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Peter Šťastný the only athlete who competed in 3 different worldwide major events for 3 different countries

 

Back to back world champion 1976 and 1977 with ex-Czechoslovakia

 

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After successful emigration and marking his name among the legends of the NHL he got the Canadian citizenship and immediately received invitation in the National Team of Canada at the legendary Canada Cup 1984 (nowadays World Cup) tournament they won

 

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And after the fall of the communism and split of former Czechoslovakia he returned to finish his career to his native Slovakia, and represented the country at it´s first ever major event since the independence at the Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer 1994 as a captain of the team, He was also the flag bearer of the Slovak delegation at our first ever Olympic participation

 

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On 1th September 1932 two greatest Polish aviators Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura died in a plane accident while they were on their way for a plane meeting in Czechoslovakia. Two weeks earlier they won the Challenge 1932 competition.

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