Emil Zátopek

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Emil Zátopek was a legendary Czech long-distance runner renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and pioneering, brutally intense training methods.

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Emil Zátopek canonical 13
Czech Athlete of the Century 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
long-distance runner
awardReceived Olympic Order
Pierre de Coubertin medal
burialPlace Vyšehrad Cemetery
countryOfCitizenship Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia
dateOfBirth 1922-09-19
dateOfDeath 2000-11-21
describedBySource Olympic Games historical records
event 10000 metres
5000 metres
marathon
familyName Zátopek
givenName Emil
honorificTitle Emil Zátopek self-linksurface differs
surface form: Czech Athlete of the Century
knownFor brutally intense training methods
high-volume interval training
languageOfWorkOrName Czech
memberOfSportsTeam Czechoslovakia national athletics team
militaryRank officer in the Czechoslovak Army
name Emil Zátopek self-link
nickname Czech Locomotive
notableAchievement only athlete to win 5000 m, 10000 m and marathon at the same Olympic Games
notableWork pioneering interval training methods
occupation athlete
military officer
participatedIn Summer Olympics 1948
surface form: 1948 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Czechoslovakia
Kopřivnice
placeOfDeath Czech Republic
Prague
politicalAffiliation Czechoslovak Communist Party
surface form: Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
residence Prague
setRecord multiple world records in long-distance running
sexOrGender male
sport athletics
long-distance running
spouse Dana Zátopková
supported Prague Spring
won gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 10000 metres
gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 10000 metres
gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5000 metres
gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics – marathon
silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics – 5000 metres

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Summer Olympics 1948 notableAthlete Emil Zátopek
subject surface form: 1948 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics notableAthlete Emil Zátopek
Alain Mimoun rival Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek name Emil Zátopek self-link
Emil Zátopek honorificTitle Emil Zátopek self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Czech Athlete of the Century
Zátopek hasNotableBearer Emil Zátopek
Zátopek spouse Emil Zátopek
subject surface form: Dana Zátopková
Dana Zátopková spouse Emil Zátopek
Dana Zátopková relative Emil Zátopek