Jaroslav Brabec

Jaroslav Brabec
Brabec in 1974
Personal information
Born27 July 1949 (1949-07-27)
Litoměřice, Czechoslovakia
Died20 May 2018(2018-05-20) (aged 68)
Sport
CountryCzechoslovakia
SportShot put
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
European Indoor Championships
1973 Rotterdam Shot put
1972 Grenoble Shot put
1974 Gothenburg Shot put

Jaroslav Brabec (27 July 1949 – 20 May 2018) was a Czech track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He twice represented Czechoslovakia at the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976). He was a three-time participant at the European Athletics Championships (1971, 1974 and 1978) and a three-time medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, being the champion at the 1973 edition.

Brabec had a personal best of 21.04 m (69 ft 14 in) in 1973. He was a 13-time national champion for Czechoslovakia, eight times outdoors and five indoors.