Jaroslav Brabec (27 July 1949 – 20 May 2018) was a Czech track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He twice represented Czechoslovakia at the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976). He was a three-time participant at the European Athletics Championships (1971, 1974 and 1978) and a three-time medallist at the European Athletics Indoor Championships, being the champion at the 1973 edition. Brabec had a personal best of 21.04 m (69 ft 1⁄4 in) in 1973. He was a 13-time national champion for Czechoslovakia, eight times outdoors and five indoors.