Zdeněk Rylich (7 March 1931 – 3 September 2024) was a Czech basketball player. He was voted to the Czechoslovakian 20th Century Team in 2001. With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Rylich competed in the men's tournament at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. With Czechoslovakia, he also won the silver medal at the

1951 EuroBasket The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Eighteen national teams affiliated with FIBA ...

, the silver medal at the

1955 EuroBasket The 1955 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1955, was the ninth FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) ente ...

, the bronze medal at the

1957 EuroBasket 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 ...

, and the silver medal at the

1959 EuroBasket The 1959 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1959, was the eleventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Turkey, began on 21 May 1959 and concluded ...

. Rylich died on 3 September 2024, at the age of 93.Ortodoxní obránce s jemným úsměvem
His brother

Bohuslav Rylich Bohuslav Rylich (5 May 1934 – July 2020) was a Czech basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly kno ...

(1934–2020) was also a basketball player.

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* 1931 births 2024 deaths Sportspeople from Nymburk Czech men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Czechoslovakia Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub