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1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. During these championships, the first-ever double somersault was performed (on men's floor exercise?). Results Medals Men Team competition All-around Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Women Team competition All-around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise References Gymn Forum: World Championships Results {{World gym champs World Artistic Gymnastics Championships International gymnastics competitions hosted by West Germany 1966 in German sport 1966 in gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The first edition of the championships was held in 1903, exclusively for male gymnasts. Since the tenth edition of the tournament, in 1934, women's events are held together with men's events. The FIG was founded in 1881 and was originally entitled FEG (Fédération Européenne de Gymnastique), but changed its name in 1921, becoming the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG); this name change roughly correlates with the actual naming of the World Championships. Although the first such games were held in 1903, they were not initially entitled the 'World Championships'. The first competition ever actually referred to as a 'World Championships' was a competition held in 1931 that, while referred to in an official FIG publication as the "First Artistic Men's World Championships", often seems to go ignored by vario ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Brehme
Matthias Brehme (born 7 February 1943) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ... in all artistic gymnastics events and won two bronze medals with the East German team. Individually his best achievement was shared sixth place in the vault in 1972. He won two more bronze team medals at the world championships in 1966 and 1970 and finished second in the pommel horse at the European championships in 1972. References 1943 births Living people People from Markkleeberg German male artistic gymnasts Sportspeople from Saxony Olympic gymnasts for East Germany East German male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jindra Košťálová
Jindra Košťálová is a retired artistic gymnast from Czechoslovakia. She was part of the Czechoslovak team that won the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. During these championships, the first-ever double somersault was performed (on men's floor exercise?). Results Medals Men Team competition A .... Individually, she won two bronze medals, on the floor and balance beam, at the 1969 European championships. References External links * Living people Czechoslovak female artistic gymnasts World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Year of birth missing (living people) {{CzechRepublic-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumila Řimnáčová
Bohumila Řimnáčová (born 9 September 1947 in Prague) is a Czech former gymnast who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve .... References 1947 births Living people Czech female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Czechoslovakia Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in gymnastics Gymnasts from Prague Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jana Kubičková-Posnerová
Jana Kubičková-Posnerová (born 9 January 1945) is a Slovak former gymnast. She won silver medals in the team competition at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. Individually, her best achievement was eighth place in the floor exercise in 1968. She married Václav Kubička Václav Kubička (28 September 1939 – 21 January 2005) was a Czech artistic gymnast. He took part in all gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and finished sixth and fourth in the team competition, respectively. Individually, hi ..., an Olympic gymnast who also competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. References 1945 births Living people Slovak female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Czechoslovakia Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in gymnastics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová
Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová (born 1 June 1948) is a Slovak former gymnast. She competed in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics and won silver medal in the team events in 1964 and 1968. Individually, her best achievement was fourth place on the vault in 1968. She was born in Košice, but her family soon moved to Bratislava. She took gymnastics because of her father, a former gymnastics coach. After retirement from competitions she became a coach herself, and later an honorary member of Slovak Gymnastics Federation. She lives in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re .... References 1948 births Living people Slovak female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Czechoslovakia Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslava Sedláčková
Jaroslava Sedláčková (born 21 June 1946) is a Czech former gymnast. She won a silver medal in the team competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... Individually she finished 7th on the balance beam, 8th on uneven bars and 11th all around. References External links * 1946 births Living people Czech female artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for Czechoslovakia Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in gymnastics People from Louny District Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sportspeople from the Ústí nad Labem Region {{Czechoslovakia-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Věra Čáslavská
en, the love of Tokyo ja, 「オリンピックの名花」 en, darling of the Olympic Games , country = Czechoslovakia , formercountry = , birth_date = , birth_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia ( occupied by Germany 1939–1945) , death_date = , death_place = Prague, Czech Republic , hometown = , height = , weight = , discipline = WAG , level = , natlteam = ~1958–68 ( TCH) , club = , gym = , collegeteam = , headcoach = , assistcoach = , formercoach = , choreographer = , music = , eponymousskills = , retired = 1968 , show-medals = true , medaltemplates = Věra Čáslavská (; 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 meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Cerar
Miroslav Cerar (; born 28 October 1939) is a Yugoslav former gymnast and lawyer of Slovene ethnicity who won the pommel horse event at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He also won three world and nine European championships. Domestically, Cerar won 13 national titles and was chosen eight times as Yugoslavia’s Athlete of the Year. He was awarded the Olympic Order in Silver by the International Olympic Committee. He was member of the Slovenian Olympic Academy, the Fair Play Commission of the Slovenian Olympic Committee, and the Executive Committee of the European Fair Play Movement. Family Cerar was married to Zdenka Cerar (née Prusnik), who was the first female State Prosecutor General of the Republic of Slovenia (1999–2004), Minister of Justice (2004) and Vice-President of the LDS. In her youth she was twice Youth Champion in gymnastics in Yugoslavia and a member of the Yugoslav team. After she ended her active career, she became a coach and referee. Cerar was a st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Menichelli
Franco Menichelli (born 3 August 1941) is a retired Italian gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals. Biography He was most successful in 1964, when he won a gold on the floor, a silver on rings and a bronze on parallel bars. He severely injured an Achilles tendon on landing during the floor exercise at the 1968 Olympics, and retired shortly thereafter. From 1973 to 1979 he coached the national gymnastics team. In 2003 he was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. His brother Giampaolo Menichelli was an international football player. Awards On 7 May 2015, in the presence of the President of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Giovanni Malagò, was inaugurated in the Olympic Park of the Foro Italico in Rome, along ''Viale delle Olimpiadi'', the Walk of Fame of Italian sport, consisting of 100 tiles that chronologically report names of the most repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Weber (gymnast)
Peter Weber (born 22 December 1938) is a German former gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won two bronze medals in the team classification. Individually his best achievement was 16th place in the rings in 1964. He also won a bronze medal with the East German team at the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation .... Nationally, he won two titles in the rings, in 1964 and 1967, and one on the floor in 1965. References 1938 births Living people German male artistic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts for the United Team of Germany Olympic gymnasts for East Germany Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siegfried Fulle
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace". The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid'' (hypocorisms ''Sigge, Siffer''), Danish/Norwegian ''Sigfred''. In Norway, ''Sigfrid'' is given as a feminine name. official statistics at Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no; Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/ The name is medieval and was borne by the legendary dragon-slayer also known as . It did survive in marginal use into the modern period, but after 1876 it enjoyed renewed popularity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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