Jiří Konopásek

Jiří Konopásek

Personal information
Born	(1946-04-16) 16 April 1946 (age 78) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1964–1978
Position	Point guard
Career history
1964–1973	Slavia VŠ Praha
1973–1974	Rudá Hvězda Pardubice
1974–1978	Slavia VŠ Praha
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1969) 6× Czechoslovakian League champion (1965, 1966, 1969–1972) Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1976)
Medals Representing  Czechoslovakia Men's Basketball EuroBasket 1969 Italy 1977 Belgium

Jiří Konopásek (born 16 April 1946) is a Czech former basketball player and coach.

Club career

During his club career, Konopásek won six Czechoslovakian League championships (1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972). He also won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Saporta Cup championship, in the 1968–69 season.

National team career

With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Konopásek competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] With Czechosloavkia, he also won bronze medals at the 1969 EuroBasket, and the 1977 EuroBasket.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Konopásek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

External links

• Jiri Konopasek at FIBA.com (archived)
• Jiri Konopasek – Basketball-Reference.com international player profile
• Jiri Konopasek at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
• Jiri Konopasek at Olympedia