Publication details
Sokol Brno I – mateřská jednota elitních československých gymnastů
| Title in English | Sokol Brno I – the parent union of the elite of Czechoslovak gymnasts |
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česká kinantropologie. Časopis vědecké společnosti kinantropologie |
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| Keywords | Sokol; Brno; Sport; Czechoslovak gymnasts; Olympic Games |
| Description | The text focuses on the initial period of existence of the oldest physical education union in Moravia and successes of its members on the Olympics scene. It summarises the results and presents short profiles of personalities of elite gymnasts of Sokol Brno I during its best period, but also remembers the founders of the union and important instructors of these gymnasts. During the period between the wars 1920-1938, the Brno gymnasts Ladislav Vácha, Bedřich Šupčík, Alois Hudec, Jan Gajdoš and Emanuel Löffler, ranked among the world’s best and their exceptional performances are inscribed in the history of Czech and world sports. |