Vladimír Dzurilla
Vladimír Dzurilla (August 2, 1942 in Bratislava, Slovakia – July 25, 1995 in Düsseldorf, Germany) was a Slovak ice hockey goaltender playing for Czechoslovakia.
| Vladimír Dzurilla | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 2, 1942 Bratislava, Slovakia | ||
| Died |
July 25, 1995 (aged 52) Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Slovan Bratislava HC Plzeň Kometa Brno Augsburger Panther SC Riessersee | ||
| National team |
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| Playing career | 1959–1982 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||
| Men’s Ice hockey | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1964 Innsbruck | Ice hockey |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1968 Grenoble | Ice hockey |
| 1972 Sapporo | Ice hockey |
Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the Czechoslovak national team for over 16 years, winning three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at world championships as well as one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. However, in most of these tournaments Dzurilla and Jiri Holecek were battling to be Czechoslovakia's top goaltender and each were given their share of games.
For North American fans, he is mostly known for stopping 29 shots in a 1-0 win over Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup (where the Czechoslovaks finished second).[1]
He suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Düsseldorf, Germany on July 25, 1995, only days before his 53rd birthday.
References
- "Vladimir Dzurilla Biography". telus.net. Archived from the original on April 9, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Biography
- Vladimír Dzurilla / kolektívne športy (in Slovak)
- Vladimír Dzurilla at Find a Grave
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