Great Olympians

Biographies - POK


Pók Pál

B. 1919-06-27, Eger, Hungary; D. 1982-09-11
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's Team (silver) 800
800


Ulla Linnéa Pokki

B. 1935-01-11, Helsinki, Finland
Athletics - Track & Field
1952 HP
Women's 100 metres R1:4th 0.00009
Women's 4x100m Relay R1:5th 4.3
4.30009


Lech Poklewski

B. 1937-01-29, Wilno (now Vilnius in Lithuania), represented Poland
Sailing
1972 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Dragon) 20th 1
1


Lubomir "Luboš" Pokluda

B. 1958-03-17, Frýdek-Mistek, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Football (1 gold)
1980 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200


Bohumír Pokorný

B. 1956-11-25, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting
1980 HP
Running Target 14th 24
24

Listed on the Czech NOC Website as being Czech.


František Pokorný

B. 1905-06-04, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting
1936 HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol 25th 0.15
Men's Small−Bore Rifle dnf -
0.15


Jiří Pokorný (1)

B. 1953-11-27, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Figure Skating
1976 HP
Ice Dancing 11th 80
80


Jiří Pokorný (2)

B. 1956-10-14, Brno, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Cycling - Track
1976 1980 HP
Men's Team Pursuit QF bronze 2350.5
2350.5


Josef Pokorný

B. 1955-12-28, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Eights sixth 320
320


Miloslav Pokorný

B. 1926-10-05, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1948-11-08
Ice Hockey (1 silver)
1948 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Died with six other players of the Czechoslovak national Ice Hockey team in the crash of plane in the English Channel.


Branislav Pokrajac

B. 1947-01-27, Neograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2018-04-05
Handball (1 gold)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team gold fifth 3700
3700

He was the coach of the Yugoslav team in 1984.


Josip Pokupec

B. 1913-08-20, Pojatno, Croatia, then part of Hungary, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1999-04-02
Road Cycling
1936 HP
Men's Road Race, Individual ac 0.000015
Men's Road Race, Team ac 13.5
13.500015


Written 2017-12-19 - last modified 2024-04-27

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