Matylda Vilma Pálfyová (11 March 1912 – 23 September 1944) was a
Slovak gymnast
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...
who competed in the
1936 Summer Olympics, helping her team to a silver medal. She also competed at the
1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 11th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in 1938.
Medals
Men
Team final
All-around
A total of 60 competitors were individually ranked in the all-around competition.
Floor exercise
P ...
, where she won the bronze medal in the all-around competition.
She was born in
Kostoľany nad Hornádom
Kostoľany nad Hornádom ( hu, Hernádszentistván) is a village and municipality of Košice-okolie District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, about 10 km north of the city of Košice.
History
In history, historical records, the vil ...
,
Košice-okolie District
Košice–okolie District (''okres Košice–okolie''; hu, Kassa-vidéki járás) is a district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. It surrounds the city of Košice, which serves as the district seat although it does not belong to the dis ...
, and died after falling from a horse and fracturing her skull in
Veľké Brestovany at the age of 32.
References
External links
profile
1912 births
1944 deaths
Czechoslovak female artistic gymnasts
Slovak female artistic gymnasts
Olympic gymnasts of Czechoslovakia
Gymnasts at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
Olympic medalists in gymnastics
People from Košice-okolie District
Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Deaths by horse-riding accident
Accidental deaths in Slovakia
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