LC control no. | nr 91011463 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Čáslavská, Věra, 1942-2016 |
Variant(s) | Chasurafusuka, Vera, 1942-2016 Čáslavská-Odložilová, Věra, 1942-2016 Odložilová, Věra Čáslavská-, 1942-2016 |
Associated country | Czechoslovakia Czech Republic |
Birth date | 1942-05-03 |
Death date | 2016-08-30 |
Place of birth | Prague (Czech Republic) |
Place of death | Prague (Czech Republic) |
Field of activity | Gymnastics |
Affiliation | Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) Olympic Games (18th : 1964 : Tokyo, Japan) Olympic Games (17th : 1960 : Rome, Italy) |
Profession or occupation | Olympic athletes Gymnasts |
Found in | Kudō, 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 language | cze |