Vladimír Petlák (21 February 1946 – 2 February 1999) was a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

player who competed for

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

, in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

, and in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 P ...

. He was born in

Kuřim Kuřim (; german: Gurein) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It is the most populated town of Brno-Country District. Geography Kuřim is located about north of ...

and died in

Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...

. In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he finished sixth with the Czechoslovak team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches. At the 1976 Games he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

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1946 births 1999 deaths People from Kuřim Czech men's volleyball players Czechoslovak men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Czechoslovakia Volleyball players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region {{CzechRepublic-volleyball-bio-stub