Bohumil Mořkovský Explained

Bohumil Mořkovský
Birth Date:	14 December 1899
Birth Place:	Valašské Meziříčí, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:	Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia
Discipline:	MAG
Show-Medals:	yes

Bohumil Mořkovský (December 14, 1899  - July 16, 1928) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Valašské Meziříčí, Moravia. He died less than a month before he could have made a repeat Olympic appearance.

In 1924 he won a bronze medal in the vault competition. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:^[1]

• Rings - sixth place
• Individual all-around - 13th place
• Parallel bars - 13th place
• Rope climbing - 18th place
• Sidehorse vault - 23rd place
• Pommel horse - 31st place
• Horizontal bar - 41st place
• Team all-around - did not finish

Legacy

In 2019, the Czech Postal System issued a postcard commemorating Mořkovský.^{[2] [3]} The commemoration raised interest because a likeness of two-time Olympic Gymnastics Rings Champion, from Armenia, Albert Azaryan was erroneously used to depict Mořkovský.

External links

• profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bohumil Mořkovský . Olympedia . 3 October 2021.
2. Web site: Mon Blog Timbré: "Bohumil Mořkovský 1899-1928" pictorial cancellation on cover from Czech Republic. Eric. Contesse. August 14, 2019.
3. Web site: Nové strojové razítko OLYMPSPORTU na poště Praha 1 (aktualizace). July 20, 2019.