Track & Field· Czechoslovakia· 1930s
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner who won three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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Achievements
- Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class
- Pierre de Coubertin Medal
- honorary citizen of Třebíč
- Jiří Guth-Jarkovský prize
- honorary citizen of Kopřivnice
- honorary citizen of Lázně Toušeň
- honorary citizen of Brandýs nad Labem-Staré Boleslavi
- Silver Olympic Order
Background
Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner who won three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He came first in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs before he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life, which he also won. Zátopek was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive".
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