Josef "Boban" Šroubek (2 December 1891 – 29 August 1964) was a

Czechoslovak Czechoslovak may refer to: *A demonym or adjective pertaining to Czechoslovakia (1918–93) **First Czechoslovak Republic (1918–38) **Second Czechoslovak Republic (1938–39) **Third Czechoslovak Republic (1948–60) ** Fourth Czechoslovak Repu ...

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

player who competed in the

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, in the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer ...

, and in the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (; ; ; ) and commonly known as St. Moritz 1928 (; ), were an international winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 11 to 19 February 1928 in St. Moritz, Swit ...

. He also played

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

as a forward for

Sparta Prague Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...

, and made one appearance for the Czechoslovakia national team in 1921. He was a member of the Czechoslovak ice hockey team which won the bronze medal in 1920. He scored the lone goal against Sweden in the bronze medal game. He also participated in the 1924 ice hockey tournament and in the 1928 ice hockey tournament. He died in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

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1891 births 1964 deaths AC Sparta Prague players Men's association football forwards Czech men's footballers Czech ice hockey left wingers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslovak ice hockey forwards Czechoslovakia men's international footballers HC Slavia Praha players Ice hockey people from Prague Ice hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1924 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1928 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers Footballers from Prague {{Czechoslovakia-footy-bio-stub