Man-Girl Athlete ‘Hoaxed World '
HAMBURG.—Dr. W. Knoll, secretary of the International Association of Athletic Doctors, declared recently that Miss Koubkova, the Czechoslovakian man-girl athletic, has deliberately fooled the world about her true sex.
Dr. Knoll demands the suspension for life of Miss Koubkova from athletic events, and the nullification of the world record held by her. He suggests that in tho futuru women athletes should undergo a medical examination before being allowed to compete.
Miss Koubkova’s astonishing storj was told for the first time recently. The whole sporting world was startled when it was revealed that she was to undergo an operation to change her sex.
She declared that medical science and a natural desire for physical normality alone persuaded her to agree to undergo the operation "although she felt inwardly that it was a sacrifice of her beloved girlhood.” The operation is reported to have taken place, but the reports have not been substantiated. Miss Koubkova has had her birth certificate changed to record her as a male named Zdeno Koubek, while she has received official permission to wear male clothing.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 73, 27 March 1936, Page 5
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