Miloslav Kříž

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Miloslav Kříž (29 May 1924 – 20 May 2013) was a Czech basketball player in his native country, first for Uncas Prague, and later for Sparta Prague, but he was better known as a coach and trainer.[1] He received the FIBA Order of Merit for services to basketball in 2002.

Basketball career

Basketball player

Clubs

  • 1940-43 Uncas Prague
  • 1944–48 Sparta Prague

Basketball coach

Clubs

  • 1945-50 Sparta Prague women
  • 1947-50 Sparta Prague men
  • 1950-51 ATK
  • 1953-64 Sparta Prague women

Czechoslovakia

  • 1946-48, 1960-68 Czechoslovak Women National Team

Achievements

  • World Championship 1967 3rd place,
  • European Champiomship 1962 and 1966 2nd place, 1964 3rd place

Abroad

  • 1968-71 Germany Men National Team + club VFL Osnabruck (1969 champion of Germany)

Team of Europe

  • 9 games 1964-1968 of the Europe team

Basketball Board

Czechoslovakia

  • 1946-51 Czechoslovak volleyball and basketball federation, member of the board
  • 1953-56 president DSO Spartak
  • 1956-68 Czechoslovak basketball federation, leader of international commission
  • 1973-86 president of the Czech basketball federation
  • 1973-86 vicepresident of the Czechoslovak basketball federation
  • 1990-93 president BC Sparta Prague, from 1993 honorary president

FIBA

  • 1956-68 and 1973-80 FIBA, member of staff of the European zone
  • 1972-76 and 1990-94 member of commission for the FIBA European cups
  • 1980-90 member of FIBA World and president of the Women's commission
  • 1994-2000 FIBA commissioner, overall 678 games

Journalist

  • 1970-1985 Czechoslovak press agency, chief of the Sport section

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zemřel propagátor basketbalu Miloslav Kříž — Míčové sporty — ČT sport — Česká televize". Ceskatelevize.cz. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-06-11. 

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