Czech Express
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Czech Express is the famous nickname of Emil Zátopek, the legendary Czech long-distance runner renowned for his dominance in the 1940s and 1950s and his unprecedented triple gold performance at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Czech Express canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
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human ⓘ human ⓘ long-distance runner ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| appliesToNationality | Czech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToOccupation | long-distance runner ⓘ |
| awardReceived | International Olympic Committee Olympic Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Czech Republic
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Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-09-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2000-11-21 ⓘ |
| event |
10000 metres
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5000 metres ⓘ marathon ⓘ |
| familyName | Zátopek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Emil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | ranked among greatest distance runners of the 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer in the Czechoslovak Army ⓘ |
| nationality | Czech ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominance in long-distance running in the 1940s and 1950s
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innovative interval training methods ⓘ triple gold medal performance at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ⓘ |
| occupation | javelin thrower ⓘ |
| OlympicGames |
1948 Summer Olympics
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1952 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ 1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| OlympicMedal |
6th place in marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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gold medal in 10000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics ⓘ gold medal in 10000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics ⓘ gold medal in 5000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics ⓘ gold medal in marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics ⓘ silver medal in 5000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Prague Spring reform movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kopřivnice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | critic of the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| refersTo | Emil Zátopek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setWorldRecordIn |
1 hour run
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10000 metres ⓘ 20000 metres ⓘ 25,000 metres ⓘ 30,000 metres ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| spouse | Dana Zátopková NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPersecutedBy | Communist authorities in Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Emil Zátopek