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Jiří Kormaník

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Jiří Kormaník
Kormaník (left) vs. Simić at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1935-03-26)26 March 1935
Scăiuş, Caraș-Severin County, Romania
Died3 November 2017(2017-11-03) (aged 82)
Chomutov, Czech Republic
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Middleweight
World championships
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Manchester 87 kg
European championships
Bronze medal – third place 1968 87 kg

Jiří Kormaník (26 March 1935 – 3 November 2017) was an amateur wrestler.[1] He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling and won a silver medal in 1964.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kubík, Milan (8 November 2017). "Navždy odešel stříbrný zápasník z Tokia Jiří Kormaník". Chomutovský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Jiří Kormaník". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.