Jaroslav Skála (basketball)

Jaroslav Skála
Personal information
Born	27 May 1954 (age 70); Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Czech
Listed height	7 ft 0.5 in (2.15 m)
Listed weight	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1973–1993
Position	Center
Career history
1973–1977	Sparta Praha
1977–1982	Slavia VŠ Praha
1982–1983	RH Pardubice
1983–1984	Slavia VŠ Praha
1984–1988	Chemosvit Svit
1988–1991	Csepel SC
1991–1992	Chemosvit Svit
1992–1993	Essox Lučenec
Career highlights and awards
	2× Czechoslovakian League champion (1981, 1982); Hungarian National Championship champion (1989) Czechoslovakian Player of the Year (1981); 6× Czechoslovakian League All-Star Five (1981–1986);
Representing Czechoslovakia
Men's Basketball
EuroBasket

Jaroslav Skála (born 27 May 1954) is a Czech former basketball player.

Professional career

During his club career, Skála was a two-time Czechoslovakian League champion, in the years 1981 and 1982. He was also named the Czechoslovakian Player of the Year, in 1981.

With the senior Czechoslovakian national team, Skála competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics.^[1] With Czechoslovakia, he also won the bronze medal at the 1981 EuroBasket, and the silver medal at the 1985 EuroBasket.

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jaroslav Skála Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2018.