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Drobny

British  
/ ˈdrɒbnɪ, ˈdrɔbniː /

noun

  1. Jaroslav (ˈjærəʊˌslɑːv; Czech ˈjarɔslaf). 1921–2001, British tennis and ice-hockey player, born in Czechoslovakia: Wimbledon champion 1954: a member of the Czech ice-hockey team in the 1948 Olympic Games

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Mr. Patty lost in the final at Roland Garros in 1949 before beating future Hall of Famer Jaroslav Drobny in five sets for the title the following year.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2021

Patty lost in the final at Roland Garros in 1949 before beating future Hall of Famer Jaroslav Drobny in five sets for the title the following year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021

Paige Drobny of Fairbanks was in seventh place, making this year’s Iditarod likely to be the first with three women in the top 10.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2019

The sled whispers through the snow, broken only by the panting of eight dogs working in harmony, pulling Paige Drobny on her custom-build race-sled, built by her husband and fellow racer, Cody Strathe.

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2018

This article has been corrected to show that Hamburg’s goalkeeper was Jaroslav Drobny, not Rene Adler, and that Schubert’s record is eight wins and two draws, not nine wins and one draw.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 5, 2015

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