page_title: Zdeněk Koubek
hierarchical_section_title: Zdeněk Koubek
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Transsexualiteit. De Tsjechische atlete Zdenka Koubkova, die twee wereldrecords op haar naam heeft staan, heeft kort geleden verklaard, dat zij voortaan als man wenst te worden beschouwd en heeft de naam Benek Kubek aangenomen. Foto: Portret van Zdenka Koubkova.
context_page_description: Zdeněk Koubek was a track athlete from Czechoslovakia. He won two medals at the 1934 Women's World Games and several national titles in the 100–800 m running, long jump and high jump, and set a few world records in running events. In 1936, he underwent female to male gender reassignment surgery and retired from athletics.
context_section_description: Zdeněk Koubek (born Zdena "Zdeňka" Koubková, 8 December 1913 – 12 June 1986) was a track athlete from Czechoslovakia. He won two medals at the 1934 Women's World Games and several national titles in the 100–800 m running, long jump and high jump, and set a few world records in running events. In 1936, he underwent female to male gender reassignment surgery and retired from athletics.
caption: Zdeněk Koubek in 1936
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