Jiří Zubrický, a Czech Olympic weightlifter who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Games for Czechoslovakia, died on December 31, 2025, at the age of 61.
Born in Most on February 8, 1964, he won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships, finishing behind Leonid Taranenko and Artur Akoyev. He was the heaviest competitor at the 1988 Summer Olympics, weighing 164.95 kg (363 lb).
Jiří Zubrický (8 February 1964 – 31 December 2025) was a Czech weightlifter who competed for Czechoslovakia and participated at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992. He won bronze medal at the 1990 World Weightlifting Championships, behind the two Soviets Leonid Taranenko and Artur Akoyev. He was the heaviest competitor at the 1988 Summer Olympics with 164.95 kg (363 lb).