Pospíšil brothers
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Pospíšil brothers in Hall of Fame of the Czech cycling sport - portrait at Prague-Motol Velodrome
The Pospíšil brothers were Czechoslovak players of cycle ball who won a world championship twenty times.[1] Jindřich Pospíšil was born on March 23, 1942, Jan Pospíšil on April 25, 1945, both in Brno, Czechoslovakia.
Before they won their first golden championship medals, Jindřich had already won a silver and bronze with his previous partner . Then the brothers together won silver medals at the championship in 1964 in Copenhagen. They won their last championship when Jan was 43 and Jindřich 46 years old.
World champions[]
- 1965, Prague
- 1968, Kassel
- 1969, Erfurt
- 1970, Ostrava
- 1971, Baden
- 1972, Offenburg
- 1973, Vienna
- 1974, Heerlen
- 1975, Ghent
- 1976, Münster
- 1977, Brno
- 1978, Herning
- 1979, Schiltigheim
- 1980, Rheinfelden
- 1981, Heerlen
- 1984, Schiltigheim
- 1985, St. Gallen
- 1986, Genk
- 1987, Herning
- 1988, Ludwigshafen
References[]
- ^ Legner, Jaroslav (2009-11-14). "Bratři Pospíšilové: Rusové byli na kolovou hloupí" (in Czech). Deník Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2010. "...dvacetinásobné mistry světa v kolové milovali úplně všichni, chlapi z hospod i ženské od ploten."
External links[]
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- Czech male cyclists
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brno
- Sibling duos
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