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Jiří Skobla

1930 - 1978

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Jiří Skobla (6 April 1930 – 18 November 1978) was a Czechoslovak athlete who competed mainly in the shot put. Born in Prague, he was the son of former Olympic weightlifting champion Jaroslav Skobla. His first success was a gold medal at the 1954 European Athletics Championships – a feat that no other Czech has been able to replicate since. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jiří Skobla has received more than 14,839 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Jiří Skobla is the 1,054th most popular athlete, the 644th most popular biography from Czechia and the 17th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jiří Skobla ranks 1,054 out of 3,059Before him are Liu Xiang, Béla Szepes, Frederick Moloney, Matthias Behr, Dieter Kottysch, and Neroli Fairhall. After him are Johanna Klier, Yuriy Lituyev, Emil Kellenberger, Lyudmila Andonova, René Guyot, and Louis Hostin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Jiří Skobla ranks 470Before him are Jean Forestier, Jasraj, Blue Mitchell, Ian Burgess, Edward Givens, and Sigvard Ericsson. After him are Elaine Stewart, Kjell Espmark, Georg Stollenwerk, Wojciech Zabłocki, Armando Segato, and Douglas Hurd. Among people deceased in 1978, Jiří Skobla ranks 213Before him are Nagamichi Kuroda, Mauk Weber, John Doeg, Francisco Mendes, Maggie McNamara, and Michael Bates. After him are Giuseppe Berto, Noble Johnson, Jean Claessens, Dan Dailey, Matti Lähde, and Maja Berezowska.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jiří Skobla ranks 644 out of 973Before him are Petra Kvitová (1990), Miroslav Votava (1956), Michal Bílek (1965), Otakar Vindyš (1889), Dana Vávrová (1967), and Františka Plamínková (1875). After him are Ester Ledecká (1995), Magdalena Kožená (1973), Little Caprice (1988), Ladislav Vácha (1899), Zdeněk Grygera (1980), and Gerhard Auer (1943).

Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Jiří Skobla ranks 17Before him are Olga Fikotová (1932), Karel Mejta Sr (1928), Josef Holeček (1921), František Čapek (1914), Roman Šebrle (1974), and František Douda (1908). After him are Gerhard Auer (1943), Miloslava Rezková (1950), Bohumil Němeček (1938), Josef Augusta (1946), Jan Brzák-Felix (1912), and Barbora Špotáková (1981).