Vilém Mandlík (7 April 1936 – 6 October 2023) was a Czech runner. At the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December ...
in Melbourne, he was a semifinalist in the 200 metres and ran for the 4 × 400m relay. He also ran in the
1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He was the father of tennis player
Hana Mandlíková
Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a Czech–Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in the mid-1980s. Mandíková won 27 WTA Tour-level sin ...
and the grandfather of
Elizabeth Mandlik
Elizabeth Hana Mandlik (born 19 May 2001) is an American tennis player. She is the daughter of Grand Slam champion Hana Mandlíková.
Mandlik has career-high rankings by the WTA of 97 in singles and 187 in doubles. She has won eight singles tit ...
. Vilém Mandlík died on 6 October 2023, at the age of 87.
References
External links
Page at sports-reference
1936 births
2023 deaths
Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia
Athletes from Prague
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Czechoslovak male sprinters
Czech male sprinters
Czechoslovak Athletics Championships winners
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