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- In December 1935, the Czech track star Zdeněk Koubek announced that he was going to be living as a man. To sports fans, the news seemed hard to believe: Koubek had been assigned female at birth, and he had competed, and set a world record, in the women’s 800-meter dash.
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Aug 29, 2024 · One notable figure from the 1930s is Zdeněk Koubek, a transgender man who initially competed in women’s athletics. After setting several world records, Koubek transitioned from female to male in 1936, gaining international fame and sparking widespread discussions about gender and science in sports.
Koubek was born in Paskov, in a family of eight siblings. He was born without male genitalia, so he was raised as a woman. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Brno, where he finished school and started training in athletics. Koubek continued his education and training in Prague.
Zdena Koubková won two medals at the Women’s World Games in 1934. Two years later, at the age of 22, she underwent gender reassignment surgery and became Zdeněk Koubek.
Jun 1, 2024 · There had been whispers, since the Women’s World Games in London, that Koubek wasn’t really a woman.
- Michael Waters
May 30, 2019 · One of the men who started and fortunately escaped from these discussions was Zdeněk Koubek. He was a transgender man who, after some years of participating in the Women’s Olympics and breaking several world records, withdrew from competitive sports and prioritized his own happiness.
Jun 14, 2024 · In December 1935, the Czech track star Zdeněk Koubek announced that he was going to be living as a man. To sports fans, the news seemed hard to believe: Koubek had been assigned female at birth, and he had competed, and set a world record, in the women’s 800-meter dash.
