Jiří Zavřel (2 October 1910 – 8 September 1987) was a Czechoslovak

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed at the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

in Berlin with the men's single sculls where he was eliminated in the round one repêchage. On 3 May 1947, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for wartime espionage for Germany. In 1956, he married the actress

Zita Kabátová Zita Kabátová (27 April 191327 May 2012) was a Czech actress. Kabátová was born in Prague, where her father, Benno Kabát, an architect, also acted in plays and wrote pieces for puppet theatres. Her uncle, Josef Šváb-Malostranský, was ...

; she was the niece of the actor and writer

Josef Šváb-Malostranský Josef Šváb-Malostranský (16 March 1860, Prague – 30 October 1932, Prague) was a Czech actor, writer, cabaret singer, publisher, director and screenwriter. He owned a bookstore and song publishing house. He was the first Czech actor perfo ...

. They had a child the following year who they named Jiří.

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* 1910 births 1987 deaths Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub