Věra Čáslavská by Natalie Wilkova https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v Informations about her en-us 2021-03-10 12:33:05 UTC 2024-10-01 08:43:48 UTC hello@padlet.com She was born on 3th May 1942 in Prague. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1292622668 2021-03-10 13:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1292622668 She came from a business family, her father was a deli shop owner. Her mom was a housewife nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1292669446 2021-03-10 13:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1292669446 nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294313649 Věra Čáslavská ]]> 2021-03-10 17:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294313649 She had an even older sister, Hannah and Eve, and since childhood all three had been involved in ballet. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294346258 2021-03-10 17:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294346258 nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294378064 2021-03-10 18:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294378064 Shortly before the end of the 1968 Olympics, Čáslavská married runner Josef Odložil, who had been a silver medalist at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294451551 2021-03-10 18:18:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294451551 Josef Odložil nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294452999 2021-03-10 18:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294452999 Radka Čáslavská nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294481072 She is an actress.]]> 2021-03-10 18:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294481072 The couple divorced in 1987. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294492993 2021-03-10 18:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294492993 After husbands death Čáslavská became depressed and was rarely seen in public afterwards. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294505950 2021-03-10 18:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294505950 They had a son, Martin, and daughter, Radka. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294532555 2021-03-10 18:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294532555 Martin Odložil nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294532946 He killed his father and famous runner Josef Odložila in 1993.]]> 2021-03-10 18:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294532946 Her son killed his father and famous runner Josef Odložila in 1993. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294546462 2021-03-10 18:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294546462 Which she had been fighting for about 15 years nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294552196 2021-03-10 18:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294552196 She returned to both social and sports lives, coaching younger gymnasts. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294555819 2021-03-10 18:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294555819 nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294563395 2021-03-10 18:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294563395 Čáslavská and Odložil getting married in Mexico City on 26 October 1968. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294575104 2021-03-10 18:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294575104 This is photo with her mother. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294603492 2021-03-10 18:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294603492 This is Picture with her father. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294607364 2021-03-10 18:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294607364 Josef Odložil did not kidnap his wife's popularity. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294641429 2021-03-10 18:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294641429 Vera graduated remotely from the Faculty of Physical Education and trained new athletes in the mid-1970s, returning to Mexico with her family in 1979-81. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294651911 2021-03-10 18:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294651911 Josef Odložil did not kidnap his wife's popularity. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294653377 2021-03-10 18:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294653377 She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2015. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294665892 2021-03-10 18:57:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294665892 Her health deteriorated significantly in the summer of 2016, to such an extent that she was taken to a hospital in Prague on 30 August, where she died at the age of 74. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294672591 2021-03-10 18:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294672591 Věra Čáslavská in 2016. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294679815 2021-03-10 19:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294679815 She was a Czechoslovak sports gymnast, coach and sports official, seven-time Olympic champion, four-time world champion, 11-time European champion and four-time Czechoslovak Sportswoman of the Year. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294709126 2021-03-10 19:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294709126 She had a lot of appreciation. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294709842 2021-03-10 19:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294709842 1959 Master of sport nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294713982 2021-03-10 19:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294713982 1962 A deserving master of sport nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294715424 2021-03-10 19:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294715424 1964 Distinguished service for construction nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294717426 2021-03-10 19:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294717426 1965 honorary citizenship of the town of Čáslav nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294722714 2021-03-10 19:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294722714 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968 – Sportsman of the Year nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294723876 2021-03-10 19:08:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294723876 1968 – the world's best sportswoman, the world's second most famous woman nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294725358 2021-03-10 19:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294725358 1989 – Cena Pierra de Coubertina, awarded by the International Committee for Fair Play to UNESCO nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294726909 2021-03-10 19:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294726909 1991 – Inducted into the Hall of Fame in New York nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294755051 2021-03-10 19:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294755051 1991 – Olympic Regulations, awarded by the International Olympic Committee nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294756378 2021-03-10 19:15:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294756378 1995 – State Medal of Merit II, awarded by the President of the Czech Republic Václav Havel nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294757349 2021-03-10 19:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294757349 2010 – Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, handed over by Japanese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Chikahito Harada in Prague residence nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294758383 2021-03-10 19:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294758383 2014 – Hanno R Award. Ellenbogens nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294759970 2021-03-10 19:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294759970 2016 – Gratias Agit Award for spreading the reputation of the Czech Republic in the world nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294761163 2021-03-10 19:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294761163 Vera showed interest in gymnastics only when she met Eva Bosáková, a prominent athlete and so-called lady of the beam. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294808017 2021-03-10 19:26:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294808017 Eva Bosáková nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294808635 2021-03-10 19:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294808635 She saw her not as her rival, but as her new successor. