Jiří Daler (born 8 March 1940) is a retired

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from

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. His sporting career began with Dukla Brno. As an amateur track cyclist he competed at the

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and

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

in five events in total. In the 4000 m

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, he won a gold medal in 1964 and finished in 14th place in 1968; in both Games he finished fifth in the team pursuit. Between 1964 and 1967 he won one silver and four bronze medals in the individual and team pursuit events at the world championships. In 1967, he also set two world records, in the 4000 m and 5000 m sprint. He then became a professional road racer and finished four times within the podium in 1968–1969: in Saint-Aigulin (1968), La Bastide d'Armagnac (1968), Saint-Raphael (1969) and Tour de l'Herault (1969).

Major results

;1964 : 1st Gold medal olympic

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References

1940 births Czech male cyclists Czechoslovak male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Czechoslovakia Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia Cyclists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Brno Living people Olympic medalists in cycling Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Czech track cyclists {{CzechRepublic-cycling-bio-stub