Karel Kodejška (born 20 March 1947, in

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) is a

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former

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who competed from 1969 to 1976. He won two medals at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. Kodejška also competed in two

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, earning his best finish of tied for seventh in the individual normal hill event at

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

. He also finished sixth in the individual normal hill event at the

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. In 1975 he won the Sportsperson of the Year award in

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References

* * 1947 births Czechoslovak male ski jumpers Czech male ski jumpers Living people Olympic ski jumpers for Czechoslovakia Ski jumpers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1976 Winter Olympics People from Lomnice nad Popelkou Skiers from the Liberec Region {{CzechRepublic-skijumping-bio-stub