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294816209 2021-03-10 19:28:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294816209 In the same year that she met Eva Bosáková she won the gymnastics championship of the national juniors and juniors. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294827315 2021-03-10 19:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294827315 A year later (1959) at the European Championships in Krakow, Čáslavská won her first gold medal for training on beam and silver for skipping. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294832830 2021-03-10 19:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294832830 In 1959, Věra Čáslavská started working with coach Vladimír Prorok, who led her to the Tokyo Olympic Games, followed by coach Slávka Matlochová. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294836922 2021-03-10 19:32:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294836922 She achieved significant success in 1962 at the World Championships in Prague, where she won the jump, finishing second in the individual multi-fight and third in the floor. The Czechoslovak team won a silver medal. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294841823 2021-03-10 19:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294841823 Another highlight of her career was 1964, most notably the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where she won a gold medal in individual multifight, skipping and beam. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294850040 2021-03-10 19:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294850040 A year later, at the European Championships in Sofia, she won five gold medals (towels, beam, floor, jump, multifight). nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294851292 2021-03-10 19:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294851292 At the 1966 World Championships in Dortmund, she won the individual multi-fight and skipping championships, then won the silver medal on the beam and in the floor. In the team competition, Czechoslovak gymnasts won a gold medal. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294855207 2021-03-10 19:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294855207 She won gold in all competitions at the 1967 European Championships in Amsterdam. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294859654 2021-03-10 19:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294859654 Čáslavská and the Czech team at the 1967 European Championships nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294862105 2021-03-10 19:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294862105 Vera Čáslavská, line-up on bars, 1967 European Championships. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294868264 2021-03-10 19:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294868264 Čáslavská at the 1967 European Championships. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294874779 2021-03-10 19:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294874779 In 1968 she participated in the Summer Olympics in Mexico, where she won gold for multifight, skipping, bars and floor. Silver for the beam and in the teams. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294885576 2021-03-10 19:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294885576 During the medal ceremony, she gestured against the occupation of Czechoslovakia as she stood on the dais with a Soviet competitor. During the ceremonial performance of the Soviet anthem, she turned her head from her opponent towards the ground. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294892737 2021-03-10 19:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294892737 nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294900838 2021-03-10 19:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294900838 Medal nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294903591 2021-03-10 19:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294903591 She was named the best athlete in the world. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294914907 2021-03-10 19:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294914907 She ended her sporting career at the Olympics nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294920133 2021-03-10 19:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294920133 Olympic Games nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294928135 Gold medal
1964 Tokyo All-around
1964 Tokyo Vault
1964 Tokyo Balance beam
1968 Mexico City All-around
1968 Mexico City Vault
1968 Mexico City Uneven bars
1968 Mexico City Floor exercise
Silver Medal
1960 Rome Team
1964 Tokyo Team
1968 Mexico City Team
1968 Mexico City Balance beam]]> 2021-03-10 19:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294928135 World Championships nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294947080 Gold medal 
1962 Prague Vault
1966 Dortmund  All-around
1966 Dortmund Team
1966 Dortmund Vault
 Silver medal    
1958 Moscow Team
1962 Prague  All-around
1962 Prague Team
1966 Dortmund  Balance beam 1966 Dortmund Floor exercise      Bronz medal         
1962 Prague  Floor exercise


]]> 2021-03-10 19:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294947080 European Championships nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294976562 Gold medal         
1959 Krakow Balance beam
1965 Sofia All-around
1965 Sofia Vault
1965 Sofia  Uneven bars
1965 Sofia Floor exercise
1965 Sofia Balance beam
1967 Amsterdam All-around
1967 Amsterdam  Vault
1967 Amsterdam  Uneven bars
1967 Amsterdam  Floor exercise
1967 Amsterdam  Balance beam 
Silver medal       
1959 Krakow  Vault   
Bronz medal                                    1961 Leipzig All-around ]]> 2021-03-10 20:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1294976562 She wins at the 1968 Olympics were particularly poignant because of the political turmoil in Czechoslovakia. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295015183 2021-03-10 20:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295015183 She had publicly voiced her strong opposition to Soviet-style Communism and the Soviet invasion, and had signed Ludvik Vaculík's protest manifesto "Two Thousand Words" in the spring of 1968. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295020010 2021-03-10 20:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295020010 Consequently, to avoid being arrested, she spent the weeks leading up to the Olympics hiding in the mountain town of Šumperk, and was only granted permission to travel to Mexico City at the last minute. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295021770 2021-03-10 20:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295021770 In 1968, she became involved in political life and signed the Two Thousand Words petition. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295033402 2021-03-10 20:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295033402 In 1971 she was expelled from the ranks of the members of the Czech Television. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295034406 2021-03-10 20:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295034406 In 1974 she graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Charles University in Prague and devoted herself to coaching activities. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295035442 2021-03-10 20:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295035442 She was later allowed to practice coaching in Mexico (1979-1981). nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295036239 2021-03-10 20:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295036239 In January 1990, she became an adviser to the president of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel, on social issues and on sports, and from 1991 she served as his assistant. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295037187 2021-03-10 20:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295037187 From 1990 to 1992, she served as President of the Czechoslovak Olympic Committee, and then until 1996 she was President of the Czech Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee (1995-2001). nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295038282 2021-03-10 20:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295038282 In the 2013 presidential election, she actively supported Karel Schwarzenberg, while loudly protesting against Miloš Zeman and Jan Fischer over their former membership in the Communist Party. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295039199 2021-03-10 20:19:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295039199 In September 2015, she wrote an open message to the Czech public, appealing for solidarity and help for those fleeing the war during the refugee crisis. nataliewilkova55 https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295040432 2021-03-10 20:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nataliewilkova55/v94um1annh163w3v/wish/1295040432