Jaroslav Šír
Born (1923-11-08) 8 November 1923
Poniklá, Czechoslovakia
Ski clubArmádní tělocvičný klub

Jaroslav Šír (born 8 November 1923)[1] is a former Czechoslovak soldier and skier. He is from Liberec.[2]

Šír was born in Poniklá. He started skiing in the age of 15, and was in the national ski team from 1948 to 1955. As a conscript he served at the army sports club in Prague (Armádní tělocvičný klub).[1] In the rank of a Vojín he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team at the 1948 Winter Olympics which placed sixth.[3] Before they went to St. Moritz, they trained in Špindlerův Mlýn.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Český klub olympioniků - zprávy" [Czech Olympians Club - News]. Olympic.cz. Czech Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 10 May 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Karel Dvořák: Moje vzpomínky na 5. ZOH" [Karel Dvořák: My Memories of the 5th Olympic Games]. Zlatalyze.cz (in Czech). 17 January 2003. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Jaroslav Šír". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 28 September 2021.


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