Jiří Kormaník

Jiří Kormaník (26 March 1935 – 3 November 2017) was an amateur wrestler.[1] He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling and won a silver medal in 1964.[2]

Jiří Kormaník
Kormaník (left) vs. Simić at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1935-03-26)26 March 1935
Scăiuş, Caraș-Severin County, Romania
Died3 November 2017(2017-11-03) (aged 82)
Chomutov, Czech Republic
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Middleweight
World championships
1965 Manchester87 kg
European championships
1968 87 kg

References

  1. Kubík, Milan (8 November 2017). "Navždy odešel stříbrný zápasník z Tokia Jiří Kormaník". Chomutovský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "Jiří Kormaník". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.


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