PRAGUE (AP) — Vu011bra u010cáslavská, the second-most decorated Olympic female gymnast who stood up against the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, has died. She was 74.
The Czech Olympic Committee on Wednesday said u010cáslavská died in Prague late Tuesday. u010cáslavská had cancer of the pancreas and underwent surgery on May 15 last year, the committee previously said. She later had chemotherapy treatment.
u010cáslavská won 11 Olympic medals, including seven golds, combined in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics.
She was mentioned many times going into and during the Rio Olympics as the last woman to win back-to-back Olympic all-around titles, which Gabby Douglas was attempting to duplicate.