Věra Galusková

Věra Galusková
Personal information
Born(1906-12-22)22 December 1906
Sport
CountryCzechoslovakia
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)high jump, shot put, discus throw
ClubAC Sl.Sl.Uh.Hradište
SK Slavia

Věra Galusková (born 22 December 1906) was a Czechoslovak track and field athlete. She was specialized in the high jump.[1] She was active during the 1920s, the early era of women's athletics. She represented Czechoslovakia at international competitions.

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Biography

Galusková was a member of AC Sl.Sl.Uh.Hradište,[3] and from 1927 of SK Slavia.[4] She was specialized in the high jump, but also competed in shot put and discus throw.[5][4]

In 1924 Galusková finished second in the high jump at the 1924 Brussels Femina Club international women's athletics meeting behind Belgian Elise Van Truyen. She also competed in the shot put.[5][6] In September she finished third in the high jump event at the 1924 France–Czechoslovakia women's athletics match.[7]

At the 1926 Czechoslovakia–France–Yugoslavia women's athletics match she won the high jump event and improved the national record with a height of 1.43 meters.[8] Olmerová was in 1926 also a Czechoslovak member at the 1926 Women's World Games in Gothenburg, Sweden. [9]

She was the best Czechoslovak high jumper in 1924, 1926 and 1927.[6][10][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Vera Galuskova". brinkster.net.
  2. ↑ "Kamila Olmerová – světová rekordmanka v hodu oštěpem". sportovnilisty.cz (in cz).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ TCH 1925 (Results of Czechoslovak athletics in 1925), atletika.cz
  4. 1 2 3 TCH 1927 (Results of Czechoslovak athletics in 1927), atletika.cz
  5. 1 2 "Le grand meeting du Brussels F.C." (in French). La Nation Belge. 11 August 1924. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  6. 1 2 "TCH 1924 (1924 Czechoslovak athletics results)" (PDF) (in cz). Czech Athletics. p. 13-16. Retrieved 13 September 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ "La rencontre France-Tchécoslovaquie | La France a remporte la victoire". La Dernière Heure (in French). 15 September 1924. p. 3 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  8. ↑ "Les sportives francaises se sont distinguees a Pragué". La Dernière Heure (in French). 11 July 1926. p. 4 – via uurl.kbr.be.
  9. ↑ "Les Jeux Mondiaux féminins de Gothebourg | Les participantes". La Dernière Heure (in French). 29 August 1926. p. 4.
  10. ↑ TCH 1926 (Results of Czechoslovak athletics in 1926), atletika.cz