Milan Tošnar

Milan Tošnar (February 27, 1925 - June 15, 2016) was a Czech athlete (hurdler), coach and sports official. He was the first Czechoslovak runner for 110 metres Hurdles, which exceeded 15 seconds. Multiple representative of Czechoslovakia. Medalist from international university competitions.

Milan Tošnar
1947
Personal information
BornFebruary 27, 1925
Brno, Czechoslovakia
DiedJune 15, 2016 (aged 91)
Prague, Czech Republic
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110 m Hurdles;
400 m Hurdles
ClubMoravská Slavia Brno 1941-1945;
VSB Brno 1946-1947;
Sokol Královo Pole (1948);
Včela Brno (1949-1950);
Dukla Prague (1950-1958)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110 m Hurdles – 14.6, August 9, 1951, Berlin ;
400 m Hurdles - 54.1, July 25, 1949, Moscow)
Milan Tošnar (first from left) wins 110 m Hurdles at 14.9 in Prague (August 29, 1950, Czechoslovakia-Finland)

Education

Tošnar is a graduate of the Faculty of Education of Masaryk University in Brno in 1950 and in 1961 he successfully defended a candidate doctoral thesis at the Charles University in Prague.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1946 European Athletics Championships Oslo, Norway Heat 2 110 m hurdles 15,4
1947 International University Games Paris, France 2nd 110 m hurdles 15,2
1949 World Student Games UIE Budapest, Hungary 2nd 110 m hurdles 15,1
1950 European Athletics Championships Brusells, Belgium Heat 3 110 m hurdles 15,2
1951 World Student Games UIE Berlin, Germany 3rd 110 m hurdles 14,6

Biography

In 1947, for the first time, he overcomes the Czechoslovak record in the course of the 110 m hurdles. He created a total of 11 Czechoslovak records, especially in the popular " through high fences" (best time 14.6, August 9, 1951, Berlin), 10x was the champion of the republic (six times 110 metres hurdles 1946-50 and 1954, twice 400 metres hurdles 1948-49, 4x100 m relay 1946 and 4x400 m relay 1951),[1] and 24x represented Czechoslovakia (1946-1955). He was twice a participant in the European Championships (Oslo 1946 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Brusells 1950 European Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles) and achieved great achievements: Paris 1947 International University Games CIE (pre-Universiade),[2] World Student Games (UIE) Budapest Athletics at the 1949 World Festival of Youth and Students, World Student Games (UIE) Berlin Athletics at the 1951 World Festival of Youth and Students[3]

After finishing the active racing at the end of the 1950s, he became a trainer of the sprinters and hurdlers of Dukla Praha. He also works in the athletic association ČSTV (1959-1962) as chairman of the methodological committee. In 1960 he is the attendant of the Olympic Games in Rome like a coach. Since athletics in the mid-1960s he has moved to football. She becomes assistant to a trainer at football team Dukla Praha, responsible for athletic training. He won one of the last titles of the Czechoslovak Republic champion (1965/66), two Czechoslovak Cups (1966, 1969) and also walked with him to the semifinals of European Champion Clubs' Cup 1966–67 European Cup. In 1970-1983, he worked in management of Czechoslovak army sport (ends as a colonel).

References
  1. "Osobnost překážek se dožívá devadesátky - Atletika".
  2. "World Student Games (Pre-Universiade)".
  3. "World Student Games (UIE)".
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