Josef Čada

Josef Čada (March 30, 1881 December 1, 1959) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Bohemia in the 1908 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He made his debut in 1907 at the third World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Prague, where he won gold in the individual all-around competition and the team all-around competition. Čada also competed for Bohemia in the 1909, 1911, and 1913 Championships, and won individual and team medals.

Josef Čada
Josef Čada in 1924
Personal information
Full nameJosef Čada
Country represented Czechoslovakia (1920)
Former countries represented Bohemia (1907-1913)
Born(1881-03-30)March 30, 1881
Prague, Austria-Hungary
DiedDecember 1, 1959(1959-12-01) (aged 78)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Representing  Bohemia
World Championships
1907 PragueTeam
1907 PragueAll-around
1911 TurinTeam
1911 TurinHorizontal bar
1913 ParisTeam
1913 ParisHorizontal bar
1907 PragueParallel bars
1909 LuxembourgTeam
1909 LuxembourgAll-around
1909 LuxembourgParallel bars
1909 LuxembourgHorizontal bar
1911 TurinAll-around

He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics individual all-around gymnastics competition, placing 25th. After World War I, Čada returned to competition and represented Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Olympic Games, where he placed 4th in the team all-around competition.

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