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Josef Horešovský

1946 - 2025

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Josef Horešovský (18 July 1946 – 15 December 2025) was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach, who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Dukla Jihlava and HC Sparta Praha. Horešovský won a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics. Horešovský died on 15 December 2025, at the age of 79. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Horešovský is the 68th most popular hockey player (up from 77th in 2024), the 788th most popular biography from Czechia (up from 813th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Czech Hockey Player.

was a renowned Czech ice hockey defenseman, most famous for winning gold at the 1972 World Championships, silver (1968) and bronze (1972) Olympic medals, and being named best defenseman at the 1969 Worlds. He later became a successful coach, leading HC Sparta Praha to league titles in 1990 and 1993.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Josef Horešovský ranks 68 out of 676. Before him are Hugo Budinger, Ronald Pettersson, Jan Palouš, Konstantin Loktev, Mike Bossy, and Hugo Dollheiser. After him are Peter Bondra, Saku Koivu, Nicklas Lidström, Ross Cuthbert, Mats Sundin, and Ken Dryden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Josef Horešovský ranks 693. Before him are John Prine, Josef Augusta, José Claramunt, Fernando Colomo, Georgi Markov, and Dave Mason. After him are Faiza Al-Kharafi, Nicholas Stern, Baron Stern of Brentford, Terry Branstad, Sonny Perdue, Howard Kendall, and Justin Hayward. Among people deceased in 2025, Josef Horešovský ranks 423. Before him are George Ryan, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Theresa Kachindamoto, José Manuel Ochotorena, Bianca Maria Piccinino, and Munyoro Nyamau. After him are Roy Estrada, Prunella Scales, Yu Menglong, Freddie Aguilar, Sheila Jordan, and Peter Rufai.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Josef Horešovský ranks 788 out of 1,200. Before him are Emil Wolf (1922), David Rozehnal (1980), Miroslav Verner (1941), Antonín Sova (1864), Karel Jarolím (1956), and Berthold Englisch (1851). After him are Karel Nováček (1965), Fredy Perlman (1934), Karel Husa (1921), Jiří Drahoš (1949), Alena Šeredová (1978), and Štefan Füle (1962).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Czechia

Among hockey players born in Czechia, Josef Horešovský ranks 17. Before him are Erich Kühnhackl (1950), Bohuslav Šťastný (1949), Josef Černý (1939), František Ševčík (1942), Jan Klapáč (1941), and Jan Palouš (1888). After him are Petr Svoboda (1966), Roman Čechmánek (1971), Marta Urbanová (1960), Otakar Janecký (1960), Jiří Šlégr (1971), and Robert Lang (1970).

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