Jiří Skobla
Olympic athlete
1930 – 1978
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Who was Jiří Skobla?
Jiří Skobla was a Czechoslovakian athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.
He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the shot put where he won the bronze medal.
Skobla died of kidney cancer. The autopsy results not released, but it was widely believed his death may have been associated with steroid use.
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- Born
- Apr 6, 1930
Prague - Also known as
- Jiri Skobla
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Died
- Nov 18, 1978
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on July 23, 2013
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