Czech basketball Player of the Century Milena Jindrová dies at 80

Czech Basketball Player of the Century Milena Jindrová has died at the age of 80. The Sokol Prague basketball club, which Jindrová founded, announced her death on Instagram on Friday evening.

The seven-time World and European Championship medalist was a pillar of the national basketball team from 1963 to 1976. She participated in four world championships and five European championships winning a total of seven medals, three silver (World Championships 1964, 1971 and European Championship 1966) and four bronze medals for third place (World Championships 1967, 1975 and European Championship 1964, 1972).