Josef Černý

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Josef Černý
Černý in 2011
Born (1939-10-18)18 October 1939
Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died 24 July 2025(2025-07-24) (aged 85)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for HC Plzeň
Kometa Brno
EC Graz
National team  Czechoslovakia
Playing career 1957–1979
Olympic medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Innsbruck Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Ice hockey

Josef Černý (18 October 1939 – 24 July 2025) was an ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He won three medals at four Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2007.[1]

Černý died on 24 July 2025, at the age of 85.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Síň slávy IIHF". Czech Ice Hockey Association (in Czech). 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Zemřel hokejista Josef Černý. Legendárnímu útočníkovi Komety Brno bylo 85 let". Czech Radio (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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