Bohumil Mořkovský

Bohumil Mořkovský
Personal information
Born(1899-12-14)December 14, 1899
Valašské Meziříčí, Austria-Hungary
DiedJuly 16, 1928(1928-07-16) (aged 28)
Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Medal record
Men's gymnastics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Vault

Bohumil Mořkovský (December 14, 1899 – July 16, 1928) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Valašské Meziříčí, Moravia. He died less than a month before he could have made a repeat Olympic appearance.

In 1924 he won a bronze medal in the vault competition. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:[1]

Legacy

In 2019, the Czech Postal System issued a postcard commemorating Mořkovský.[2][3] The commemoration raised interest because a likeness of two-time Olympic Gymnastics Rings Champion, from Armenia, Albert Azaryan was erroneously used to depict Mořkovský.

References

  1. ^ "Bohumil Mořkovský". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ Contesse, Eric (August 14, 2019). "Mon Blog Timbré: "Bohumil Mořkovský 1899-1928" pictorial cancellation on cover from Czech Republic".
  3. ^ "Nové strojové razítko OLYMPSPORTU na poště Praha 1 (aktualizace)". July 20, 2019.


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