Josef Doležal (; 12 December 1920 in Příbram – 28 January 1999 in Prague) was a Czechoslovak athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the silver medal. References 1920 births 1999 deaths Sportspeople from Příbram Czech male racewalkers Czechoslovak male racewalkers Olympic athletes of Czechoslovakia Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics World record setters in athletics (track and field) European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)