Frank Kriz
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| Country represented |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born | March 26, 1894 | ||||||||||||
| Died | January 11, 1955 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Frank Josef Kriz (March 26, 1894 – January 11, 1955) was an American gymnast and Olympic Champion. A member of the New York Sokol and the Bohemian Gymnastic Association, he competed in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Summer Olympics.[1] in 1924 he received a gold medal in Vault.[2] In 1922 and 1924 he won the Amateur Athletic Union national gymnastics title.[3][4] In 1959 he was one of the initial inductees to the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.sokolnewyork.org/history.htm
- ↑ "1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Gymnastics" databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 26, 2008)
- ↑ New York Times, Kriz Wins National Gymnastics Title, April 22, 1922
- ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/frank-kriz-1.html
- ↑ http://www2.usa-gymnastics.org/hof/index.html
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