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Jan Bobrovsky

Jan Bobrovský
Personal information
Born (1945-03-29) March 29, 1945 (age 72)
Rosice, Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czechoslovak, Czech
Listed height 6 ft 6 34 in (2.00 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1963–1983
Position Small forward
Career history
1963–1972 Spartak ZJŠ Brno
1972–1973 Dukla Olomouc
1973–1978 Zbrojovka Brno
1978–1983 Slavia Žilina

Jan Bobrovský (born March 29, 1945, Rosice) is a former Czechoslovak basketball player, coach and sports official. It is listed on the honor meritorious deed Sports Masters. His son in law is a former football defender Petr Křivánek.

He was mainly played for Spartak ZJŠ Brno / Zbrojovka Brno and Czechoslovakia, with whom he participated in the Olympics in 1972 and six European Championships, where he won the silver and one bronze medal. At the 1970 World Championship was the second best scorer of the national team of Czechoslovakia. For Czechoslovakia played a total of 267 matches, including matches in the Olympic Games (including training), World Championships and European Championships scored a total of 748 points in 78 matches. In 1965 he was nominated for two teams match up choosing to FIBA Europe Festivals.

At Zbrojovka Brno became as a player in the years 1958-1972 seven times champion and five times runner-up of Czechoslovakia, as a coach in the years 1974 to 1980 three times champion and twice runner-up of Czechoslovakia. The Czechoslovak Basketball League after 1962 (introduction of detailed statistics matches) scored 9915 points,. With Zbrojovka Brno has been successful in the European Champions Cup, when he lost twice in the finals against Real Madrid (1963–64, 1967–68) and twice played semi-finals (1962–63, 1968–69). In the World Cup Intercontinental clubs in January 1969 in Zbrojovka Brno semifinal win over Real Madrid and 84:77 in the finals defeated American Akron Goodyear Wingfoots 71:84. [Ed. 1]

After finishing his playing career successfully he worked as a coach in Zbrojovka Brno (men) and IMOS Brno - Žabovřesky (women) and representative teams of Czechoslovakia respectively. He did the same for the Czech Republic national teams (men & women).

In 2001, in a poll for the best Czech basketball player of the twentieth century ended up in 5th place. In 2013 he was inducted into the Hall of Fame Czech Basketball Federation.

In the municipal elections of 1994 he was elected as an independent for ODA to the borough council Brno-Žabovřesky. The mandate of representative district upheld in municipal elections in 1998, even as a non-ODA in 2002,2006 2006 pak už jako nestraník za ODS.

Ve volbách do Senátu PČR v roce 2014 kandidoval jako nestraník za ODS v obvodu č. 60 – Brno-město. and 2010 [9], then as an independent for the ODS.


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