Vincent Lafko
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Vincent Lafko is a Czechoslovak
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handball
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
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He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final and scored three goals.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
/Slovak
Slovak Socialist Republic
From 1969 to 1990, the Slovak Socialist Republic was the official name of that part of Czechoslovakia that is Slovakia today. The name was used from 1 January 1969 until March 1990....
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
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He was part of the Czechoslavak team which won the silver medal at the Munich Games. He played five matches including the final and scored three goals.