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Zdeněk Růžička

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Zdeněk Růžička
Personal information
Born(1925-04-15)15 April 1925
Ivančice, Czechoslovakia
Died18 April 2021(2021-04-18) (aged 96)
Brno, Czech Republic
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Floor
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Rings

Zdeněk Růžička (15 April 1925 – 18 April 2021) was a Czech gymnast who was a three-time Olympian.[1] Winning two individual bronze medals on floor exercise and rings at the Gymnastics at the 1948 Summer Olympics where he also placed 7th in the combined individual all-around standings, he continued to compete at the next two Olympiads where his best results were top-15 placements on pommel horse and rings in 1952 and a top-10 finish on the horizontal bar in 1956. He was born in Ivančice. He died 18 April 2021 at the age of 96.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Zdeněk Růžička". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Sportovní nebe pro gymnastu Zdeňka Růžičku. Olympijskému medailistovi bylo 96 let". Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 April 2021. (in Czech)