Jozef Pribilinec
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Jozef Pribilinec (ˈjɔzɛf ˈprɪbɪlɪɲɛts) (born 6 June 1960) is a Slovak
athlete who mainly competed in racewalking.
He was born in Kopernica
.
Pribilinec competed for the former Czechoslovakia
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
held in Seoul
, South Korea
where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
athlete who mainly competed in racewalking.
He was born in Kopernica
Kopernica
Kopernica is a village and municipality in Žiar nad Hronom District in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia....
.
Pribilinec competed for the former 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...
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
held in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
where he won the gold medal in the men's 20 kilometre walk event.