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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Statements (48)
| 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
→
surface form: "Czech Athlete of the Century"
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| knownFor |
brutally intense training methods
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high-volume interval training → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Czech → |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Czechoslovakia national athletics team → |
| militaryRank | officer in the Czechoslovak Army → |
| name | Emil Zátopek → |
| 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
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surface form: "Communist Party of Czechoslovakia"
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| 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
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Czech Athlete of the Century"
subject surface form: "1948 Summer Olympics"