Richard Nový (born 3 April 1937) is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

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

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

and 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

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

. In 1960 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed four event. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Czechoslovak boat in the eights competition.

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1939 births Living people Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers from Prague European Rowing Championships medalists {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub