František Tikal
Czech ice hockey coach, ice hockey player and field hockey player
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František Tikal (18 July 1933 – 10 August 2008) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played 17 seasons in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for HC Sparta Praha and won two national titles. Internationally he played 59 games for Czechoslovakia, including 15 at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and earned an Olympic bronze medal in 1964, placing fourth in 1960. He was named the best defender of the tournament at the 1964 Olympics and 1965 World Championships. At the 1960 Games he played one game against his brother Zdeněk, who fled to Australia in 1948. In 2004, Tikal was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[1][2][3]
Born18 July 1933
Died10 August 2008 (aged 75)
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Zdeněk and František (right) at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 July 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2008 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ice hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | HC Sparta Praha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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