Arnošt Binter: key obituary facts
Is Arnošt Binter dead? Yes. Arnošt Binter died on November 6, 2026, at age 98.
Cause of death: Arnošt Binter's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Arnošt Binter known for?
Arnošt Binter was a Czech educator, strength and conditioning coach for hockey players.
Arnošt Binter, a Czech educator and strength and conditioning coach for hockey players, died November 6, 2026, aged 98.
Born in Bratislava on July 22, 1928, he was the youngest son of Jan Binter, a notary described as holding democratic views, and Marie Binterová, a nurse; he had three older brothers. In 1938, the family left Slovakia for České Budějovice, where he lived through the end of the war.
He experienced the city’s bombing in March 1945. The family joined the restored Sokol in 1946, and Binter began cycling, a pursuit that took him to national-team competition in 1949 and 1950. He also learned to ride a high unicycle for fun. In 1948, he took part as an instructor in Prague’s 11th Sokol slet, a gymnastics gathering. Described as an all-around athlete, Binter worked in education in South Bohemia and in physical conditioning for hockey players. His early life also included family hardship: communist police arrested his father, who was sentenced to two years in prison. The biography places that arrest and sentence among the political events that affected the family during Binter’s youth.