Bohumila Řimnáčová (born 9 September 1947 in

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

, married Řešátková in 1972) is a

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former

gymnast Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, sh ...

. Her most remarkable achievements came in 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (second best after Věra Čáslavská in the golden women´s team) and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

(silver team). After 1972 Olympics she married, studied for a degree in organic chemistry, but retained to be a gymnastics couch. Latterly she also contributed to the development of

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...

gymnastics in Czechia.

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* * * 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