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Emil Zatopek
Emil Zatopek (born 1922), a Czech runner, was the first and only man ever to win the "triple crown" of the 5,000- and 10,000-meter races as well as the marathon in a single Olympics. He is considered to be one of the creators of interval training, a meth... more
ZÁTopek, Emil
(born Sept. 19, 1922, Kop&rhacek;ivnice, Czech.—died Nov. 22, 2000, Prague, Cz.Rep.) Czech long-distance runner. He won his first Olympic gold medal in 1948 in the 10,000-m race. At the 1952 Olympics he won gold medals in the 5,000-m, 10,000-m, and... more
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