Josef Straka (born 4 June 1948) is a retired Czech rower. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics in the

double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...

s and finished in sixth and tenth place, respectively. He finished fourth and sixths in the same event at the world championships of 1975 and 1977, respectively. His father was also named Josef Straka and was also an Olympic rower.

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1948 births Living people Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male rowers Rowers from Prague {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub