Zdeněk Růžička
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| Country represented |  Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 April 1925 Ivančice, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 April 2021 (aged 96) Brno, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]- ^ "Zdeněk Růžička". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Sportovní nebe pro gymnastu Zdeňka Růžičku. Olympijskému medailistovi bylo 96 let". Czech Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 April 2021. (in Czech)
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