Július Toček (29 September 1939 – 7 October 2004) was a Slovak 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 ...

. He was born in

Margecany Margecany (, ) is a village and municipality in the Gelnica District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Total municipality population was, in 2011, 1964 inhabitants. Margecany is a very important railway junction situated on the main railw ...

and died in

Winterthur Winterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's List of cities in Switzerland, sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 14 ...

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. In 1964 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the men's eight event.

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1939 births 2004 deaths Slovak 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 {{Slovakia-rowing-bio-stub