Jiří Raška

Jiří Raška
Jiří Raška photo from 2008
Personal information
Born(1941-02-04)4 February 1941
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm,
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died20 January 2012(2012-01-20) (aged 70)
Nový Jičín, Czech Republic
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Czechoslovakia
SportSkiing
ClubSpartak Frenštát
Achievements and titles
Personal bests164 m (538 ft)
Planica, Yugoslavia
(22 March 1969)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
Olympic Games
1968 Grenoble Individual NH
1968 Grenoble Individual LH
World Championships
1968 Grenoble Individual NH
1968 Grenoble Individual LH
1970 Vysoké Tatry Individual LH
Men's ski flying
World Championships
1972 Planica Individual

Jiří Raška (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈraʃka]; 4 February 1941 – 20 January 2012) was a Czechoslovakian ski jumper. He is regarded as the most famous Czech ski jumper in the 20th century.

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