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Martina Navratilova (1956)
Professional Czech tennis player born in Prague, Czechoslovakia*. Started playing professional tennis in 1972 and emigrated
to the USA in 1975. She has won Wimbledon nine times (six times in a row: 1982-1987) and set several records during her career. Won
167 singles championships and 158 professional tennis titles, and became the oldest tennis player who beat a no. 1 ranked
tennis professional (Monica Seles) at the age of 37. Retired from playing singles in 1994.
Ivan Lendl (1960)
Professional tennis player, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia*. Emigrated to the USA in the 1980s. His active tennis career
lasted from 1979 to 1994. Many consider him the best male tennis player of all time. He stayed on the top of the ATP rankings
for 270 weeks (1983 - 1989), which is the longest time a single tennis player was ranked no. 1 since the ATP rankings were
started in 1973. He is a passionate collector of Alphonse Mucha paintings.
Dominik Hasek (1965)
Ice-hockey goalie nicknamed "the Dominator", born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia*. He was voted NHL Most Valuable
Player and awarded the Hart Trophy in 1997 and 1998, the Vezina Trophy in 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998, and the Jennings Trophy
in 1994. He plays for the NHL Buffalo Sabres.
Jaromir Jagr (1972)
Professional ice-hockey player born in Kladno, Czechoslovakia*. He plays for the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins (Right Wing). He's
Gretzky's heir apparent, a formidable skater with powerful stick-handling skills. 28-year-old right-winger Jaromir Jagr, with
an Olympic gold medal, two Stanley Cups, and three NHL scoring championships to his credit, has already shown the hockey world
that he's the best.
Ales Valenta
STEPANKA HILGERTOVA
MARTIN DOKTOR
KATERINA NEUMANNOVA
KAREL LOPRAIS
JAN ZELEZNY
JAROSLAV SAKALA
PAVEL PLOC
EMIL ZATOPEK
VERA CASLAVSKA
MEN'S HOCKEY - Czech Republic:
Roman Cechmanek, Philadelphia Flyers
Roman Turek, Calgary Flames
Roman Hamrlik, New York Islanders
Tomas Kaberle, Toronto Maple Leafs
Pavel Kubina, Tampa Bay Lightning
Martin Skoula, Colorado Avalanche
Richard Smehlik, Buffalo Sabres
Jaroslav Spacek, Chicago Blackhawks
Petr Svoboda, Tampa Bay Lightning
Petr Cajanek, Czech Extraliga
Jiri Dopita, Philadelphia Flyers
Radek Dvorak, New York Rangers
Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils
Martin Havlat, Ottawa Senators
Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche
Jan Hrdina, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jaromir Jagr, Washington Capitals
Robert Lang, Pittsburgh Penguins
Pavel Patera, Avangard Omsk, Russian first division
Robert Reichel, Toronto Maple Leafs
Martin Rucinsky, Dallas Stars
Martin Straka, Pittsburgh Penguins
Michal Sykora, Czech Extraliga
Petr Sykora, New Jersey Devils
Josef Augusta, Head Coach
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