Věra Čáslavská
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Věra Čáslavská was a Czechoslovak artistic gymnast and Czech sports official. She won a total of 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968 including seven Olympic gold medals, four world titles an
Čáslavská at the 1967 European Championships
Čáslavská and the Czechoslovak team at the 1967 European Championships
Čáslavská and Odložil getting married in Mexico City on 26 October 1968
Čáslavská in 2015
Josef Odložil
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Josef Odložil was a Czech middle-distance runner. During the 1960s he was a national champion on numerous occasions but had mixed success at international level. He won a silver medal in the 1500 metr
Věra Čáslavská
…An inner main belt asteroid (26986) Caslavska is named for her. Shortly before the end of the 1968 Olympics, Čáslavská married runner Josef Odložil, who had been a silver medalist at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. The ceremony, which took place at the Mexico City Cathedral, drew a crowd of thousands…
Odložil, following in red vest, at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo