Zdeněk Škára (23 February 1950 – 21 October 2010) 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 ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

. Škára was born in Olomouc in February 1950. He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played one match. He died in

Olomouc Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (rive ...

on 21 October 2010, at the age of 60.František Kolář ''Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách'', ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 314

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1950 births 2010 deaths Czech male handball players Czechoslovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Olomouc {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub