event death_date club birth_place weight height pb sport birth_date image article_title
high jump 19 october 2014 rh praha prague , czechoslovakia 63 kg lb on 1.73 m ftin on 1.87 m -lrb- 1972 -rrb- athletics 22 july 1950 miloslava rezková 1968.jpg miloslava rezková

miloslava rezková

miloslava rezková -lrb- ; 22 july 1950 -- 19 october 2014 -rrb- was a czech high jumper who won gold medals at the 1968 olympics and 1969 european championships .
rezková was born and raised in prague , where she married rudolf hübner , a fellow olympic high jumper .
she first trained in ballet and rhythmic gymnastics before changing to the high jump .
in 1968 she improved her personal best from 1.66 to 1.87 m , and became national and olympic champion .
in the high jump world ranking she was first in 1968 and 1969 , sixth in 1970 -- 71 , and ninth in 1972 -- 73 .
she retired after 1977 and later became a goldsmith and athletics coach .
