Jan Kozák (5 July 1929 – 3 October 2016) was a Czech

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player. He was voted to the Czechoslovak 20th Century Team in 2001.

National team career

Withe the senior Czechoslovakia national team, Kozák competed in the men's tournament at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

, and the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. With Czechoslovakia, he also won silver medals at the 1947 EuroBasket, the

1951 EuroBasket The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Eighteen national teams affiliated with FIBA ...

, and the

1955 EuroBasket The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ente ...

References

External links

FIBA Profile
1929 births 2016 deaths Czech men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Brno {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub