Karel Paulus
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Karel Paulus was a Czech
Czech people
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 volleyball
Volleyball
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 player who competed for Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
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 in the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Dolní Brusnice
Dolní Brusnice
Dolní Brusnice is a village and municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. -References:...

, Trutnov District
Trutnov District
Trutnov District is a district within Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Trutnov.-Complete list of towns and villages:Batňovice -Bernartice -Bílá Třemešná -Bílé Poličany -Borovnice -...

 and died in Bílá Třemešná
Bílá Třemešná
Bílá Třemešná is a village and municipality in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. -References:...

, Trutnov District
Trutnov District
Trutnov District is a district within Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is the town of Trutnov.-Complete list of towns and villages:Batňovice -Bernartice -Bílá Třemešná -Bílé Poličany -Borovnice -...

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In 1964 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches.

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