Bohumil Mořkovský

Bohumil Mořkovský (14 December 1899 – 16 July 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.

In 1924 he won a bronze medal in the vault competition. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events:

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. The commemoration raised interest because a likeness of two-time Olympic Gymnastics Rings Champion, from Armenia, Albert Azaryan was erroneously used to depict Mořkovský.