Pavel Svojanovský
Svojanovský brothers at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 August 1943 Otrokovice, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 March 2024 (aged 80) Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pavel Svojanovský (12 August 1943 – 31 March 2024) was a Czech rower who mostly competed in the coxed pairs, together with his younger brother Oldřich Svojanovský. With different coxswains they won two Olympic (1972 and 1976), one world (1974) and two European championship medals (1969 and 1971).[1] They also placed fifth in the eights at the 1968 Olympics.[2]
Svojanovský died on 31 March 2024, at the age of 80.[3]
References
- ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften Zweier mit Steuermann – Herren, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Zweier m. Stm.), sport-komplett.de
- ^ Pavel Svojanovský. sports-reference.com
- ^ "Zemřel dvojnásobný olympijský medailista ve veslování Pavel Svojanovský". sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Czech News Agency. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
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