Miroslav Klinger (20 January 1893 – 10 February 1979) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Prague.

Miroslav Klinger
Personal information
Country represented Czechoslovakia
Born(1893-01-20)20 January 1893
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died10 February 1979(1979-02-10) (aged 86)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1922 Ljubljana Team
Gold medal – first place 1922 Ljubljana Pommel Horse
Gold medal – first place 1922 Ljubljana Horizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 1922 Ljubljana Parallel Bars

In 1920 he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which finished fourth in the team event. Four years later at the 1924 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events:[1]

Klinger achieved greater success at the 1922 World Championships in Ljubljana where he contributed to the team gold, achieved individual gold on the Pommel Horse and Horizontal Bar, and won silver on the Parallel Bars.

Klinger was an active member and activist of the Sokol organization. During World War II he was incarcerated in Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.[2] In Czechoslovak parliamentary elections in 1948 he was elected to the National Assembly for the Czech National Social Party. He was a member of parliament until 1960.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Miroslav Klinger". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ Kvasil, Bohumil. Malá československá encyklopedie, 3. [s.l.]: Academia, 1984. p. 407.
  3. ^ Profile at the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic website