Bohumil Mořkovský

Gymnast

Bohumil Mořkovský

Personal information
Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Born	(1899-12-14)December 14, 1899 Valašské Meziříčí, Austria-Hungary
Died	July 16, 1928(1928-07-16) (aged 28) Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics

Olympic medal record
Representing Czechoslovakia
Men’s Gymnastic
	1924 Paris	Vault

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.

References

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