Josef Augusta (ice hockey)
Encyclopedia
Josef Augusta is a former Czechoslovak ice hockey
player and later coach, a silver medalist from the 1976 Winter Olympics
. He is the father of Patrik Augusta
.
He coached Czech national hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics
and the World Championships in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Czech team won gold medals in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and later coach, a silver medalist from the 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...
. He is the father of Patrik Augusta
Patrik Augusta
Patrik Augusta is a retired ice hockey winger.He was drafted 149th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft and played two games for the Leafs and two games for the Washington Capitals...
.
He coached Czech national hockey team at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
and the World Championships in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Czech team won gold medals in 1999, 2000 and 2001.