Jan Kozák (5 July 1929 – 3 October 2016) was a Czech

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player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.

National team career

Withe the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Kozák competed in the men's tournament at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

, and 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 ...

. With Czechoslovakia, he also won silver medals at the 1947 EuroBasket, the

1951 EuroBasket The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) en ...

, and the 1955 EuroBasket.

References

External links

FIBA Profile
1929 births 2016 deaths Czech men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Brno {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub