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In Memoriam: Otto Jelinek, Prague-born Canadian politician and skating world champion

english.radio.cz · 6dShare

Otto Jelinek, who was born in Prague but spent almost all of his life in Canada, has died at the age of 86. Jelinek was a world champion figure skater for Canada, became a government minister – and later in life served as his adopted country’s ambassador to the Czech Republic.

First report: Otto Jelinek, a former cabinet minister and world-champion figure skater, dead at 86 — thestar.com, 8d