Josef Němec
Czechoslovak boxer (1933–2013)
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Josef Němec (25 September 1933 – 10 September 2013)[1] was a boxer from Czechoslovakia.
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Representing  Czechoslovakia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1960 Rome | Heavyweight |
| European Championship | ||
| 1957 Prague | Heavyweight |
| 1959 Lucerne | Heavyweight |
 | 1963 Moscow | Heavyweight |
Born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia, he competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, going out in the quarter-finals of the heavyweight event. He returned to the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, again as a heavyweight boxer where he went one better, going out in the semi-final to finish in third place. In Moscow 1963 he became European champion.
Němec died in České Budějovice on 10 September 2013, aged 79.
