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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 considered one of the greatest runners of the 20th century and was also known for his brutally tough training methods. He popularised interval training after World War Two. [3]
The event reached new peaks, in particular with men's long-distance battles between multiple Olympic champion Emil Zátopek and future Olympic champion Vladimir Kuts (Zátopek won both contests). Ardalion Ignatyev , Yevgeniy Bulanchik , Anatoliy Yulin , Josef Doležal , Ödön Földessy , Leonid Shcherbakov all went on to claim gold medals at ...
The final was won by Emil Zátopek of Czechoslovakia. [1] The winning margin was 0.8 seconds. Results. Heats. The first round was on July 22. The fastest five runners ...
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 ...
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Sydney Wooderson Great Britain 14:08.6: CR, NR: Wim Slijkhuis Netherlands 14:14.0: NR: Evert Nyberg Sweden 14:23.2: 4: Viljo Heino Finland 14:24.4: 5: Emil Zátopek
David Ondricek’s epic account of Olympic gold medalist and multiple record holder Emil Zatopek, who attained legendary status in the darkest days of the Czechoslovak communist regime, makes for ...
Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 29:17.0: OR: Alain Mimoun France 29:32.8: Aleksandr Anufriyev Soviet Union 29:48.2: 4: Hannu Posti Finland 29:51.4: 5
Hypoventilation training is a physical training method in which periods of exercise with reduced breathing frequency are interspersed with periods with normal breathing. The hypoventilation technique consists of short breath holdings and can be performed in different types of exercise: running, cycling , swimming, rowing , skating , etc.