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František Pospíšil (born April 2, 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman and coach.

František Pospíšil
Pospíšil in 2015
Born	(1944-04-06) April 6, 1944 (age 78) Unhošť, Bohemia and Moravia
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Played for	HC Kladno
National team	Czechoslovakia
Playing career	1966–1979
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble Team 1976 Innsbruck Team 1972 Sapporo Team

He played in the Czechoslovak Elite League for Poldi Kladno from 1961 to 1978, then in Germany for EV Landshut in 1978-79. He won the Golden Hockey Stick as the top player in Czechoslovakia in 1971 and 1972. He scored 134 career goals in 622 league games.

Pospíšil played on the national team from 1967 to 1977, which won the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships in 1972, 1976, and 1977; he was named best defenceman of the tournament in 1972 and 1976. He also played in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and the 1976 Canada Cup.[1] At the 1976 Olympics he was proven of having used codeine, which was a banned substance back then.

Pospíšil began coaching in Czechoslovakia in 1979, first with his old team Poldi Kladno from 1979 to 1983 and then with Litvínov from 1983 to 1985. He was assistant coach on the national team between 1986 and 1988.

See also

• Doping at the Olympic Games

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Czechoslovakia 1972
• František Pospíšil at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
• František Pospíšil at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
• Frantisek Pospisil at Olympics.com
• František Pospíšil at Olympedia

Awards
Preceded by Jan Suchý	Golden Hockey Stick 1971, 1972	Succeeded by Vladimír Martinec

На других языках

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- [en] František Pospíšil

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[fr] František Pospíšil

František Pospíšil (né le 2 avril 1944 à Unhošť en Tchécoslovaquie) est un joueur de hockey sur glace professionnel qui joua au poste de défenseur puis fut entraîneur. En 1999, la Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace l'intronise au temple de la renommée[1],[2].

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[it] František Pospíšil

František Pospíšil (Unhošť, 6 aprile 1944) è un ex hockeista su ghiaccio ceco, fino al 1992 cecoslovacco.

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[ru] Поспишил, Франтишек

Фра́нтишек По́спишил (чеш. František Pospíšil; 2 апреля 1944, Унгошть, Богемия и Моравия (теперь Чехия) — бывший чехословацкий хоккеист (защитник) и тренер.

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