Rudolph Novak | |
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Full name | Rudolph Novak |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Chroustovice, Bohemia | January 29, 1887
Died | October 16, 1968 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 81)
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Gym | Cedar Rapids Sokol |
Rudolph Novak (January 29, 1887, in Chroustovice – October 16, 1968, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
He was a gymnastics director at Olivet College and raised the popularity of the sport there. [3]
As a gymnast, he was a member of Cedar Rapids Sokol. [4] Following his performance in the 1924 Summer Olympics, he was aboard the RMS Homeric when it encountered a hurricane and he was nearly swept overboard. [5]
Rudolph Novak | |
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Full name | Rudolph Novak |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Chroustovice, Bohemia | January 29, 1887
Died | October 16, 1968 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 81)
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Gym | Cedar Rapids Sokol |
Rudolph Novak (January 29, 1887, in Chroustovice – October 16, 1968, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]
He was a gymnastics director at Olivet College and raised the popularity of the sport there. [3]
As a gymnast, he was a member of Cedar Rapids Sokol. [4] Following his performance in the 1924 Summer Olympics, he was aboard the RMS Homeric when it encountered a hurricane and he was nearly swept overboard. [5]