Zdeněk Žára

Zdeněk Žára
Personal information
Born1932
Died2002
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
European Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1956 Bled Eight
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Duisburg Eight

Zdeněk Žára (3 March 1932 – 16 November 2002)[1] was a rower who represented Czechoslovakia. He competed at the 1956 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia, with the men's eight where they won the gold medal.[2] The same team went to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's eight where they were eliminated in the semi-final.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ František Kolář Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách, ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 428
  2. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Zdenek Zara". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zdeněk Žára". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2018.


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