věra čáslavská (3 may 1942 – 30 august 2016) was a czechoslovakian artistic gymnast and czech sportswoman. she was very attractive, cheerful and popular with the general public. věra čáslavská won 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968, including seven olympic gold medals, four world titles and eleven european championship. čáslavská and soviet larisa latynina, they are only two female gymnasts, who win the all-around gold medal at two consecutive olympics. in years 1964 - 1968 she wasn’t never lose out in big competition in multicontest.