Jan Sládek (23 February 1907 – 11 June 1984) was a Czech gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] Additionally, he competed at the 1934 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, helping his CzechoSlovakian team to the silver and winning an individual bronze medal on the pommel horse, as well as at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his CzechoSlovakian team to gold, as well as taking an individual silver medal in the all-around combined exercises.[citation needed]

Jan Sládek
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Born(1907-02-23)23 February 1907
Vracov, Moravia, Austria-Hungary
Died11 June 1984(1984-06-11) (aged 77)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1934 Budapest Team[1]
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Budapest Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 1934 Budapest Vault
Gold medal – first place 1938 Prague Team[1]: 65 
Silver medal – second place 1938 Prague All-Around

References

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  1. ^ a b Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (2005). "125th Anniversary - The story goes on..." (PDF). FIG. p. 64.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jan Sládek Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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