Jiří Zavřel

Jiří Zavřel
Personal information
Born(1910-10-02)2 October 1910
Died8 September 1987(1987-09-08) (aged 76)
San Diego, California, United States
SpouseZita Kabátová
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Czechoslovakia
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1932 Belgrade Single sculls

Jiří Zavřel (2 October 1910 – 8 September 1987) was a Czechoslovak rower. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with the men's single sculls where he was eliminated in the round one repêchage.[1][2]

On 3 May 1947, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison for wartime espionage for Germany.[3]

In 1956, he married the actress Zita Kabátová; she was the niece of the actor and writer Josef Šváb-Malostranský. They had a child the following year who they named Jiří.

References

  1. ^ "Jiri Zavrel". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jiří Zavřel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Poslední rozsudky lidového soudu". Svobodné slovo. Československá strana národně socialistická. 4 May 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 28 November 2020.


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