Jaroslav Kovář, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jaroslav Kovář

Czechoslovak high jumper

Date of Birth: 12-May-1934

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 14-Feb-2015

Profession: athletics competitor, high jumper, track and field coach

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Jaroslav Kovář

  • Jaroslav Kovár (12 May 1934 – 14 February 2015) was a Czech track and field athlete who competed in the high jump for Czechoslovakia.
  • He was the bronze medallist at the 1954 European Athletics Championships, behind his teammate Jirí Lanský.
  • He set a lifetime best of 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) in his native Prague in 1957.
  • He was highly successful in student competitions, taking gold at the 1954 World Student Games and a gold and a silver at the World Festival of Youth and Students.He was a three-time national champion, winning the Czechoslovak title three years straight from 1955 to 1957.
  • He used the eastern cut-off technique pioneered by Michael Sweeney before moving on to the straddle technique.
  • He graduated from Prague's Faculty of Physical Education and Sport and later became an athletics coach.
  • Amongst his charges were national record breakers Jaroslav Alexa, Rudolf Baudis, Josef Hrabal, Jindrich Vondra and Ján Zvara.
  • He was also coach to women's high jumpers Jaroslava Valentová, Alena Prosková and Vera Bradácová.
  • Later in his career he trained Zuzana Hlavonová, Tomáš Janku, Svatoslav Ton, Iva Straková and Oldriška Marešová.

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