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SHORT HISTORICAL NOTES I
Anton Gajdoš, Bratislava, Slovakia
Ph.D. Anton Gajdoš born on 1.6.1940 in Dubriniči (today Ukraine) lives most of his life in Bratislava (ex TCH, nowadays SVK). He comes from gymnastics family (his brother Pavel have world championship medals) and he devoted his life to gymnastics. His last achievement is establishment of Narodna encyklopedia športu Slovenska (www.sportency.sk). Among his passion is collecting photos and signatures of gymnasts. As we tend to forget old champions and important gymnasts, judges and coaches, we decided to publish part of his archive under title Short historical notes. All information on these pages is from Anton's archives and collected through years.
CZECH SOKOL TEAM 1907
Czech Sokol team made their debut at World Championship in 1907 in Praque. Already at their first attempt, they won. Talented generation competed until the beginning of the WWI.
From left - standing gymnasts: Seidl Josef, Sal Karel, Čada Josef, Stary Karel,
Lying/siting gymnasts: Prečner František- he was the first gymnast who presented combination
but did not compete, Erben František, Honzatko Boris.
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Prague 1907	MAG: Team competition: 1. Czech
	All - around: 1. Josef Čada, 3. František Erben, 4. Karel Stary, 6. Karel
	Sal, 7. Josef Seidl, 9. Bohumil Honzatko
Luxembourg	MAG: Team competition: 2. Czech (Josef Čada, František Erben, Karel
1909	Stary, Ferdinand Steiner, František Markovsky, František Mracek)
	All - around: 2. Josef Čada, 7. Karel Stary, 9. František Erben
Torino 1911	MAG: Team competition: 1. Czech
	All - around: 1. Ferdinand Steiner
Paris 1913	MAG: Team competition: 1. Czech (Karel Stary, Josef Sykora, Josef
	Čada, Ferdinad Steiner, Douda, Prazak)
	All - around: 2. Karel Stary, 3. Josef Sykora, 6. Josef Čada, 9. Ferdinad
	Steiner
JALANTIE TUOMO ARTELO
Born 1st November, 1925.
Mr Jalantie was a Physical Education teacher and worked as Physical Education professor at the University of Helsinki from 1966 to 1983.
Member of the FIG men's technical committee since 19671984 and its Vice-President from 1973 to 1984.
Mr Jalantie was manager of the European Gymnastics Championships in 1967.
He judged at the Olympics in Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, Montreal 1976, Moskva 1980 and Los Angeles 1984; from the year 1968 he was a head judge. He judged at World Championships in Praque 1962, Dortmund 1966, Ljubljana 1970, Varna 1974, Strasbourg 1978, Fort Worth 1979, Moskva 1981 and Budapest 1983. He judged at the European Championships in Paris 1957, Copenhagen 1959, Luxemburg 1961, Belgrade 1963, Antwerp 1965, Warsaw 1969, Madrid 1971, Bern 1975, Vilna 1977, Essen 1979, Rome 1981 and Varna 1983. He judged at World Cup in London 1975, Oviedo 1977, Sao Paolo 1978, Tokio 1979, Toronto 1980.
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He has a golden badge of merit for Finnish sport from the Finnish minister of education and a medal of pro Sport from Finnish Government and the first class lion Knight medal and an honorary title of sport councilor.
Photo: from left Max Bangartner - general secretary of FIG -Alex Lylo and Tuomo Jalantie members of MTC FIG
With help of Arja Kurki, daughter of Tuomo Jalantie, we written this biography.
We all wish him happy 90th birthday next year. Cheers.
JOZEF STALDER
(* 6.2.1919, + 1.3.1991, Luzern, Swiss)
Many gymnasts (man and women) who perform his element (described and draw in FIG Code of Points) don't not know much about him. He competed at two OG (1948 London and 1952 Helsinki) and two WC (1950 Basel and 1954 Rome). At London OG he won gold on high bar, silver with team and bronze on parallel bars; in Helsinki he took two silvers (team and high bar) and two bronzes (all around and parallel bars). At WC 1950, he won with team, on floor and pommel horse, on high bar he was third. In Rome, he was 2nd on pommel horse and parallel bars and with team 3rd.
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