Josef Čada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Josef Čada

Czechoslovak gymnast

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1881

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1959

Profession: artistic gymnast

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Josef Čada

  • Josef Cada (March 30, 1881 – December 1, 1959) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Bohemia in the 1908 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
  • He made his debut at the 3rd-ever World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Prague (see Medal Table in Info Box at top of article).
  • When Bohemia made their debut at these World Championships, he led their team to victory from the start, as well as establishing himself as the top gymnast at those games.
  • Any possible claims of hometown favoritism would later be dispelled with his successes at the next 3 World Championships - 1909, 1911, and 1913 - where he won many more medals and all but dominated on the Horizontal bar event.World War I would interrupt his gymnastics career, although after the war he would he would return and compete at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympic Games.
  • He had previously competed in the 1908 Olympics individual all-around gymnastics competition, placing 25th. His successes are best seen in the context of the Sokol movement within the former Bohemia and its successor, Czechoslovakia.

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