Zdeněk Návrat

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameZdeněk•Návrat
Used nameZdeněk•Návrat
Nick/petnamesKlopáč
Born25 May 1931 in Děhylov, Moravskoslezský kraj (CZE)
Died18 September 2023 in Ostrava, Moravskoslezský kraj (CZE)
Measurements170 cm / 71 kg
AffiliationsKometa Brno, Brno (CZE)
NOC Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czechia

Biography

Zdeněk Návrat began his senior ice hockey career with ZSJ Sokol VŽKG and was with them from 1949 through 1953. During that time, he was the Czechoslovakian national runner-up every year except for 1952, when he won the championship. He then joined RH Brno and was with them through 1960, winning the national title every year except for 1954 and 1959, when the team was second and third respectively. He then returned to VŽKG, which was now VŽKG Ostrava, and remained with them to his retirement in 1966. Internationally, he represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympics, where the team placed fifth.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1956 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) TCH CZE Zdeněk Návrat
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) Czechoslovakia 5

Special Notes