Alois Hudec

Alois Hudec (12 July 1908 – 23 January 1997)[1] was a Czechoslovak gymnast and an individual World and Olympic Champion in the sport.

Alois Hudec
Alois Hudec, displaying his mastery on the Still Rings apparatus
Personal information
Country represented	Czechoslovakia
Born	(1908-07-12)July 12, 1908 Račice, Austria-Hungary
Died	January 23, 1997(1997-01-23) (aged 88) Prague, Czech Republic
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Medal record Olympic Games 1936 Berlin Rings World Championships 1931 Paris All-Around 1931 Paris Floor Exercise 1931 Paris Rings 1934 Budapest Rings 1938 Prague Team 1938 Prague Rings 1938 Prague Floor 1938 Prague Parallel Bars 1938 Prague Horizontal Bar 1934 Budapest Team

He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where he received a gold medal in rings.[2] Part of his performance there is recorded in an 85-second shot in Leni Riefenstahl's film Olympia. He also competed at three World Championships in a row (1931, 1934, 1938) where he won the rings title every time.

Hudec also bears another particular distinction within the annals of the history of the sport. Although the 1931 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships often seem to go ignored by various authorities within the sport, the FIG, in their 125-Year Anniversary Publication, refers to them as the "First Artistic Men's World Championships".[3] As he became the overall World All-Around Champion at those games, according to some authorities, Hudec could be considered the first-ever World All-Around Champion in the sport of Men's Artistic Gymnastics.