▁ ▁Men ' s ▁events ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁event ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁Czech ▁team ▁arrived ▁in ▁London , ▁ 2 2 ▁year ▁old ▁team ▁member ▁Eli š ka ▁Mis ák ová ▁was ▁taken ▁ill ▁and ▁conf ined ▁to ▁an ▁iron ▁lung . ▁She ▁died ▁of ▁infant ile ▁par al ysis ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁her ▁team m ates ▁competed . ▁When ▁the ▁Czech ▁flag ▁was ▁raised ▁at ▁the ▁medal ▁ceremony , ▁it ▁was ▁border ed ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁rib bon . ▁ ▁Notes ▁▁ ▁Other ▁sources ▁claim ▁that ▁Luigi ▁Z an etti ▁( Ital y ) ▁also ▁won ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ▁and ▁Gu ido ▁Fig one ▁( Ital y ) ▁also ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁p omm el ▁horse ▁event , ▁despite ▁the ▁three ▁gold ▁med als ▁awarded ▁for ▁the ▁three - way ▁first ▁place ▁tie . ▁ ▁Medal ▁table ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁events ▁Category : Intern ational ▁g ymn ast ics ▁compet itions ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁in ▁g ymn ast ics <0x0A> </s> ▁Jerry ▁Max well ▁Re ed ▁( born ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁in ▁Bry son ▁City , ▁North ▁Carolina ), ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁pitch er . ▁He ▁pitch ed ▁for ▁all ▁or ▁part ▁of ▁nine ▁seasons ▁between ▁- . ▁ ▁Pre - ML B ▁career ▁Re ed ▁was ▁originally ▁draft ed ▁out ▁of ▁high ▁school