František Pospíšil
| František Pospíšil | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 6, 1944 Unhošť, Bohemia and Moravia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Played for | HC Kladno |
| National team |  Czechoslovakia |
| Playing career | 1966–1979 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Czechoslovakia |
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Bronze | 1972 Sapporo | Team |
| Silver | 1976 Innsbruck | Team |
František Pospíšil (born April 2, 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman and coach.
He played in the Czechoslovak Elite League for Poldi Kladno from 1961-1978, then in Germany for EV Landshut in 1978-79. He won the Golden Hockey Stick as the top player in Czechoslovakia in 1971 and 1972. He scored 134 career goals in 622 league games.
Pospíšil played on the national team from 1967-1977, which won the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships in 1972, 1976, and 1977; he was named best defenceman of the tournament in 1972 and 1976. He also played in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and the 1976 Canada Cup. At the 1976 Olympics he was proven of having used codeine, which was a banned substance.
Pospíšil began coaching in Czechoslovakia in 1979, first with his old team Poldi Kladno from 1979-1983 and then with Litvínov from 1983-85. He was assistant coach on the national team between 1986 and 1988.
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| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jan Suchý |
Golden Hockey Stick 1971, 1972 |
Succeeded by Vladimír Martinec |
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- 1944 births
- Czech ice hockey coaches
- Czechoslovak ice hockey players
- HC Kladno players
- Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic ice hockey players of Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- People from Kladno
- Living people
