Jiří Zedníček

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Jiří Zedníček (born February 14, 1945) is a former Czech professional basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team.

Jiří Zedníček

Zedníček, in 2008.
Personal information
Born	(1945-02-14) February 14, 1945 (age 79) Prague, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1962–1982
Position	Small forward
Career history
1962–1978	Slavia VŠ Praha
1978–1982	VŠDS Žilina
Career highlights and awards
FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1967) 5× FIBA European Selection (1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972) FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1969) FIBA Saporta Cup Finals Top Scorer (1969) 7× Czechoslovakian League champion (1965, 1966, 1969–1972, 1974) 6× Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1967, 1969–1973)
Medals Representing  Czechoslovakia Men's Basketball EuroBasket 1967 Finland 1969 Italy

Club career

In his club career, Zedníček won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Cup Winner's Cup (later called FIBA Saporta Cup) championship, in the 1968–69 season. He was a member of the FIBA European Selection Team in 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, and 1972.

National team career

Zedníček represented the senior Czechoslovakian national team at several EuroBaskets, and at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games.^[1] At the EuroBasket 1967, he was named the MVP of the tournament.^[2]

With the national team, he also won a silver medal at the EuroBasket in Finland, in 1967, and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket in Italy, in 1969. At the 1970 FIBA World Championship, he was a member of the Czech national team that finished the tournament in sixth place. He was also on the Czech team that finished in 10th place at the 1974 FIBA World Championship.^[3]

See also

• Czechoslovak Basketball League career stats leaders

References

1. . Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
2. "XV EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (HELSINKI 1967)". linguasport.com. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
3. FIBA Profile of J. Zednicek

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile