Bohumil Kosour

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games • Competed in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full nameBohumil•Kosour
Used nameBohumil•Kosour
Born5 March 1913 in Radňovice, Vysočina (CZE)
Died24 April 1997 in Vsetín, Zlínský kraj (CZE)
AffiliationsSK Nové Město na Moravě, Nové Město na Moravě (CZE)
NOC Czechoslovakia
Nationality Czechia

Biography

Bohumil Kosour was a Czechoslovak soldier, skier, and athlete. Kosour competed in the military ski patrol, a demonstration event, at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympics. The team finished in eighth place. After World War II Kosour competed in two events at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics. Kosour finished in 32nd place in the Nordic combined and joint-58th place in the 18 kilometres cross-country race.

Kosour won the Golden Ski cross-country race in Nové Město na Moravě five times (1939–42 and 1949). Kosour was also a six-time national champion in athletics. He won titles in cross-country running (1941–42), 3000 metres steeplechase (1943, 1945), 5000 metres (1943), and the forest run (1945).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1936 Winter Olympics Military Ski Patrol (Skiing) TCH CZE Bohumil Kosour
Military Ski Patrol, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) Czechoslovakia 8
1948 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) TCH CZE Bohumil Kosour
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) =58
Nordic Combined (Skiing) TCH CZE Bohumil Kosour
Individual, Men (Olympic) 32