Jozef Golonka

Jozef Golonka (born January 6, 1938) is a Slovak former ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and was a member of the Czechoslovakia national ice hockey team. He won a bronze medal in the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria and won a silver medal in the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. He is also a member of the Slovak Hockey Hall of Fame (2002), German Ice Hockey Hall of Fame (2004) and Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame (2010).

Jozef Golonka
Born (1938-01-06) January 6, 1938
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
National team  Czechoslovakia
Playing career 19551972
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Winter Olympics
1964 Innsbruck
1968 Grenoble
World Championships
1959 Czechoslovakia
1965 Finland
1966 Yugoslavia
1969 Sweden

Golonka has pointed out, on several occasions, that his main rival is Alexander Ragulin.

Career statistics

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1959 Czechoslovakia WC 8 7 4 11 2
1960 Czechoslovakia OLY 7 6 4 10 4
1964 Czechoslovakia OLY 8 5 2 7 10
1965 Czechoslovakia WC 7 6 8 14 2
1966 Czechoslovakia WC 7 2 4 6 4
1967 Czechoslovakia WC 7 5 6 11 8
1968 Czechoslovakia OLY 7 4 6 10 8
1969 Czechoslovakia WC 10 2 1 3 8
Senior totals 61 37 35 72 46
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