Miroslava Brdíčková

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameMiroslava•Brdíčková (-Šplíchalová)
Used nameMiroslava•Brdíčková
Born4 September 1927 in Litomyšl, Pardubický krajCZE
Died19 September 1957 (aged 30 years 15 days) in Praha (Prague), Hlavní město PrahaCZE
NOCCzechoslovakiaTCH
Nationality Czechia

Biography

Miroslava Brdíčková was a Czechoslovak gymnast who became the national champion in the uneven bars and the vault in 1953. One year later Brdíčková was part of the team that won bronze in the all-round event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Roma. In 1956 she competed at the Melbourne Olympics, finishing fifth in the team event, with her best individual performance coming in the uneven bars, placing 28th overall.

Brdíčková also studied French and physical education at Charles University in Praha. She gradually moved into a coaching role, working with the national junior team. In September 1957, however, she was killed in a motorcycle accident. She was only 30-years-old.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1956 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) TCH CZE Miroslava Brdíčková
All-Around, Individual, Women (Olympic) 40
Team, Women (Olympic) Czechoslovakia 5
Team (Portable Apparatus), Women (Olympic) Czechoslovakia 7
Floor Exercise, Women (Olympic) =53
Vault, Women (Olympic) =48
Uneven Bars, Women (Olympic) 28
Balance Beam, Women (Olympic) =33

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