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František Sokol

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František Sokol
Personal information
NationalityCzech
Born(1939-02-05)5 February 1939
Tišnov, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died11 October 2011(2011-10-11) (aged 72)
Ostrava, Czech Republic
National team
Czechoslovakia men's national volleyball team
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team

František Sokol (5 February 1939, in Tišnov – 11 October 2011, in Ostrava) is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches.

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Sokol". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.
  • František Sokol's obituary