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Vlasta Děkanová

1909 - 1974

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Vlasta Děkanová (5 September 1909 – 16 October 1974) was a Czech artistic gymnast who represented Czechoslovakia. She was the first World All-Around Champion as well as the first repeat World All-Around Champion in women's artistic gymnastics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vlasta Děkanová is the 170th most popular gymnast (down from 94th in 2019), the 856th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 702nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Czech Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Vlasta Děkanová ranks 170 out of 370. Before her are Bart Conner, Stoyan Deltchev, Eduard Azaryan, Tatiana Gutsu, Vladimir Artemov, and Svetlana Boginskaya. After her are Larry Nassar, Gabriel Thorstensen, Aly Raisman, Anna Bessonova, Mariana Constantin, and Valeri Liukin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Vlasta Děkanová ranks 413. Before her are Bimal Roy, Obafemi Awolowo, Bill Wheatley, Roger Revelle, Louis Hayward, and Philip G. Epstein. After her are Madge Evans, Sándor Schwartz, Marion Martin, Miguel White, Irene Hervey, and Jeffrey Lynn. Among people deceased in 1974, Vlasta Děkanová ranks 257. Before her are Margaret Morse Nice, Bill Aston, Harry Carney, Ilona Massey, Tina Brooks, and Mary Forbes. After her are Gabriel Thorstensen, Dorothy Fields, Eric Linklater, Anders Lange, John Crowe Ransom, and Norman Kirk.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Vlasta Děkanová ranks 856 out of 1,200. Before her are Tomáš Dvořák (1972), Květa Peschke (1975), Zdeněk Pecka (1954), Theodor Gebre Selassie (1986), Tomáš Sivok (1983), and Radoslav Kováč (1979). After her are Petr Barna (1966), Václav Svěrkoš (1983), Petr Svoboda (1966), Jakub Janda (1978), Jiří Malec (1962), and Jana Bellin (1947).

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Among GYMNASTS In Czechia

Among gymnasts born in Czechia, Vlasta Děkanová ranks 6. Before her are Věra Čáslavská (1942), Anton Heida (1878), Marie Kovářová (1927), Ladislav Vácha (1899), and Božena Srncová (1925). After her are Nariman Kurbanov (1997), Aneta Holasová (2001), and David Jessen (1996).

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