Jaroslav Šír

Jaroslav Šír (born 8 November 1923)[1] is a former Czechoslovak soldier and skier. He is from Liberec.[2]

Jaroslav Šír
Born (1923-11-08) 8 November 1923
Poniklá, Czechoslovakia
Ski clubArmádní tělocvičný klub

Šír was born in Poniklá. He started skiing in the age of 15, and was in the national ski team from 1948 to 1955. As a conscript he served at the army sports club in Prague (Armádní tělocvičný klub).[1] In the rank of a Vojín he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team at the 1948 Winter Olympics which placed sixth.[3] Before they went to St. Moritz, they trained in Špindlerův Mlýn.[2]

References
  1. "Český klub olympioniků - zprávy" [Czech Olympians Club - News]. Olympic.cz. Czech Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 May 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. "Karel Dvořák: Moje vzpomínky na 5. ZOH" [Karel Dvořák: My Memories of the 5th Olympic Games]. Zlatalyze.cz (in Czech). 17 January 2003. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
  3. "Jaroslav Šír". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 28 September 2021.


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