Karel Masopust (4 October 1942 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 ...

– 25 May 2019) was an

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player who played for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the

1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. The 1968 Winter Games marked the first time ...

.Karel Masopust's profile at Sports Reference.com
/ref> His death was reported on 25 May 2019.

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