Jaroslav Papiernik

Jaroslav Papiernik (February 14, 1952 in Hriňová – April 26, 2002 in Považská Bystrica) was a Czechoslovak/Slovak handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored five goals.[1]

After his playing career, Papiernik became a handball coach. In 2002, he coached MŠK Považská Bystrica and reached the final of the Slovakian First League play-offs with this club. One day before the final match of the final, he committed suicide by hanging, aged 50.[2] His team went on to win the final game to become the Slovak handball champion.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaroslav Papiernik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Jaroslav Papiernik tragicky zahynul". sme.sk (in Slovak). 2002-04-29. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
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