Anton Urban

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAnton•Urban
Used nameAnton•Urban
Born16 January 1934 in Kysak, Košice (SVK)
Died5 March 2021 in Bratislava, Bratislava (SVK)
Measurements175 cm / 74 kg
AffiliationsSlovan Bratislava, Bratislava (SVK)
NOC Czechoslovakia
Nationality Slovakia
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Anton Urban won a silver medal in football at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, captaining the Czechoslovak squad. A Slovakian defender, Urban played from 1953-68 with Slovan Bratislava, but finished his career with one final season with Wacker Innsbruck, helping Slovan win the Czechoslovak Cup three times. He later became a team manager, leading both Slovan Bratislava and ZŤS Petržalka. Urban was given both the Ivan Chodák Fair-Play Award and the Ján Popluhár Award for his lifelong work in the principles of humanism and fair play.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1964 Summer Olympics Football (Football) TCH SVK Anton Urban
Football, Men (Olympic) Czechoslovakia 2 Silver

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