Josef Němec Explained

Josef Němec (25 September 1933  - 10 September 2013)[1] was a boxer from Czechoslovakia.

Born in České Budějovice, Czechoslovakia, he competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, going out in the quarter-finals of the heavyweight event. He returned to the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy, again as a heavyweight boxer where he went one better, going out in the semi-final to finish in third place. In Moscow 1963 he became European champion.

Němec died in České Budějovice on 10 September 2013, aged 79.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zemřel boxer Josef Němec, bronzový olympionik z Říma 1960 . 10 September 2013. Lidové noviny. lidovky.cz. Czech. 11 September 2013.