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| Born | (1884-05-25)25 May 1884 Tovačov,Austria-Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 August 1968(1968-08-19) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Bohemia/ Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ferdinand Steiner (23 May 1884 – 19 August 1968) was a Czech artistic gymnast. He representedBohemia and from 1914Czechoslovakia.
Steiner was born on 23 May 1884 inTovačov. He died on 19 August 1968.[1]
Steiner took part in theWorld Gymnastics Championships in 1909, 1911 and 1913. In 1909, he won gold in the team combined competition. In 1911, he won gold in both the team event and in the combined event, and also took gold in therings and bronze in thehorizontal bar. At this World Championships, the Bohemians dominated the team event, and took the top four places in the overall competition. At his last World Championships, in 1913, he again took gold in the team competition.
Steiner introduced an element, the inverted cross,[2] a move that is still valued as a "C"-difficulty element in the current Code of Points,[3] if not much higher, depending upon the movement from which it is entered.[4]
Since medal winners who representedAustria-Hungary came from Bohemia, these medals were later transferred toCzechoslovakia by theFIG.
After Steiner's competitive career was over, he was a very reputable trainer of his fellow CzechoslovakSokol gymnasts.[5]: 252, 329
