Zdeněk Groessl

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Zdeněk Groessl (8 September 1941 – 17 November 2023) was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 and the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Zdeněk Groessl
Personal information
Full nameZdeněk Groessl
NationalityCzech
Born(1941-09-08)8 September 1941
Plzeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died17 November 2023(2023-11-17) (aged 82)
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team

Biography

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Groessl was born in Plzeň on 8 September 1941. In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.

Four years later he finished sixth with the Czechoslovak team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played six matches.

Groessl died on 17 November 2023, at the age of 82.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Opustil nás mistr světa a olympionik Zdeněk Groessl". CVF. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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