Otakar "Otto, Vend" Vindyš (9 April 1889 – 23 December 1949) was a Czechoslovak

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

defenseman who competed in the

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and in the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer ...

. Vindyš was a native of

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Career

In 1911, Vindyš won the European Championship with

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. He was a member of the Czechoslovak national team which won the bronze medal at the

. Four years later he also participated in the first Winter Olympic ice hockey tournament.

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