Karel Dvořák

Karel G. Dvořák is a former Czechoslovak cross-country skier.

Dvořák was an army service enlistee for two years, and during this time he was a member of the national Olympic military patrol team in 1948 which placed sixth. Before they went to St. Moritz, they trained in Špindlerův Mlýn.

Dvořák was a member of the Sportovní klub Nové Město na Moravě until 1951 and afterwards of the ZSJ Autozávody Vrchlabí.[1] He was national master in 18 km cross-country skiing in 1950 and 1952, was member of the relay masterteams of 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950, and won the ČSMV Zlata Lyze (Golden Ski) cross-country ski race from 1950 to 1952 in a row.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Zlata Lyze results.
  2. ↑ Jiří Kadlec, Karel Dvořák: Karel Dvořák: Moje vzpomínky na 5. ZOH (Czech), January 17, 2003.


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