Miroslav Škeřík Explained

Miroslav Škeřík
Height Ft:6
Height In:5.75
Birth Date:1924 10, df=y
Birth Place:Košice, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Prague, Czech Republic
Nationality:Czech
Career Start:1950
Career End:1961
Career Position:Center
Years1:1950–1951
Team1:Dukla Praha
Years2:1951–1953
Team2:Sparta Praha
Years3:1953–1956
Team3:Dukla Praha
Years4:1956–1961
Team4:Slovan Orbis
Highlights:

Miroslav Škeřík (14 October 1924 – 11 January 2013)[1] was a Czech professional basketball player. At 6'5 " (1.97 m) tall, he played the center position. He was the top scorer of EuroBasket 1955, averaging 19.1 points per game.[2]

Club playing career

In his club career, Škeřík won 5 Czechoslovak League championships (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959).

National team career

Škeřík helped lead the senior Czechoslovakia national team to three EuroBasket silver medals in 1951, 1955, and 1959, as well as to a EuroBasket bronze medal in EuroBasket 1957. He was the Top scorer of EuroBasket 1955. He also represented Czechoslovakia in the Summer Olympic Games of 1952.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. František Kolář Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách, ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 420
  2. http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.season_1955.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.html Fibaeurope.com, Eurobasket 1955 leading scorers
  3. Miloslav Škeřík Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031853/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sk/miloslav-skerik-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 June 2018.