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Jaroslav Šír

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Jaroslav Šír
Born (1923-11-08) November 8, 1923 (age 101)
Poniklá, Czechoslovakia
Ski clubArmádní tělocvičný klub
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Šír (born November 8, 1923)[1] is a former Czechoslovak soldier and skier. He is from Liberec.[2]

Šír was born in Poniklá. He started skiing in the age of 15, and was in the national ski team from 1948 to 1955. As a conscript he served at the army sports club in Prague (Armádní tělocvičný klub).[1] In the rank of a Vojín he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed sixth. Before they went to St. Moritz, they trained in Špindlerův Mlýn.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2009-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ a b Karel Dvořák: Karel Dvořák: Moje vzpomínky na 5. ZOH Archived 2009-01-18 at the Wayback Machine (Czech), January 17, 2003.