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Věra Čáslavská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra ˈtʃaːslafskaː]; 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 eleven European championships.
Věra Čáslavská, provdaná Věra Odložilová (3. května 1942 Praha – 30. srpna 2016 Praha) byla československá sportovní gymnastka, trenérka a sportovní funkcionářka, sedminásobná olympijská vítězka, čtyřnásobná mistryně světa, jedenáctinásobná mistryně Evropy a čtyřnásobná Sportovkyně roku Československa.
Věra Čáslavská was a Czech gymnast who won a total of 34 medals, including 22 gold medals, at the Olympic Games and at world and European championships in the 1950s and ’60s. Her career was curtailed after she expressed support for greater freedom in her homeland.
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Oct 20, 2018 · Vera Caslavska, centre, won three gold medals at the Tokyo 1964 Olympics. "She had recreated her floor exercises to that piece of music which was obviously a real crowd pleaser, very...
Vera CASLAVSKA was a Czechoslovak artistic gymnast who won seven Olympic medals, including four golds, in 1960 and 1964. She defied Soviet oppression by signing a manifesto and hiding in the mountains before the 1968 Games, where she became a folk hero.
Aug 25, 2017 · Learn about the life and achievements of Věra Čáslavská, the only gymnast to win seven Olympic gold medals and a prominent Olympic leader and activist. Find out her awards, honors, and involvement in the Prague 2022 bid.
Feb 1, 2023 · Článek popisuje úspěchy a boje Věry Čáslavské, nejúspěšnější československé sportovkyně v historii. Zjistěte, jak se stala světovou ikonou, jak bojovala se soupeřkami, režimem, manželem i rakovinou.
