Vera Čáslavská
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Vera Čáslavská was a legendary Czech artistic gymnast and multiple Olympic gold medalist renowned for her dominance in the 1960s and her symbolic stance against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Czech sportswoman
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Olympic gymnast ⓘ artistic gymnast ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Czech Medal of Merit
NERFINISHED
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Olympic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre de Coubertin medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| competedFor | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-08-30 ⓘ |
| discipline | women's artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| familyName | Čáslavská NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Věra Čáslavská NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Věra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFame | International Gymnastics Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Martin Odložil
NERFINISHED
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Radka Odložilová NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominance in women's artistic gymnastics in the 1960s
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opposition to the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968 ⓘ public protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics medal ceremonies ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Czechoslovakia women's national gymnastics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
coach
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gymnast ⓘ sports official ⓘ |
| OlympicGoldMedals | 7 ⓘ |
| OlympicMedalsTotal | 11 ⓘ |
| OlympicSilverMedals | 4 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1960 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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1962 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ 1964 Summer Olympics ⓘ 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ 1967 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ 1968 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStance | support for the Prague Spring reforms ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Czech Olympic Committee
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advisor on sports to President Václav Havel ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| signed | Two Thousand Words manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| spouse | Josef Odložil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
European all-around champion 1965
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European all-around champion 1967 ⓘ Olympic all-around champion 1964 ⓘ Olympic all-around champion 1968 ⓘ World all-around champion 1966 ⓘ |
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