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Zdeněk Tikal

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Zdeněk Tikal
Zdeněk (left) and František at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1929-06-15)June 15, 1929
Včelná, Czechoslovakia
DiedNovember 20, 1991(1991-11-20) (aged 62)
Melbourne, Australia
Sport
SportIce hockey
ClubHakoah Ice Hockey Club

Zdeněk "Steve" Tikal (15 June 1929 – 20 November 1991) was an Australian ice hockey player. Born in Czechoslovakia, he fled to Australia with his father in 1948. At the 1960 Winter Olympics he was severely injured in his first match against Czechoslovaks, who considered him a traitor, and had to sit out the rest of the tournament. His twin brother František played against him at those Olympics.[1][2]

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