Bedřich Šupčík
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| gold | 1924 | Rope climbing |
| silver | 1928 | Team all-around |
| bronze | 1924 | Individual all-around |
Bedřich Šupčík (born October 22, 1898 in Vienna , † July 11, 1957 in Písek ) was a Czechoslovak gymnast .
He won a gold medal in rope climbing at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 1924 , making him the first Olympic champion in Czechoslovakia, which emerged after the First World War . His winning time on a rope length of eight meters was 7.2 seconds.
In addition, he finished third in the individual all-around at these games. Four years later he won the silver medal in the team all-round match with the Czechoslovak team at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam . In ring gymnastics he reached fifth place in 1924 and sixth in 1928, and ninth place on parallel bars in 1924.
On the rings he was also runner-up at the World Gymnastics Championships in 1930 in Luxembourg .
Web links
- Bedřich Šupčík in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Olympic champion in rope hanging
1896: Nikolaos Andriakopoulos | 1904: George Eyser | 1924: Bedřich Šupčík | 1932: Raymond Bass.svg){kind=small}
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| SURNAME | Šupčík, Bedřich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak apparatus gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 11, 1957 |
| Place of death | Písek |