Eugen Horniak, or Evžen Horňák (August 28, 1926 in Ružindol – October 6, 2004 in

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) was a

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/ Slovak

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player who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. He was part of the Czechoslovak basketball team, which was eliminated in the first round of the 1952 Olympic tournament. He played all three matches.

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1926 births 2004 deaths People from Trnava District Sportspeople from the Trnava Region Czechoslovak men's basketball players Slovak men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{Czechoslovakia-sport-bio-stub