František Tikal

František Tikal (18 July 1933 – 10 August 2008) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played 17 seasons in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for HC Sparta Praha and won two national titles. Internationally he played 59 games for Czechoslovakia, including 15 at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and earned an Olympic bronze medal in 1964, placing fourth in 1960. He was named the best defender of the tournament at the 1964 Olympics and 1965 World Championships. At the 1960 Games he played one game against his brother Zdeněk, who fled to Australia in 1948. In 2004, Tikal was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[1][2][3]

František Tikal
Zdeněk and František (right) at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born18 July 1933
Včelná, Czechoslovakia
Died10 August 2008 (aged 75)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportIce hockey
ClubHC Sparta Praha
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 InnsbruckTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1957 MoscowTeam
Bronze medal – third place1959 PragueTeam
Bronze medal – third place1963 StockholmTeam
Silver medal – second place1965 TampereTeam
Silver medal – second place1966 LjubljanaTeam

References
  1. "Tschechisches Eishockey-Idol Tikal gestorben". Handelsblatt (in German). 10 August 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. "František Tikal". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. "František Tikal". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.


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