is a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals. Four years later he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh. He played all five matches and scored nine goals. External links Profileat Sports-Reference.com 1946 births Living people Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czecho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petr Pospíšil
Petr is a Czech given name for males and a Czech surname. Petr is the Czech form of ''Peter''. For information on Petr as a first name, see Peter (given name). Given name * Petr Aven (born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician * Petr Čech (born 1982), Czech footballer * Petr Čech (hurdler) (born 1944), Czech hurdler * Petr Chelčický (c. 1390 – c. 1460), Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in Bohemia * Petr Cornelie (born 1996), French basketball player * Petr Duchoň (born 1956), Czech politician * Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic * Petr Ginz (1928–1944), Czechoslovak half-Jewish writer, diarist and publisher, victim of the Holocaust * Petr Kellner (1964–2021), Czech billionaire businessman * Petr Korda (born 1968), Czech tennis player * Petr Mitrichev (born 1985), Russian competitive programmer under the handle "Petr" * Petr Mrázek (born 1992), Czech ice hockey goaltender * Petr Nedvěd (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Mikeš
Pavel Mikeš (born 27 July 1950 in Písek) is a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored seven goals. Four years later he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh. He played all five matches and scored 25 goals. ReferencesPavel Mikeš' profile at Sports Reference.com 1950 births Living people Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrej Lukošík
Andrej Lukošík (born October 5, 1947 in Levoča) is a Czechoslovak/ Slovak handball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played four matches including the final and scored one goal. External links * * 1947 births Living people Czechoslovak male handball players Slovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Levoča Sportspeople from the Prešov Region {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Lafko
Vincent Lafko (7 June 1945 in Hranovnica – 15 December 2012 in Prešov) is a Czechoslovak/ Slovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final and scored three goals. References External links profile 1945 births 2012 deaths Czechoslovak male handball players Slovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics People from Poprad District Sportspeople from the Prešov Region {{Czechoslovakia- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jindřich Krepindl
Jindřich Krepindl (born 6 July 1948 in Šťáhlavy) is a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals. Four years later he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh. He played four matches and scored six goals. External links Profileat Sports-Reference.com 1948 births Living people Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players of Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Králík
František Králík (12 April 1942, in Zlín – 7 September 1974, in Hranice) was a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played four matches as goalkeeper. External links Profileat Sports-Reference.com 1942 births 1974 deaths Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players of Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zlín {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Konečný
''For the Czech boxer with the same name see Jaroslav Konečný (boxer)'' Jaroslav Konečný (14 January 1945 in Měnín – 1 August 2017 in Újezd u Brna) was a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored 22 goals. References External links Profileat Sports-Reference.com 1945 births 2017 deaths People from Brno-Country District Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnošt Klimčík
Arnošt Klimčík (24 July 1945 in Karviná - 21 March 2015) was a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played one match. On a club level Klimčík played for HC Baník Karviná. External links Profileat Sports-Reference.com 1945 births 2015 deaths Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Karviná {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Kavan
Jiří Kavan (11 December 1943 – 14 June 2010) was a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Olomouc Olomouc (, , ; german: Olmütz; pl, Ołomuniec ; la, Olomucium or ''Iuliomontium'') is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 99,000 inhabitants, and its larger urban zone has a population of about 384,000 inhabitants (2019). Located on th ..., and represented Dukla Praha. He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fifteen goals. Four years later he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh. He played four matches and scored nine goals. References 1943 births 2010 deaths Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players of Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechosl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
