Jiří Baumruk (27 June 1930 – 23 November 1989) was a Czech professional

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player and coach.

Club career

Baumruk spent his club career playing with

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(1952–1953), and namely with

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(1950–1951, 1954–1964). With Sparta Prague, he earned nine medals in the

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(once champion, five times vice-champion, three times 3rd place). In the 1960–61 season, he and his team participated in the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called

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), and reached the quarterfinals.

National team career

Baumruk represented the senior Czechoslovakia national team at the 1960 Pre-Olympic basketball tournament (scoring 68 points in 5 games), and a further two times in the Summer Olympic Games

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(4 points in 2 games),

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(147 points in 8 games), and in six

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s, being the MVP of the

EuroBasket 1957 The 1957 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1957, was the tenth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Sixteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FI ...

. With the national team, he won three silver medals at EuroBasket, in France

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

, Hungary 1955, and Turkey

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; and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket in Bulgaria

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

. In 1960, with the national team, he finished in fifth place at the 1960 Summer Olympic Games, and he was the team's leading scorer, with an average of 18.4 points per game.Jiří Baumruk
. sports-reference.com

References

External links

FIBA Europe profile
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