1964 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Jumping, Individual | dnf | -5.80 |
Jumping, Team | 13th | 6.4 |
6.400008 |
B. 1922-09-19, Koprivnice, Czech Republic, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2000-11-21
Track and Field (4 gold, 1 silver)
1948 | 1952 | 1956 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
5000 m | silver | gold | 10400 | |
10000 m | gold | gold | 12800 | |
Marathon | gold | sixth | 10560 | |
33760 |
He will always be remembered for his 'triple', 5000, 10000 and marathon,
a feat never equalled. It was his first Marathon. He was unbeaten over 10000
m from 1948 to 1954, with 38 consecutive victories, and held world records
for all distances from 5000 to 30000 m.
In 1968, he supported the causes of freedom in Czechoslovakia. It got
him into trouble with the subsequent government and he had to perform manual
labours.
competed from 1952 under her married name of
B. 1922-09-19, Karvina-Frystadt, Czech Republic
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)
1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Javelin Throw | 7th | gold | fourth | silver | 23250 |
23250 |
Wife of Emil Zatopek, who won her gold medal on the same day (within the same hour) as her husband. They have exactly the same birthday.
Written 2001-01-29 - last modified 2020-11-03
This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.