Jaroslav Skobla (16 April 1899 – 22 November 1959) was a

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n weightlifter. After winning a world light-heavyweight title in 1923 he was a favorite at the 1924 Olympics, but finished in a mere eighth place. Skobla then moved to the heavyweight category and won a bronze and a gold medal at the 1928 and 1932 Games, respectively.Jaroslav Skobla
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chidlovski.net He worked as an accountant, buncer, policeman. His frends collected money to send him to the games. His son Jiří was an Olympic

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competitor.

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1899 births 1959 deaths Sportspeople from Prague Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in weightlifting Czechoslovak male weightlifters Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{CzechRepublic-weightlifting-bio-stub