Bohumil Kněžek

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBohumil•Kněžek
Used nameBohumil•Kněžek
Born27 October 1900 in Kunčice (CZE)
Died25 September 1979 in Sarasota, Florida (USA)
NOC Czechoslovakia

Biography

Bohumil Kněžek was an architect who studied at the Czechoslovak University of Technology from 1920-1925. He designed and planned a number of buildings, mainly in Praha, often with Josef Václavík. Their works included villas, schools and office buildings. Kněžek’s designs were highly influenced by the functionalism style. He later emigrated to the United States.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Art Competitions TCH Bohumil Kněžek
Architecture, Further Entries, Open (Olympic) Josef Václavík AC