Zdeněk Žára

Zdeněk Žára
Personal information
Born1932 (1932)
Died2002 (aged 69–70)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
European Rowing Championships
1956 Bled Eight
1957 Duisburg Eight

Zdeněk Žára (3 March 1932 – 16 November 2002)[1] was a rower who represented Czechoslovakia. He competed at the 1956 European Rowing Championships in Bled, Yugoslavia, with the men's eight where they won the gold medal.[2] The same team went to the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne with the men's eight where they were eliminated in the semi-final.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ František Kolář Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách, ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 428
  2. ^ Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Achter)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Zdenek Zara". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zdeněk Žára". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2018.