Božena Dobešová
| Božena Dobešová | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 October 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 1990 (aged 76) Bílovice nad Svitavou, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Božena Dobešová (2 October 1914 – 28 November 1990) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
She was born on 2 October 1914 in Stochov. In 1936, she won the silver Olympic medal as member of the Czechoslovak gymnastics team. Her career was stopped by the occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945). After finishing her active career, she worked as a coach and later as a sports official. She died on 28 November 1990 in Bílovice nad Svitavou.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 History.com, Gymnastics. "1938: The First All-Around World Champion in Women's Gymnastics". Gymnastics-History.com. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ↑ "Dobešová, Božena, 1914-1990" (in Czech). Středočeská vědecká knihovna v Kladně. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
External links
[edit]- Profile on databaseolympics.com
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- 1914 births
- 1990 deaths
- People from Kladno District
- Czech female artistic gymnasts
- Czechoslovak female artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Czechoslovakia
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- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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