Juraj Demeč (born 29 January 1945 in

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, Russian occupied Ruthenia, present-day

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) is a

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former

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athlete who competed in the

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. He represented Czechoslovakia at the

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. He was a three-time participant at the

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(1966, 1971, 1974) and was part of the gold medal-winning team in the

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at the

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, running alongside

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, and

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. He was also a relay silver medallist at the

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, an event that would become the

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. He participated in the Olympic Games of 1972, being eliminated in series on 100 m. But in the 4 × 100 m relay, he finished 4th in the final and beat Czechoslovakia's record in 38 s 82 (record in force for the Czech Republic alone until 2019, the team, made up of

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, Juraj Demeč,

). The previous year, he won the gold medal in the relay with 39 s 3 at the

References

1945 births Living people Czechoslovak male sprinters Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Uzhhorod European Athletics Championships medalists Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners {{Slovakia-athletics-bio-stub