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Čáslavská, Věra, 1942-2016

LC control no.nr 91011463
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Personal name headingČáslavská, Věra, 1942-2016
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Variant(s)Chasurafusuka, Vera, 1942-2016
Čáslavská-Odložilová, Věra, 1942-2016
Odložilová, Věra Čáslavská-, 1942-2016
Associated countryCzechoslovakia Czech Republic
Birth date1942-05-03
Death date2016-08-30
Place of birthPrague (Czech Republic)
Place of deathPrague (Czech Republic)
Field of activityGymnastics
AffiliationOlympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico)
Olympic Games (18th : 1964 : Tokyo, Japan)
Olympic Games (17th : 1960 : Rome, Italy)
Profession or occupationOlympic athletes
Gymnasts
Found inKudō, M. Chasurafusuka no shōgen, 1990: t.p. (Věra Čáslavská) p. 35 (gymnast)
Encykl. tělesně kult., 1964: p. 119 (Čáslavská, Věra; b. 1942)
Věra Čáslavská, 2012: p. 231 (b. 3 May 1942)
LC database, Sept. 1, 2016 (heading: Čáslavská-Odložilová, Věra)
New York times WWW site, viewed Sept. 1, 2016 (in obituary published Aug. 31: Vera Caslavska; b. May 3, 1942, Prague; m. Josef Odlozil (div.; d. 1993); d. Tuesday [Aug. 30, 2016], Prague, aged 74; Czech gymnast whose seven Olympic gold medals in the 1960s made her a dominant figure in the sport and whose public opposition to the Soviet invasion of her homeland ended her competitive career)
Associated languagecze