Jozef Koščak

Jozef Koščak

Personal information
Nationality	Slovak [1]
Born	(1903-06-08)8 June 1903 Kassa, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 January 1979(1979-01-10) (aged 75) Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Weight	70 kg (154 lb) [2]
Sport
Country	Czechoslovakia [2]
Sport	Long-distance running
Event(s)	5000 metres, 10 000 metres, cross country running [1]
Club	KAC Košice, AC Praha, Slavia Brno [1]

Jozef Koščak (born Jozef Koscsak, also commonly written as Josef Koščák; 8 June 1903 – 10 January 1979) was a Slovak long-distance runner, representing Czechoslovakia. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ^[3] He was the most successful long-distance runner in Czechoslovakia until 1939. ^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Czechoslovakia
1928	Olympic Games	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8th (sf 2)	5000m	15:42.0
1934	European Championships	Turin, Italy	13th	5000m	16:10.0

National titles

Czechoslovak Athletics Championships

• 1924 Prague: (5000 m, 16:32.6)
• 1924 Prague: (10 000 m, 35:15.4)
• 1925 Prague: (5000 m, 16:32.2)
• 1925 Prague: (10 000 m, 34:22.0)
• 1927 Brno: (5000 m, 16:19.2)
• 1927 Brno: (10 000 m, 34:34.6)
• 1928 Prague: (5000 m, 15:39.3)
• 1929 Prague: (High jump, 188 cm NR )

References

1. "Namiesto diamantov zbieral vavríny pre najrýchlejšieho bežca". w.w.w.sportnet.sme.sk/. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
2. "Jozef Koščak".
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jozef Koščak Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.