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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
The marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 27 July on a course running from the Helsinki Olympic Stadium to Korso, Helsinki Rural Municipality (now Vantaa) and back. [1] Sixty-six athletes from 32 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
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 ...
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. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.
The 1952 Summer Olympics was the last of the two consecutive Olympics to be held in Northern Europe, following the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. They were also the Olympic Games at which the most world records were broken until they were surpassed by the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing . [ 2 ]