František Šimůnek

František Šimůnek (2 December 1910 – 17 July 1989) was a Czech Nordic skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. He won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck.

Born(1910-12-02)2 December 1910

Zlatá Olešnice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary

Died17 July 1989(1989-07-17) (aged 78)

Řendějov, Czechoslovakia

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František Šimůnek

Šimůnek in 1934
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Born	(1910-12-02)2 December 1910 Zlatá Olešnice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	17 July 1989(1989-07-17) (aged 78) Řendějov, Czechoslovakia
Medal record Men's cross-country skiing Representing  Czechoslovakia World Championships 1933 Innsbruck 4 x 10 km

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Šimůnek was born in Zlatá Olešnice in December 1910.^[1] He finished 8th in the Nordic combined and 23rd in ski jumping at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Four years later he finished 5th in both the 4 x 10 km cross-country and the Nordic combined, and 11th in the 18 km cross-country event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.^[2] He also competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz, and finished 36th in Nordic combined and 72nd in 18 km event.^[2]

He died in Řendějov on 17 July 1989, at the age of 78.^[3]