Karel Stary

Karel Stary (born c. 1885 - death year unknown; birthplace unknown), was a Bohemian gymnast who competed in four World Championships. A mainstay of the Bohemian team through all of their appearances at every World Championship they attended prior to World War I, he helped his team to reach three out of four World Championship Team Titles (1907, 1911, 1913), and to Silver the other (1909), of the four times. He stamped himself as one of their best and one of the best in the world as during his final two appearances, he won all-around medals at both appearances, placing him among the top three gymnasts in the world at the time. After Stary's competitive career was over, he was a very reputable trainer of his fellow Czechoslovakian Sokol gymnasts.[1]^:252,329

Karel Stary
Karel Stary, cropped from the Bohemian team photo at the 1911 World Gymnastics Championships in Turin, Italy
Personal information
Country represented	Bohemia/ Czechoslovakia
Born	Bohemia
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Representing  Bohemia/ Czechoslovakia World Championships 1907 Prague Team 1909 Luxembourg Team 1911 Turin Team 1911 Turin All-around 1913 Paris Team 1913 Paris All-around