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Jan 20, 1893 Prague, Czech Republic Died on 10 Feb 1979 (aged 86)
Czech politician and sport gymnast
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About Miroslav Klinger
- Miroslav Klinger (20 January 1893 – 10 February 1979) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Prague. In 1920 he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which finished fourth in the team event. Four years later at the 1924 Summer Olympics he participated in the following events: Individual all-around - fifth place Vault - seventh place Pommel horse - seventh place Parallel bars - tenth place Rings - eleventh place Sidehorse vault - twelfth place Rope climbing - 24th place Horizontal bar - 26th place Team all-around - did not finishKlinger was an active member and activist of Sokol organization.
- During World War II he was incarcerated in Dachau and Buchenwald concentration camps.
- In Czechoslovak parliamentary elections in 1948 he was elected to the National Assembly for the Czech National Social Party.
- He was a member of parliament until 1960.
