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Antonín Bartoň (12 December 1908 – 9 September 1982) was a Czech Nordic skier who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. He won two silver medals at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck.
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| Born | 12 December 1908 Vysoké nad Jizerou, Bohemia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1982 (aged 73) Vysoké nad Jizerou, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Nordic skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editBorn in Vysoké nad Jizerou, Bohemia, in 1908, Bartoň was the flag bearer for Czechoslovakia at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.[1] He finished 6th in the Nordic combined event. He finished also 16th in the shorter cross-country skiing event, 10th in the 50 kilometre event and 21st in the ski jumping competition.
1933 saw Bartoň compete at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Innsbruck, where he won silver medals in two events: the combined race and the relay.[1]
His skiing career finished before the 1936 Olympics due to a leg fracture sustained from a cycling accident. He subsequently went into the production of skis. Bartoň died in 1982 in Vysoké nad Jizerou.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Knotek, Milan (28 November 2023). "Antonín Bartoň – skvělý lyžař, výrobce lyží a odbojář z Vysokého nad Jizerou". Czech Radio (in Czech). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
External links
edit- Antonín Bartoň at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- World Championship results (in German)
- Antonín Bartoň at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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