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Zdeňka Veřmiřovská

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Zdeňka Veřmiřovská
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Born(1913-06-27)June 27, 1913
Kopřivnice, Moravia
DiedMay 13, 1997(1997-05-13) (aged 83)
Prague
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1938 Prague Team
Silver medal – second place 1938 Prague All-around

Zdeňka Veřmiřovská (Czech pronunciation: [ˈzdɛɲka ˈvɛr̝mɪr̝ofskaː]) (June 27, 1913, Kopřivnice, Moravia – May 13, 1997) was a Czechoslovak/Czech gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Kopřivnice and died in Prague.

In 1936 she won the silver medal as a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastics team.

Twelve years later she won the gold medal as a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastics team.

She also competed at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she won the Silver in both the All-Around and Floor Exercise.

External links

  • profile
  • Official Olympic Report 1936
  • Official Olympic Report 1948
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 2008-06-15.