Marcela Váchová (16 July 1953 – 21 July 2024 )[1] is a retired Czech artistic gymnast. She won a team bronze medal at the 1970 World Championships[2] and placed fifth on the vault. She competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics with the best individual result of 16th place on the vault.[3]
| Marcela Váchová | ||||||||||||
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 Váchová at the 1972 Olympics (floor exercise) | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1953 Brno, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||
| Died | 21 July 2024 (aged 71) Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Marcela Váchová". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Damen". sport-komplett.de (in German).
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marcela Váchová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
External links
edit- Marcela Váchová at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Marcela Váchová at Olympics.com
- Marcela Váchová at Olympedia
- Marcela Váchová at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
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