Ladislav Rygl Sr. (16 July 1947 – 30 November 2024) was a

Czechoslovak Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) ** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...

Nordic combined Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics has been held since the first 1924 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in ...

skier who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the individual event at the

1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1970 took place on 14–22 February 1970 in Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia (present-day Slovakia). This was the second time this city hosted the event having done so in 1935. It was the first time an event was ...

Vysoké Tatry Vysoké Tatry (; , ; , ; , ), formally Mesto Vysoké Tatry () is a town at the feet of the Slovak part of High Tatras in Slovakia including all the major resorts in that region. It was created in 1990, and its official name from 1990 to 1999 was ...

. He also competed at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time ...

and the

1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from February 3 to 13, 1972, in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. It was the first Winter Olympic Games to take place outside ...

. Rygl died on 30 November 2024, at the age of 77. His son, Ladislav Jr., competed in Nordic combined from 1995 to 2006.

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* 1947 births 2024 deaths People from Jablonec nad Nisou District Czech male Nordic combined skiers Czechoslovak male Nordic combined skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Winter World University Games medalists in cross-country skiing Winter World University Games medalists in Nordic combined FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 1972 Winter Universiade Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Czechoslovakia Nordic combined skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Skiers from the Liberec Region {{nordic-skiing-bio-stub