120th birthday of gymnastics legend Štukelj to be marked

Ljubljana, 9 November - The 120th anniversary of the birth of Leon Štukelj, the three-time Olympic gold medallist in artistic gymnastics and arguably the most successful Slovenian athlete of all time, will be marked on Monday with a high-profile ceremony in his native town of Novo Mesto.

Novo Mesto A sculpture of Olympic gold medallist in gymnastics Leon Štukelj (1898-1999). Photo: Rasto Božič/STA File photo

Novo Mesto
A sculpture of Olympic gold medallist in gymnastics Leon Štukelj (1898-1999).
Photo: Rasto Božič/STA
File photo

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