Jiří Kavan
Czech handballer
Intro | Czech handballer | |
A.K.A. | Jiri Kavan | |
A.K.A. | Jiri Kavan | |
Places | Czech Republic | |
was | Athlete Handball player | |
Work field | Sports | |
Gender |
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Birth | 11 December 1943, Olomouc, Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic | |
Death | 14 June 2010Olomouc, Olomouc District, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic (aged 66 years) | |
Star sign | Sagittarius |
Jiří Kavan (11 December 1943 – 14 June 2010) was a Czechoslovak handball player who competed in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Olomouc, and represented Dukla Praha. He was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fifteen goals. Four years later he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished seventh. He played four matches and scored nine goals.