Věra Růžičková

Olympic gymnast (1928-2018)

Věra Růžičková (10 August 1928 – 24 November 2018) was a Czechoslovak gymnast. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. She was born in Brno.[1] She won a gold medal as a member of the Czechoslovak squad in the team competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Růžičková died in Prague on 24 November 2018 from breast cancer at the age of 90.[2]

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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Věra Růžičková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. Zemřela olympijská vítězka v gymnastice z Londýna 1948 Růžičková (in Czech)

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