Jan Mrvík (29 March 1939 – 27 May 2023) was a Czech rower who competed for

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq ...

Biography

Mrvík was born in

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on 29 March 1939. In 1964 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event. Mrvík died on 27 May 2023, at the age of 84.

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1939 births 2023 deaths Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Prague {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub