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I plunged into sports and politics with enthusiasm
Jan Kůrka was born on 29 May 1943 in Pelhřimov. He trained as a tool maker at Agrostroj. Despite his poor eyesight - he had five dioptres - he built up a passion for competitive shooting. His eye defect caused him to be expelled from Dukla Sports Club, although he was one of the best marksmen in the team. He was re-accepted following his success at several events. The culmination of his career was winning the gold medal in the 50 metre rifle, prone at the Olympic Games in Mexico in 1968. He is also a three-times bronze medallist from the European championships in 1969 and a twelve-times national champion. Upon concluding his active career, he went on to serve as a coach at Dukla Pilsen. He was in charge of marksmanship training at the military departments of several universities. He worked in the Olympic committee, he led the Czechoslovak Olympian Club for three years. He managed the army shooting range in Pilsen. Since 1991 he has worked as the director of the international shooting c ...
Growing up on goat’s milk
in 1933 born in Liberec in 1938 the family had to leave the borderland because of the Munich agreement in 1939 moved to Hradec Králové in 1950s forced to study at a ...
born on October 9, 1927 in Letovice a member of Sokol, after its revocation helped renewing after the war he joined the U Rotation ironmongery in Prague in February 1948, ...
born on August 1, 1926 in Vlašim née Kameníková her parents owned a bookshop and a stationery business princess Auersperg used to come to shop in Jarmila’s parents’ shop ...
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