Jan Koutný, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jan Koutný

gymnast

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1897

Place of Birth: Vyškov, South Moravian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 18-Jul-1976

Profession: artistic gymnast

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Jan Koutný

  • Jan Koutný (24 June 1897 – 18 July 1976) was a Czech gymnast who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vyškov and died in Prague. In 1924 he won a silver medal in the vault competition. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he also participated in the following events: Rings - seventh place Individual all-around - eleventh place Parallel bars - eleventh place Sidehorse vault - twelfth place Pommel horse - 22nd place Rope climbing - 24th place Horizontal bar - 35th place Team all-around - did not finishFour years later he was a member of the Czechoslovak gymnastic team which won the silver medal.

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