Jan Gajdoš

Jan Gajdoš (27 December 1903 – 19 November 1945) was a gymnast, representing Czechoslovakia.

Individually, he won no medals, but he finished fourth in the horizontal bar, and eighth in the rings.

In 1930, he took overall silver, behind Josip Primožič, and also won bronze in the pommel horse and rings.

[2] In his last World Championships, in 1938, he won gold both in the individual all-around and floor exercise, as well as top-8 place finishings on 4 of the 5 other apparatuses.

He died shortly after the end of World War II, after being put on a death march by the Nazi Germans.

From a 1932 issue of Czechoslovakian journal "Věstník Sokolský" showcasing 3 of their gymnasts, (L-R), 1938 World All-Around Men's Champion Jan Gajdoš, 1934 and 1938 World All-Around Women's Champion Vlasta Děkanová , and 1931 World All-Around Men's Champion and 1936 Olympic Rings Champion Alois Hudec , with a caption putting them forth, reading "Our Best" (translated from Czech)
Grave of Jan Gajdoš at the cemetery in Brno- Židenice