Josef Augusta (24 November 1946 in Havlíčkův Brod – 16 February 2017 in Jihlava) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player and coach, and a silver medalist from the 1976 Winter Olympics. He is the father of former hockey player Patrik Augusta.[1]
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| Born | 24 November 1946 Havlíčkův Brod | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 February 2017 (aged 70) Jihlava | ||||||||||||||
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He was head coach of the Czech national hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the World Championships in 2000, 2001 and 2002. The Czech team won gold medals in 2000 and 2001. He died from pancreatic cancer on 16 February 2017 at the age of 70.[2]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Josef Augusta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ La légende tchèque du hockey Josef Augusta décède à 70 ans. Archived 17 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine lesechos.fr, 16 February 2017
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Josef Augusta at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
- Josef Augusta at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
- Josef Augusta at Olympics.com
- Josef Augusta at Olympedia
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