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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
human
long-distance runner
nickname
appliesToNationality Czech NERFINISHED
appliesToOccupation long-distance runner
awardReceived International Olympic Committee Olympic Order NERFINISHED
country Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
countryOfCitizenship Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1922-09-19
dateOfDeath 2000-11-21
event 10000 metres
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
innovative interval training methods
triple gold medal performance at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics
occupation javelin thrower
OlympicGames 1948 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
1956 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
OlympicMedal 6th place in marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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
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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Czech Locomotive nickname Czech Express
subject surface form: Emil Zátopek