Věra Čáslavská's Birth Card: The 3 of Spades

In the record

Věra Čáslavská (3 May 1942 – 30 August 2016) was a Czechoslovak artistic gymnast and Czech sports official. The birth-card coordinate for May 3 is the 3 of Spades — a calendar position, not a forecast of Věra Čáslavská's 7 Summer Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics.

Summer Olympic gold record

Wikidata records 7 Summer Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics for Czechoslovakia across 1964 and 1968. Only Summer Games gold medals count here. Winter-only careers and single-gold athletes are out of this pack. The medal list is a public award record for Věra Čáslavská (Q229503), not a reading of character. 1964: gold in gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's balance beam in gymnastics. 1964: gold in gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's individual all-around in gymnastics. 1964: gold in gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's vault in gymnastics. 1968: gold in gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's artistic individual all-around in gymnastics. 1968: gold in gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's floor in gymnastics. 1968: gold in gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's uneven bars in gymnastics. 1968: gold in gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's vault in gymnastics.

• 1964 gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's balance beam (gymnastics)
• 1964 gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's individual all-around (gymnastics)
• 1964 gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – women's vault (gymnastics)
• 1968 gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's artistic individual all-around (gymnastics)
• 1968 gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's floor (gymnastics)
• 1968 gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's uneven bars (gymnastics)
• 1968 gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – women's vault (gymnastics)

The 3 of Spades coordinate

Věra Čáslavská was born May 3 (1942-05-03). Month 5 and day 3 give solar value 42, which is the 3 of Spades (The Sorrowful Truth). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1942 is unused. The 3 of Spades does not predict Olympic results and is not a verdict on Věra Čáslavská for Czechoslovakia. Quoted system copy for the 3 of Spades, not a biography of Věra Čáslavská: You stay with the hard feeling long enough to learn it, then you let the day continue. You see what's wrong, what's broken, what's unfair. Your mind is naturally oriented toward problems and suffering. You're the truth-teller about darkness.

Live 3 of Spades meaning page

Věra Čáslavská in the public record

She won a total of 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968 including seven Olympic gold medals, four world titles and eleven European championships. Čáslavská is the most decorated Czech gymnast in history and is one of only three female gymnasts, along with the Soviet Larisa Latynina and American Simone Biles, to win the all-around gold medal at two Olympics. She remains the only gymnast, male or female, to have won an Olympic gold medal in each individual event. She was also the first gymnast to achieve a perfect 10 at a major competition in the post-1952 era. She held the record for the most individual gold medals (with 7) among all female athletes (not only gymnasts) in Olympic history as well until it was surpassed by swimmer Katie Ledecky in 2024 after 56 years. In addition to her gymnastics success, Čáslavská was known for her outspoken support of the Czechoslovak democratization movement and her opposition to the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, she took this protest to the world stage by quietly looking down and away while the Soviet national anthem was played during the medal ceremonies for the balance beam and floor exercise event finals. While Čáslavská's actions were applauded by her compatriots, they resulted in her becoming a persona non grata in the new regime. She was forced into retirement and for many years was denied the right to travel, work and attend sporting events. Čáslavská's situation improved in the 1980s after the intervention of members of the International Olympic Committee, and following the Velvet Revolution her status got better significantly.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Věra Čáslavská (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 3 of Spades

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Věra Čáslavská, and not a forecast of a gold medal.

Ability to see what needs fixing

She won a total of 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968 including seven Olympic gold medals, four world titles and eleven European championships. Čáslavská is the most decorated Czech gymnast in history and is one of only three female gymnasts, along with the Soviet Larisa Latynina and American Simone Biles, to win the all-around gold medal at two Olympics.

Paired on work, health and mastery — the domain ♠ governs in this system. Markers in the record: olympic.

Also on the record

1. During the 1990s she held several positions of honor, including a term as president of the Czech Olympic Committee.

Other multi-gold Summer Olympians with this card

• Tracy Caulkins — 4 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
• Katinka Hosszú — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
• Vilhelm Carlberg — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in shooting sports
• Danuta Kozák — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in canoeing and kayaking, Aleutian kayak
• Eric Carlberg — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in fencing, shooting sports
• Harry Mallin — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in boxing

FAQ

What is Věra Čáslavská's birth card?

The 3 of Spades. May 3 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Věra Čáslavská's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict Olympic medals?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast races, medals, character, or fate.

Where do Věra Čáslavská's dates and medals come from?

Birth date 1942-05-03 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Věra Čáslavská, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Medal count (7 Summer Olympic gold medals in artistic gymnastics) comes from Wikidata P1344 event claims with P166 Olympic gold, limited to Summer Games. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Get the $9 Deep Dive

The Deep Dive is a written card report for your own birthday — not an Olympic reading.

Get the $9 Deep Dive