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Emil Zátopek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɛmɪl ˈzaːtopɛk] ⓘ; 19 September 1922 – 21 November 2000) was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Emil Zátopek (born September 19, 1922, Kopřivnice, Czechoslovakia—died November 22, 2000, Prague, Czech Republic) was a Czech athlete who is considered one of the greatest long-distance runners in the history of the sport.
Emil Zátopek (19. září 1922 Kopřivnice – 21. listopadu 2000 Praha) byl český a československý atlet, čtyřnásobný olympijský vítěz ve vytrvalostním běhu, manžel oštěpařky a olympijské vítězky Dany Zátopkové.
Sep 16, 2016 · Emil Zátopek: The man who changed running. When the world’s greatest runners assemble in Rio, they will all owe a debt to one man, Emil Zátopek, the Czech legend who revolutionised...
Sep 13, 2020 · Heading into the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games, Emil Zatopek was already considered one of athletics’ brightest stars. Back in London 1948, the Czechoslovakian runner had stunned the world by winning the 10,000m gold in an Olympic record time, having raced the distance for the first time ever only two months earlier.
He had celebrated his 78th birthday just a short while ago, Emil Zatopek: to be more precise, on 19 September and, as he lifted his glass to toast his wife Dana – herself born on the same day, in the same year – his hands trembled making it impossible for him to bring the glass to his lips.
A series of athletics events will take place across the Czech Republic on 19 September to honour Dana Zatopkova and Emil Zatopek on the centenary of their births. The initiative – "Sportuj Jako Zatopkovi" – will see more than 10,000 athletes compete across 100 stadiums, the first in Houstka, where Zatopek broke the world one hour record in ...
Emil Zátopek is the only runner to win the 5,000m, the 10,000m and the marathon at the same Olympic Games. He went undefeated in his first 38 races over 10,000m from 1948 through to 1954, and is recognised as one the greatest runners of all time.
Jun 23, 2012 · Emil Zatopek won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and the marathon — all in record times — at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.
Mar 1, 2001 · This is vintage Emil Zatopek—the most beloved Czech athlete ever—who died in a Prague hospital on November 22 at the age of 78 after a long struggle with brain hemorrhages and...
