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Josef Doležal

1920 - 1999

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Josef Doležal (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛv ˈdolɛʒal]; 12 December 1920 in Příbram – 28 January 1999 in Prague) was a Czech athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the silver medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Doležal is the 1,055th most popular athlete (up from 1,934th in 2019), the 653rd most popular biography from Czechia (up from 802nd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Josef Doležal ranks 1,055 out of 6,025. Before him are Marcus Hurley, Erkki Kataja, Ingrid Lotz, Pauli Nevala, Johannes Thingnes Bø, and Paul Anderson. After him are Michel Scheuer, Wiesław Maniak, Bohuslav Karlík, Georgios Papasideris, Enriqueta Basilio, and István Barta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Josef Doležal ranks 342. Before him are Robert Lamoureux, Alberto Crespo, Eric Sturgess, Guinn Smith, Julian Jaynes, and Thomas Sebeok. After him are Olle Åhlund, Kamisese Mara, Ragnhild Hveger, Richard Bong, Aleksandar Atanacković, and Jim Siedow. Among people deceased in 1999, Josef Doležal ranks 222. Before him are Umyar Mavlikhanov, Robert Douglas, Lester Bowie, Gorilla Monsoon, Kirk Alyn, and Nikolay Latyshev. After him are Masaji Kiyokawa, Frank Lubin, Georges Miez, Anahit Tsitsikian, Zoë Lund, and Rory Calhoun.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Josef Doležal ranks 653 out of 1,200. Before him are Oskar Fischer (1923), Marie Kovářová (1927), Gisela Januszewska (1867), Vlastimil Tusar (1880), Karel Loprais (1949), and Alena Vrzáňová (1931). After him are Bohuslav Karlík (1908), Karel Kolský (1914), Prokop Diviš (1698), Ernestine Schumann-Heink (1861), Emil Holub (1847), and Otakar Vindyš (1889).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Josef Doležal ranks 20. Before him are Jaroslav Holík (1942), Jiří Skobla (1930), Jan Jindra (1932), Helena Fibingerová (1949), Miloslava Rezková (1950), and Bohumil Němeček (1938). After him are Bohuslav Karlík (1908), Václav Mottl (1914), Miroslav Koranda (1934), Zdeněk Škrland (1914), Jiří Havlis (1932), and Jaroslav Skobla (1899).

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