Josef Německý (December 6, 1900 – June 10, 1943) was a Czechoslovakian

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

who competed in the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ...

and in the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

. He was born in Nové Město na Moravě. He was the older brother of

Otakar Německý Otakar Německý (2 March 1902 – 18 March 1967) was a Czechoslovakian Nordic skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country skiing in the 1920s. He was born in Nové Město na Moravě. He was the younger brother of Josef Německ� ...

. In 1924 he finished 17th in the 50 kilometre event at the Chamonix Olympics. Four years later he finished eleventh in the 50 kilometre competition at the

St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ...

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1900 births 1943 deaths Czech male cross-country skiers Czechoslovak male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Czechoslovakia Cross-country skiers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1928 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Nové Město na Moravě {{CzechRepublic-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub