Zdeněk Tikal
Zdeněk "Steve" Tikal (18 July 1933 – 20 November 1991) was an Australian ice hockey player. Born in Czechoslovakia, he fled to Australia with his father in 1948. At the 1960 Winter Olympics he was severely injured in his first match against Czechoslovaks, who considered him a traitor, and had to sit out the rest of the tournament. His twin brother František played against him at those Olympics.[1][2]
Zdeněk (left) and František at the 1960 Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 18 July 1933 Včelná, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 20 November 1991 (aged 58) Melbourne, Australia |
Sport | |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Club | Hakoah Ice Hockey Club |
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