Eduard Novák
Encyclopedia
Eduard Novák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey
player, a bronze medalist from the 1972 Winter Olympics
, and a silver medalist from the 1976 Winter Olympics
. He was born in Buštěhrad
, Czechoslovakia
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, a bronze medalist from the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...
, and a silver medalist from the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
. He was born in Buštěhrad
Buštehrad
Buštěhrad is a small town in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 20 km northwest of Prague and has a population of 2,295 .- External links :*...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
.