Josef Maleček

Olympic athlete

1903 – 1982

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Who was Josef Maleček?

Josef "Pepa, Pepi, Joe" Maleček was a very successful Czechoslovak ice hockey player during the period between World Wars.

He was born in Prague and died in Bayport, New York, United States. In 1924 he participated with the Czechoslovak team in the first Winter Olympics ice hockey tournament. Four years later he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which participated in the 1928 Olympics ice hockey tournament. In 1936 he finished fourth with the Czechoslovak team in the Olympic ice hockey tournament. After communist takeover in Czechoslovakia he emigrated from the country.

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Born
Jun 18, 1903
Prague
Also known as
  • Josef Malecek
Lived in
  • Prague
Died
Sep 26, 1982

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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