Jiří Svoboda
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Jiří•Svoboda (-Tuřanský) |
| Used name | Jiří•Svoboda |
| Born | 24 December 1903 in Šlapanice, Jihomoravský kraj (CZE) |
| Died | 10 May 1937 (aged 33 years 4 months 17 days) in Brno, Jihomoravský kraj (CZE) |
| Affiliations | Moravská Slavia Brno, Brno (CZE) |
| NOC |  Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality |  Czechia |
Biography
Czechoslovak track and field athlete Jiří Svoboda represented Moravská Slavia Brno. Svoboda competed in the javelin throw at the 1924 Paris Olympics but failed to register a valid mark. He was also scheduled to participate in the pentathlon and the decathlon but did not start in either. He had better success in the three years following the Paris Games with wins in the discus, javelin, and shot put at various university athletic meets. Svoboda graduated from the Masaryk University Faculty of Law in 1931 and began to work as a law clerk. Sadly he died only six years later at the regional hospital in Brno in May 1937 at the age of 33.
Personal Best: JT – 56.80 (1925).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 Summer Olympics | Athletics | TCH |
CZE |
Jiří Svoboda | |||
| Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic) | |||||||
| Pentathlon, Men (Olympic) | |||||||
| Decathlon, Men (Olympic) |
Errata
Date of death previously listed as 3 October 1940, but according to Czech sources this is the date of death of his brother Josef.