Svatopluk Svoboda

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Svatopluk Svoboda
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Born(1886-12-05)5 December 1886
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died19 October 1971(1971-10-19) (aged 84)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1911 Turin Team[1]
Bronze medal – third place 1911 Turin All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1911 Turin Horizontal bar


Svatopluk Svoboda (5 December 1886 – 19 October 1971) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Prague and died in Brno. In 1920 he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which finished fourth in the team event.[2] Additionally, he competed at the 1911 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he was a part of the gold medal winning team; at those same world championships, he also won individual bronze medals both in the all-around combined individual exercises and on the horizontal bar apparatus.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). 125th Anniversary - The story goes on... FIG. p. 62.
  2. ^ "Svatopluk Svoboda". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.