Vladimír Dzurilla
Ice hockey player
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Vladimír Dzurilla (2 August 1942 in Bratislava, Slovakia – 27 July 1995 in Düsseldorf, Germany)[1] was a Slovak ice hockey goaltender playing for Czechoslovakia.
| Vladimír Dzurilla | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
2 August 1942 | ||
| Died |
27 July 1995 (aged 52) Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Slovan Bratislava HC Plzeň Kometa Brno Augsburger Panther SC Riessersee | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1982 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czechoslovakia | ||
| Men's Ice hockey | ||
 | 1964 Innsbruck | Ice hockey |
 | 1968 Grenoble | Ice hockey |
| 1972 Sapporo | Ice hockey |
Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the Czechoslovak national team for over 16 years, winning three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at world championships as well as one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. However, in most of these tournaments Dzurilla and Jiří Holeček were battling to be Czechoslovakia's top goaltender and each were given their share of games.[citation needed]
For North American fans, he is mostly known for stopping 29 shots in a 1-0 win over Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup (where the Czechoslovaks finished second).[2]
Dzurilla was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.[3] He suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 27 July 1995, only days before his 53rd birthday.[1]
