The Czechoslovakia women's national artistic gymnastics team represented

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

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international competitions.

History

Czechoslovakia made its Olympic debut in

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

. In 1984, it joined the Soviet Union in boycotting the Olympic Games. In 1992, Czechoslovakia split into two separate nations: the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

and

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Team competition results

Olympic Games

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Silver medal *:

Jaroslava Bajerová Jaroslava Bajerová (1 April 1910 – 23 August 1995) was a Czechs, Czech Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast. She competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics where she won the silver medal as member of the Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak gymnastics tea ...

Vlasta Děkanová Vlasta Děkanová (5 September 1909 – 16 October 1974) was a Czechs, Czech Artistic gymnastics, artistic gymnast who represented Czechoslovakia. She was the first World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's individual all-around, World A ...

Božena Dobešová Božena Dobešová (October 2, 1914 – November 28, 1990) was a Czechoslovak gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936 ...

, Vlasta Foltová, Anna Hřebřinová,

Matylda Pálfyová Matylda Vilma Pálfyová (11 March 1912 – 23 September 1944) was a Slovaks, Slovak Artistic gymnastics, gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, helping her team to a silver medal. She was the first female Slovak Olympic medalist and w ...

Zdeňka Veřmiřovská Zdeňka Veřmiřovská (; 27 June 1913 – 13 May 1997) was a Czech gymnast. She represented Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics receiving silver in the team event, and in the 1948 Summer Olympics winning gold in the team event. Biograph ...

, Marie Větrovská *

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...

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Gold medal *:

Zdeňka Honsová Zdeňka Honsová (3 July 1927 in Jihlava – 16 May 1994) was a Czech gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Honsová was the highest women's gymnastics individual all-around scorer at these Olympics, continuing the legacy of major ...

Marie Kovářová Marie Ďurovičová ( Kovářová; 11 May 1927 – 4 January 2023) was a Czech gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, we ...

Miloslava Misáková Miloslava Misáková (25 February 1922 – 1 July 2015) was a Czech gymnast who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an ...

, Milena Müllerová, Věra Růžičková, Olga Šilhánová,

Božena Srncová Božena Srncová, née Krejcarová (11 June 1925 in Prague – 30 November 1997 in Semily) was a Czech gymnast. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as t ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

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Bronze medal *: Hana Bobková, Alena Chadimová, Jana Rabasová, Alena Reichová,

Matylda Matoušková-Šínová Matylda Matoušková-Šínová (born 29 March 1933 in Brno) is a Czech former gymnast who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics (bronze, team), in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), offi ...

, Věra Vančurová, Eva Věchtová *

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...

– 5th place *:

Eva Bosáková Eva Bosáková-Hlaváčková, née Věchtová (18 December 1931 – 10 January 1991) was a Czechs, Czech Gymnastics, gymnast who represented Czechoslovakia. Her career spanned at least from the 1954 World Championships to the 1962 World Champion ...

, Miroslava Brdíčková, Věra Drazdíková, Anna Marejková,

, Alena Reichová *

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

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Silver medal *:

Věra Čáslavská 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 medals, four world titles and elev ...

Hana Růžičková Hana Růžičková (18 February 1941 – 29 May 1981) was a Czech gymnast. She was part of Czech teams that won silver medals at the 1960 and in the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an int ...

, Ludmila Švédová, Adolfína Tkačíková *

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

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Silver medal :*

, Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová, Jana Posnerová,

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 (), were an international multi-sport e ...

, Adolfína Tkačíková *

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

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Silver medal *:

, Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová, Jana Kubičková, Hana Lišková,

Bohumila Řimnáčová Bohumila Řimnáčová (born 9 September 1947 in Prague, married Řešátková in 1972) is a Czech former gymnast. Her most remarkable achievements came in 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (second best after Věra Čáslav ...

Miroslava Skleničková Miroslava Skleničková (born 11 March 1951, in Karlovy Vary), also known as Miroslava Denková, is a Czech former gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the ...

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

– 5th place *: Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová,

Zdena Dorňáková Zdena Dorňáková (born 25 June 1957) is a Czech gymnast. She competed in six events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), ...

, Soňa Brázdová, Zdena Bujnáčková, Hana Lišková, Marcela Váchová *

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

– 5th place *: Anna Pohludková, Ingrid Holkovičová, Jana Knopová, Drahomíra Smolíková, Eva Pořádková, Alena Černáková *

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

– 4th place *: Eva Marečková, Radka Zemanová, Jana Labáková, Katarína Šarišská, Dana Brýdlová, Anita Šauerová *

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

– ''did not participate due to

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'' *

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– 7th place *: Iveta Poloková,

Hana Říčná Hana Říčná (born 20 December 1968) is a Czechoslovak former artistic gymnast. She won two medals at the World Championships– a silver on the balance beam in 1983 and a bronze on the uneven bars in 1985. She competed at the 1984 Friendship G ...

Alena Dřevjaná Alena Coufalová Dřevjaná (born 4 July 1969 in Opava) is a former artistic gymnast who represented Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing seventh in the team final and 26th in the all-around final. She finished ninth in the al ...

, Ivona Krmelová, Martina Velíšková, Jana Vejrková

World Championships

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

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gold medal *: Maria Bajerová,

, Vlasta Foltová, Eleonora Hajková, Vlasta Jarusková,

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

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gold medal *:

, Marie Hendrychová, Anna Nezerpová,

, Marie Skálová,

1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...

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bronze medal *:

, Miroslava Brdíčková, Alena Chadimová, Věra Drazdíková, Zdena Liškova, Anna Marejková, Alena Reichová, Věra Vančurová *

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

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silver medal *:

, Anna Marejková,

, Ludmila Švédová, Adolfína Tkačíková *

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

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silver medal *:

, Libuše Cmíralová,

, Ludmila Švédová, Adolfína Tkačíková *

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

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gold medal *:

, Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová, Jana Kubičková,

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, Wes ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

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bronze medal *: Soňa Brázdová, Ľubica Krásna, Hana Lišková, Marianna Némethová-Krajčírová,

, Marcela Váchová *

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

– 5th place *:

, Jana Knopová, Drahomíra Smolíková, Václava Soukupová, Zdena Bujnáčková, Božena Perdykulová *

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

– 5th place *:

Věra Černá Věra Černá (17 May 1963 – 30 September 2024) was a Czech artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédérat ...

, Eva Marečková, Radka Zemanová, Katarína Šarišská, Anita Šauerová, Lenka Chatarová *

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

– 5th place *: Jana Labáková, Eva Marečková, Martina Polcrová, Jana Gajdošová, Jana Rulfová, Katarína Šarišská

Most decorated gymnasts

This list includes all Czechoslovakian female artistic gymnasts who have won at least four medals at the

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and the

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for artistic gymnastics governed by the International Gymnastics Federation, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The first edition of the championships was held ...

combined. Not included are medals won at the 1984 Friendship Games (''alternative Olympics'').

References

{{National Women's Artistic Gymnastics Teams National women's artistic gymnastics teams

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