Bohumil Golián

Bohumil Golián (25 March 1931 – 11 January 2012) was a Slovak volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moštenica and died in Bratislava.[1]

Bohumil Golián
Personal information
Full nameBohumil Golián
NationalitySlovak
Born(1931-03-25)25 March 1931
Moštenica, Czechoslovakia
Died11 January 2012(2012-01-11) (aged 80)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1956 FranceTeam
Gold medal – first place1966 CzechoslovakiaTeam
Silver medal – second place1960 BrazilTeam
Silver medal – second place1962 Soviet UnionTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1958 CzechoslovakiaTeam
Silver medal – second place1967 TurkeyTeam

In 1964, he was part of the Czechoslovak team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played six matches. Four years later, he won the bronze medal with the Czechoslovak team in the 1968 Olympic tournament. He played seven matches.

References
  1. "Volleyball great Bohumil Golián passes away | FIVB - Press release". FIVB. 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
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