Jiří Dadák
Czechoslovak hammer thrower
Intro | Czechoslovak hammer thrower | |
Places | Czech Republic | |
was | Athlete | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 7 March 1926, Valašské Meziříčí | |
Death | 14 March 2014Zlín (aged 88 years) |
Jiří Dadák (7 March 1926 – 14 March 2014) was a Czechoslovakian athlete who specialized in hammer throw. He was born in Valašské Meziříčí. He won a bronze medal in the 1950 European Athletics Championships in Brussels. Two years later he represented Czechoslovakia at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he finished fourth with a result of 56.81 meters. He took part in the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern, Switzerland, finishing in the ninth place (55.66 m).