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Jiří Raška
Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic
Archival Overview
Celebrated Czech ski jumper who made sporting history at the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics by winning Czechoslovakia's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal, voted Czech Skiier of the Century.
Biographical Record
Raised in the Beskydy mountains in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Jiří Raška lost his father at age nine and trained under legendary coach Zdeněk Remsa in the Czechoslovak ski jumping squad known as the 'Remsa Boys'.
At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, Raška achieved national immortality by winning the normal hill gold medal and the large hill silver medal, captured poetically by writer Ota Pavel. Raška won the prestigious Four Hills Tournament in 1970–71 and silver at the 1970 World Championships. He later served as national coach and was voted Czech Skiier of the Century in 2003.
Key Life Milestones
Historic Winter Olympic Gold Medal
Won Czechoslovakia's first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal on the normal hill at the Grenoble Games.
Four Hills Tournament Champion
Captured the overall title at the world-renowned Four Hills Tournament in Germany and Austria.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialRožnov pod Radhoštěm, Czech Republic