Jiří Zedníček
Zedníček, in 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | February 14, 1945 Prague, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1962–1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1962–1978 | Slavia VŠ Praha | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1982 | VŠDS Žilina | |||||||||||||||||
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Jiří Zedníček (born February 14, 1945) is a former Czech professional basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovak 20th Century Team.
Club career
In his club career, Zedníček won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Cup Winner's Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup) championship, in the 1968–69 season. He was a member of the FIBA European Selection Team in 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, and 1972.
National team career
Zedníček represented the senior Czechoslovak national team at several EuroBaskets, and at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games.[1] At the EuroBasket 1967, he was named the MVP of the tournament.[2]
With the national team, he also won a silver medal at the EuroBasket in Finland, in 1967, and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket in Italy, in 1969. At the 1970 FIBA World Championship, he was a member of the Czech national team that finished the tournament in sixth place. He was also on the Czech team that finished in 10th place at the 1974 FIBA World Championship.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Sports-Reference profile". Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "XV EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (HELSINKI 1967)". linguasport.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ FIBA Profile of J. Zednicek
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