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50th anniv. of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Vera Caslavska, a former Czech gymnast, attends a party at a Tokyo hotel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics on Oct. 10, 2014. Caslavska, 72, won three gold medals at the 1964 Games.

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Caslavska receives Japanese order

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Vera Caslavska, a gymnast from the former Czechoslovakia, shows off the medal of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon conferred by Japan in a ceremony at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Prague on Dec. 7, 2010. Caslavska, a 68-year-old gold medalist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was awarded under the 2010 autumn decoration for her contribution to the enhancement of friendship between the Czech Republic and Japan.

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Caslavska receives Japanese order

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Vera Caslavska, a gymnast from the former Czechoslovakia, addresses an award ceremony after receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, from Japan at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Prague on Dec. 7, 2010. Caslavska, a 68-year-old gold medalist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was awarded under the 2010 autumn decoration for her contribution to the enhancement of friendship between the Czech Republic and Japan.

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Caslavska receives Japanese order

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Vera Caslavska, a gymnast from the former Czechoslovakia, shows off the medal of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon conferred by Japan in a ceremony at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Prague on Dec. 7, 2010. Caslavska, a 68-year-old gold medalist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was awarded under the 2010 autumn decoration for her contribution to the enhancement of friendship between the Czech Republic and Japan. (Kyodo)

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Caslavska receives Japanese order

PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Vera Caslavska, a gymnast from the former Czechoslovakia, addresses an award ceremony after receiving the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, from Japan at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Prague on Dec. 7, 2010. Caslavska, a 68-year-old gold medalist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was awarded under the 2010 autumn decoration for her contribution to the enhancement of friendship between the Czech Republic and Japan. (Kyodo)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, left, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Jiri Kejval, Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, receives the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the chairman of the Czech Olympic Committee Jiri Kejval in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Petra Kvitova, 2019 Vera Caslavska Award

Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, a double Wimbledon winner who managed to restart her career after a robber cut and seriously injured her hand in 2016, received the 2019 Vera Caslavska Award for extraordinary merit in women's sport from the Czech Olympic Committee in Prague, Czech Republic, February 3, 2020. The prize, which is named after the legendary Czech gymnast and Olympic gold winner, has been granted by COV annually since 2014. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Exhibition on gymnast Vera Caslavska

Radka Caslavska (2nd from R), daughter of Vera Caslavska, attends an event in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, marking the opening of an exhibition looking back on the life of the late Czechoslovak gymnast, who won three golds in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and four golds in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition on gymnast Vera Caslavska

A exhibition looking back on the life of the late Czechoslovak gymnast Vera Caslavska, who won three golds in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and four golds in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, opens at Czech Centre Tokyo in the Japanese capital on Dec. 2, 2019, and runs through Jan. 31, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhibition on gymnast Vera Caslavska

Photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2019, shows Vera Caslavska's leotard and medals on display in an exhibition looking back on the life of the late Czechoslovak gymnast, who won three golds in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and four golds in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Czech gymnast Caslavska dies at 74

File photo taken in September 2014 in Prague shows Czech gymnast Vera Caslavska accepting a media interview. Caslavska, who claimed a total of seven Olympic gold medals at the Tokyo and Mexico City Games, died on Aug. 30, 2016, at 74. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Czech gymnast Caslavska dies at 74

File photo taken in October 2011 in Tokyo shows Czech gymnast Vera Caslavska holding the gold medal she won at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games. Caslavska, who claimed a total of seven Olympic gold medals at the Tokyo and Mexico City Games, died on Aug. 30, 2016, at 74. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Czech gymnast Caslavska dies at 74

File photo taken in October 1964 shows Czech gymnast Vera Caslavska performing on the balance beam at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Caslavska, who claimed a total of seven Olympic gold medals at the Tokyo and Mexico City Games, died on Aug. 30, 2016, at 74. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo