Josef Čada

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Josef Čada
Josef Čada in 1924
Personal information
Full nameJosef Čada
Country represented Czechoslovakia (1920)
Former countries represented Bohemia (1907-1913)
Born(1881-03-30)March 30, 1881
Prague, Austria-Hungary
DiedDecember 1, 1959(1959-12-01) (aged 78)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Bohemia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1907 Prague Team
Gold medal – first place 1907 Prague All-around
Gold medal – first place 1911 Turin Team
Gold medal – first place 1911 Turin Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 1913 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 1913 Paris Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1907 Prague Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1909 Luxembourg Team
Silver medal – second place 1909 Luxembourg All-around
Silver medal – second place 1909 Luxembourg Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 1909 Luxembourg Horizontal bar
Silver medal – second place 1911 Turin All-around

Josef Čada (March 30, 1881 – December 1, 1959) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Bohemia in the 1908 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1] He made his debut in 1907 at the third World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Prague, where he won gold in the individual all-around competition and the team all-around competition. Čada also competed for Bohemia in the 1909, 1911, and 1913 Championships, and won individual and team medals.[2]

He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics individual all-around gymnastics competition, placing 25th. After World War I, Čada returned to competition and represented Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympic Games, where he placed 4th in the team all-around competition.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Josef Čada". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ "MenuHistoricalMedallists". iis.siccsports.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

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