Frank Kriz

Olympic athlete

1894 – 1955

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Who was Frank Kriz?

Frank Josef Kriz was an American gymnast and Olympic Champion. A member of the New York Sokol and the Bohemian Gymnastic Association, he competed in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Summer Olympics. in 1924 he received a gold medal in Vault. In 1922 and 1924 he won the Amateur Athletic Union national gymnastics title. In 1959 he was one of the initial inductees to the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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Born
Mar 26, 1894
New York City
Died
Jan 11, 1955

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on July 23, 2013

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