Ladislav Žemla (6 November 1887 – 18 June 1955) was a Czech

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player. He competed for

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1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for Antarctica. * January 3 – A total solar eclipse is visible in the Pacific Ocean, and is the 46 ...

and

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

and for

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

at the

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

and

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. At the 1920 Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event, together with his wife

Milada Skrbková Milada Skrbková (later ''Žemlová''; 30 May 1897 – 2 October 1935) was a Czech tennis player. At the 1920 Olympics she won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles, playing with her future husband Ladislav Žemla Ladislav Žemla (6 November 18 ...

. He also won a bronze medal at the

1906 Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece. They were at the time considered to be Olympic Games and were referred to as the "Second International Olympic Games i ...

, playing with his brother Zdeněk Žemla.

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* * * 1887 births 1955 deaths Czech male tennis players Czechoslovak male tennis players Olympic tennis players of Bohemia Olympic tennis players of Czechoslovakia Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1906 Intercalated Games Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics People from Tachov District Sportspeople from the Plzeň Region {{CzechRepublic-Olympic-medalist-stub