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The men's 5000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 22 and July 24. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia. [ 1 ] The winning margin was 0.8 seconds.
The men's 10,000 metres event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place July 20. The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia. [ 1 ] The winning margin was 15.8 seconds.
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries. The timing result point for the running competitions at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium
At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, 29-year-old Czech runner Emil Zátopek achieved the seemingly impossible, winning three gold medals in the 5,000-meter, 10,000-meter and (following an ...
His wife Dana Zátopková (born the same day and year as her husband) won a gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1952 Olympics, only a few moments after Emil's victory in the 5,000 m; she finished second at the 1960 Olympics. An example of the playful relationship between husband and wife came when Emil attempted to take some credit for his ...
Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia: 14:06.6 OR: Alain Mimoun France: 14:07.4 Herbert Schade Germany: 14:08.6 10,000 metres details: Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia: 29:17.0 WR: Alain Mimoun France: 29:32.8 Aleksandr Anufriyev Soviet Union: 29:48.2 110 metres hurdles details: Harrison Dillard United States: 13.7 Jack Davis United States: 13.7 Arthur ...
Zátopek, David Ondricek’s biopic about multi-Olympic champion runner Emil Zátopek, become a box office champ in the Czech Republic when it released late last August and is also repping the ...
Gaston Étienne Ghislaine Reiff (24 February 1921 – 6 May 1992) was a Belgian runner. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in the 5000 m event and won it in 1948, defeating Emil Zátopek in the final and becoming the first Belgian track and field athlete to win an Olympic title.