Josef Ezr (3 October 1923 – 2 November 2013) was a Czech
basketball
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player. He was voted to the
Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001.
National team career
With the senior
Czechoslovakian national team, Ezr 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 the gold medal at the
1946 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the
1947 EuroBasket.
References
External links
FIBA Profile 1
1923 births
2013 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 Prague
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