František Tikal (18 July 1933 – 10 August 2008) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played 17 seasons in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for HC Sparta Praha and won two national titles. Internationally he played 59 games for Czechoslovakia, including 15 at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and earned an Olympic bronze medal in 1964, placing fourth in 1960. He was named the best defender of the tournament at the 1964 Olympics and 1965 World Championships. At the 1960 Games he played one game against his brother Zdeněk, who fled to Australia in 1948. In 2004, Tikal was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.[1][2][3]
 Zdeněk and František (right) at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 July 1933 Včelná, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2008 (aged 75) Prague, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ice hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | HC Sparta Praha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ "Tschechisches Eishockey-Idol Tikal gestorben". Handelsblatt (in German). 10 August 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "František Tikal". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "František Tikal". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- HC Sparta Praha profile (in Czech)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Tikal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
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