Karel Gut
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Coach |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Karel•Gut |
| Used name | Karel•Gut |
| Born | 16 September 1927 in Uhříněves, Hlavní město Praha (CZE) |
| Died | 6 January 2014 in Praha (Prague), Hlavní město Praha (CZE) |
| Affiliations | Tatra Smichov/Sparta Praha |
| NOC |  Czechoslovakia |
| Nationality |  Czechia |
Biography
Karel Gut played football as a youth but became better known as an offensive-minded hockey defenseman. He was capped 114 times for Czechoslovakia, scoring 34 international goals, and captained the Czechoslovak team from 1952-60. Gut started his career with Praha ATK, then moved to Tatra Smichov from 1951-53, before playing the rest of his career with Spartak Praha Sokolova TJ. Competing six times at the World Championships, Gut won three bronze medals in 1955, 1957, and 1959, and in 1955 was voted the best defenseman at Worlds. He retired in 1964 and became an ice hockey coach, leading Czechoslovakia to gold medals at the World Championships in 1976-77, and winning six World medals in all as a coach. He has been inducted into both the Czechoslovakian and the IIHF Hall of Fame.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | TCH |
CZE |
Karel Gut | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||
| 1956 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | TCH |
CZE |
Karel Gut | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Czechoslovakia | 5 | |||||
| 1960 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | TCH |
CZE |
Karel Gut | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Czechoslovakia | 4 |
Coaching results
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | TCH |
CZE |
Karel Gut | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Czechoslovakia | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1980 Winter Olympics | Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) | TCH |
CZE |
Karel Gut | |||
| Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Czechoslovakia | 5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Ice Hockey Championships (0–4–4 1952 Oslo (Olympics) silver; 1954 Stockholm bronze; 1955 Krefeld, Dortmund, and Köln silver; 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo (Olympics) bronze; 1957 Moskva bronze; 1958 Oslo bronze; 1959 Praha, Bratislava, and Ostrava silver; 1960 Squaw Valley (Olympics) silver)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Ice Hockey Championships (0–0–3 1955 Krefeld, Dortmund and Köln bronze; 1957 Moskva bronze; 1959 Praha, Bratislava and Ostrava bronze)