Jaroslav Skobla
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Born | 16 April 1899 Pitkavicky, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 November 1959 (aged 60) Teplice nad Bečvou, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jaroslav Skobla (16 April 1899 – 22 November 1959) was a Czechoslovakian weightlifter.[1] After winning a world light-heavyweight title in 1923 he was a favorite at the 1924 Olympics, but finished in a mere eighth place. Skobla then moved to the heavyweight category and won a bronze and a gold medal at the 1928 and 1932 Games, respectively.[2][3] He worked as an accountant, buncer, policeman. His frends collected money to send him to the games. [4] His son Jiří was an Olympic shot put competitor.[2]
References
- ^ "Jaroslav Skobla". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b Jaroslav Skobla Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Jaroslav Skobla. chidlovski.net
- ^ "Olympijský vzpěrač Jaroslav Skobla se živil jako strážník, účetní a vyhazovač. Na olympiádu se mu složili kolegové – G.cz". G.cz. 16 April 2021.
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1959 deaths
- Sportspeople from Prague
- Weightlifters at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Weightlifters at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in weightlifting
- Czechoslovak male weightlifters
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Czechoslovak Olympic medalist stubs
- European weightlifting biography stubs
- Czech sportspeople stubs