Karel Starý (born c. 1885 – death year unknown; birthplace unknown), was a Czech gymnast who competed in four World Championships. A mainstay of the Bohemian team through all of their appearances at every World Championship they attended prior to World War I, he helped his team to reach three out of four World Championship Team Titles (1907, 1911, 1913), and to Silver the other (1909), of the four times. He stamped himself as one of their best and one of the best in the world as during his final two appearances, he won all-around medals at both appearances, placing him among the top three gymnasts in the world at the time. After Starý's competitive career was over, he was a very reputable trainer of his fellow Czechoslovakian Sokol gymnasts.[1]: 252, 329 

Karel Starý
Karel Starý, cropped from the Bohemian team photo at the 1911 World Gymnastics Championships in Turin, Italy
Personal information
Country represented Bohemia/ Czechoslovakia
BornBohemia
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Bohemia/ Czechoslovakia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1907 Prague Team
Gold medal – first place 1911 Turin Team
Gold medal – first place 1913 Paris Team
Silver medal – second place 1909 Luxembourg Team
Silver medal – second place 1913 Paris All-around
Bronze medal – third place 1911 Turin All-around

References

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  1. ^ Dusek, Peter Paul Jr. (1981). Marie Provaznik: Her Life and Contributions to Physical Education. University of Utah.