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Věra Čáslavská

1942 - 2016

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Věra Čáslavská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra ˈtʃaːslafskaː]; 3 May 1942 – 30 August 2016) was a Czechoslovak artistic gymnast and Czech sports official. She won a total of 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968 including seven Olympic gold medals, four world titles and eleven European championships. Čáslavská is the most decorated Czech gymnast in history and is one of only three female gymnasts, along with the Soviet Larisa Latynina and American Simone Biles, to win the all-around gold medal at two Olympics. She remains the only gymnast, male or female, to have won an Olympic gold medal in each individual event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Věra Čáslavská is the 5th most popular gymnast (down from 4th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 81st in 2019) and the most popular Czech Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Věra Čáslavská ranks 5 out of 370. Before her are Nadia Comăneci, Ágnes Keleti, Larisa Latynina, and Olga Korbut. After her are Carl Schuhmann, Akinori Nakayama, Sawao Kato, Hermann Weingärtner, Alfred Flatow, Louis Zutter, and Leon Štukelj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Věra Čáslavská ranks 92. Before her are Vicente Fox, László Sólyom, Maurizio Pollini, René Angélil, Pál Schmitt, and Caetano Veloso. After her are John Clauser, Gilberto Gil, Jean-Claude Trichet, Giuseppe Bertello, Jacques Dubochet, and Oliviero Toscani. Among people deceased in 2016, Věra Čáslavská ranks 68. Before her are Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Marvin Minsky, Sonia Rykiel, René Angélil, Jacques Rivette, and Ettore Scola. After her are George Martin, Hilary Putnam, Michel Galabru, Iolanda Balaș, Walter Kohn, and Terry Wogan.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Věra Čáslavská ranks 129 out of 1,200. Before her are Elizabeth of Görlitz (1390), Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia (852), Johann Josef Loschmidt (1821), Jan Švankmajer (1934), Daniel Swarovski (1862), and Emilie Schindler (1907). After her are Mojmir I of Moravia (795), Anton Reicha (1770), Vratislaus I, Duke of Bohemia (888), Alfred Brendel (1931), Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia (932), and Stanislav Grof (1931).

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Among GYMNASTS In Czechia

Among gymnasts born in Czechia, Věra Čáslavská ranks 1. After her are Anton Heida (1878), Marie Kovářová (1927), Ladislav Vácha (1899), Božena Srncová (1925), Vlasta Děkanová (1909), Nariman Kurbanov (1997), Aneta Holasová (2001), and David Jessen (1996).

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