Bedřich Šupčík (22 October 1898 – 11 July 1957) was a Czechoslovak gymnast and Olympic champion.[2] He competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he received a gold medal in rope climbing, and a bronze medal and in all-round individual.[3] He received a silver medal in team combined exercises at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Additionally, he competed at the 1926 and 1930 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, helping his CzechoSlovakian team to gold both time, and, individually, winning bronze on rings in 1926 and silver on rings in 1930.
| Bedřich Šupčík | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 October 1898 Trumau, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 11 July 1957 (aged 58) Písek, Czechoslovakia |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Czechoslovakia |
Medal record | |
References
edit- ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 64.
- ^ "Bedřich Šupčík". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Czechoslovakia at the Olympics
External links
edit- Bedřich Šupčík at Olympedia
- Bedřich Šupčík at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
