František Vaněk

Czech ice hockey player (1931–2020)

Ice hockey player

František Vaněk
Vaněk with the Czechoslovakian National team
Born	(1931-12-03)3 December 1931 Uherský Ostroh, Czechoslovakia
Died	3 September 2020(2020-09-03) (aged 88)
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	SK Královo Pole TJ Brno
National team	Czechoslovakia
Playing career	1951–1967

František Vaněk (3 December 1931 – 2 September 2020) was a Czech ice hockey player who competed in the 1956 Winter Olympics and in the 1960 Winter Olympics.^[1]

Vaněk was born in Uherský Ostroh, Czechoslovakia. He died on 2 September 2020, aged 88.^[2]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Vaněk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
^ Zemřela legenda brněnského hokeje František Vaněk (in Czech)