Zátopek Emil

Zá·to·pek

 (zä′tō-pĕk), Emil 1922-2000.
Czechoslovakian distance runner. After winning the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 1948 Olympics, he won gold medals in the 5,000 meters, the 10,000 meters, and the marathon at the 1952 Olympics.
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