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Two-Time Olympic Medalist Oldřich Svojanovský Has Died

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Former rower, two-time Olympic medalist and long-time chairman of the Czech Olympians Club, Oldřich Svojanovský, died on Wednesday at the age of 80. The Czech Olympic Committee announced his death on its website. Svojanovský outlived his older brother Pavel by two and a half years, with whom he won a silver and bronze medal in the coxed double at the Olympics and the title of European champion.
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Former rower Oldřich Svojanovský, a two-time Olympic medalist and longtime chairman of the Czech Olympians Club, has died. He outlived his older brother Pavel, with whom he won silver and bronze at the Olympics, by two and a half years.

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V 80 letech dnes zemřel bývalý veslař Oldřich Svojanovský, dvojnásobný olympijský medailista a dlouholetý předseda Českého klubu olympioniků. That's it, this is the first time we can inform you. Svojanovský o dva a půl roku přežil svého staršího bratra Pavla, s kterým získal na dvojce s kormidelníkem stříbro a bronze na olympijských hrách či titul mistra Evropy.

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Former rower Oldřich Svojanovský, a two-time Olympic medalist and long-time chairman of the Czech Olympians Club, died on Wednesday at the age of 80. The Czech Olympic Committee announced his death on its website. Svojanovský outlived his older brother Pavel by two and a half years, with whom he won silver and bronze in the coxed double at the Olympic Games and the title of European champion.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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Former rower, two-time Olympic medalist and long-time chairman of the Czech Olympians Club, Oldřich Svojanovský, died on Wednesday at the age of 80. The Czech Olympic Committee announced his death on its website. Svojanovský outlived his older brother Pavel by two and a half years, with whom he won a silver and bronze medal in the coxed double at the Olympics and the title of European champion.

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sport.cz broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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