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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.
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 our...
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.
Sep 15, 2024 · 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 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.
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. Jeho bratrancem z druhého kolene byl geofyzik a seismolog Alois Zátopek (jejich otcové byli bratranci).
Nov 21, 2000 · Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia was a supreme distance runner whose rugged training regimen was rewarded with unprecedented success. At the 1948 Olympics he won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and finished second in the 5,000 metres.
