Emil Zátopek
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Emil Zátopek
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Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life. He was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive". In 1954, Zátopek was the first runner to break the 29-minute barrier in the 10,000 metres. Three years earlier in 1951, he had broken the hour for running 20 km. He was
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Czechoslovak long-distance runner (1922–2000)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Z%C3%A1topek
date created:
2004-02-23T01:52:58Z
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2024-08-31T23:06:54Z
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