František Erben
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František Erben was a gymnast
from Bohemia
, in what is now the Czech Republic
.
He took part in the third gymastics World Championships which took place in 1907, where he took bronze in the overall competition, behind his compatriot Josef Čada
and Frenchman Jules Rolland. Bohemia also took gold in the team competition, and Erben took gold in both the horizontal bar
and pommel horse
and bronze in the parallel bars.
At the next World Championships, in 1909, the Bohemia
n team won silver, behind France. At the next World Championships, Erben won silver on the horizontal bar and bronze on the rings.
At the Olympics, he took part in the 1900 Summer Olympics
, where he finished in 32nd place.
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
from Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
, in what is now the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
He took part in the third gymastics World Championships which took place in 1907, where he took bronze in the overall competition, behind his compatriot Josef Čada
Josef Cada
Josef Čada was a Czech gymnast who competed for Bohemia in the 1908 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Prague....
and Frenchman Jules Rolland. Bohemia also took gold in the team competition, and Erben took gold in both the horizontal bar
Horizontal bar
The high bar, also known as the horizontal bar, is an apparatus used by male gymnasts in Artistic Gymnastics. It traditionally consists of a cylindrical metal bar that is rigidly held above and parallel to the floor by a system of cables and stiff vertical supports. Gymnasts typically wear leather...
and pommel horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
and bronze in the parallel bars.
At the next World Championships, in 1909, the Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n team won silver, behind France. At the next World Championships, Erben won silver on the horizontal bar and bronze on the rings.
At the Olympics, he took part in the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...
, where he finished in 32nd place.