Martin Jelínek: key obituary facts
Is Martin Jelínek dead? Yes. Martin Jelínek died on October 27, 2026, at age 55.
Cause of death: Martin Jelínek's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Martin Jelínek known for?
Martin Jelínek was a Czech basketball player.
Martin Jelínek, a Czech basketball player and national-team representative, died October 27, 2026, aged 55.
Born in Kutná Hora on April 16, 1971, he stood 196 centimeters tall and competed in both the Czechoslovak and Czech leagues. He won the Czech championship with Mlékárna Kunín in 1999, after finishing second in the competition in 1994 with Tonak Nový Jičín.
Across three seasons in the Czechoslovak league, Jelínek played for Sokol I. Brno in 1990-91 and SKP Pardubice in 1991-92, scoring 1,539 points; the clubs finished fourth, 11th and 15th across those seasons. In the Czech league, his teams included SKP Pardubice, Tonak Nový Jičín, Sparta Prague and BK Žďas Žďár nad Sázavou. Recorded league finishes included sixth with Pardubice in 1992-93, second and fourth with Tonak in 1993-95, fifth with Sparta in 1995-96, and second division and eighth with Žďár nad Sázavou in 1996-98. His European club appearances included the 1998-99 European Cup Winners’ Cup with BK Mlékárna Kunín Nový Jičín, which placed sixth in Group B. He also played in the FIBA Korać Cup for Tonak in 1993-94 and Sparta in 1995-96, scoring 55 points in seven European cup games.