Bohumil Mořkovský

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.

Bohumil Mořkovský
Personal information
Born	(1899-12-14)December 14, 1899 Valašské Meziříčí, Austria-Hungary
Died	July 16, 1928(1928-07-16) (aged 28) Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Medal record Men's gymnastics Representing  Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1924 Paris Vault

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.