Bohumil Mořkovský (December 14, 1899 – July 16, 1928) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Valašské Meziříčí, Moravia. He died less than a month before he could have made a repeat Olympic appearance.
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| Born | December 14, 1899 Valašské Meziříčí, Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 16, 1928 (aged 28) Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1924 he won a bronze medal in the vault competition. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:[1]
- Rings - sixth place
- Individual all-around - 13th place
- Parallel bars - 13th place
- Rope climbing - 18th place
- Sidehorse vault - 23rd place
- Pommel horse - 31st place
- Horizontal bar - 41st place
- Team all-around - did not finish
Legacy
editIn 2019, the Czech Postal System issued a postcard commemorating Mořkovský.[2][3] The commemoration raised interest because a likeness of two-time Olympic Gymnastics Rings Champion, from Armenia, Albert Azaryan was erroneously used to depict Mořkovský.
References
edit- ^ "Bohumil Mořkovský". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ Contesse, Eric (August 14, 2019). "Mon Blog Timbré: "Bohumil Mořkovský 1899-1928" pictorial cancellation on cover from Czech Republic".
- ^ "Nové strojové razítko OLYMPSPORTU na poště Praha 1 (aktualizace)". July 20, 2019.
External links
edit- Bohumil Mořkovský at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Bohumil Mořkovský at Olympics.com
