František Brůna (13 October 1944 in

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– 24 April 2017) was a

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handball player who competed in the

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. He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played two matches and scored three goals. Before that, he won the bronze medal at 1964 World Championship and gold medal at 1967 World Championship. He died in April 2017 in

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at age of 72.

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