Emil zatopek biography
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Emil Zátopek
Czechoslovak long-distance runner (–)
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Emil Zátopek (Czech pronunciation:[ˈɛmɪlˈzaːtopɛk]ⓘ; 19 September – 21 November ) was a Czechlong-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5, metres and 10, metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life.[2] He was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive".
In , Zátopek was the first runner to break the minute barrier in the 10, metres. Three years earlier in , he had broken the hour for running 20&#;km. He was considered one of the greatest runners of the 20th century and was also known for his brutally tough training methods. He popularised interval training after World War Two.[3]
In February , the editors at Runner's World Magazine selected him as the Grea
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Endurance: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Emil Zátopek
Je to o Zátopkovi aj nie je. Jeho život je hlavnou líniou knihy, v ktorej sa však Rick Broadbent venuje aj ostatným bežcom, ľuďom okolo nich, nezabúda na rodinné pozadie a celým dielom sa vinie aj línia politická, ktorá týchto mužov a ženy ovplyvňovala viac ako by chceli.
Niektoré mená sú známe (Alain Mimoun, Vladimír Kuc), iné pre mňa menej (Gordon Pirie, Jim Peters, Ron Clarke). Každý z nich mal svoj príbeh, každý prežíval svoje osobné tragédie i náhle a väčšinou prchavé výstupy na vrchol.
Príbeh o prvom a jedinom Zátopkovom trénerovi (Jan Haluza) dodáva celej knihe temný nádych politiky, drobnička o Oľge Fiko
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The Beginning
Emil Zátopek was born in Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia on September 19, , the 6th child of a modest family. At age 16 he began working at the Bata shoe factory in Ziln. In Bata sponsored a 1,m race, and he was persuaded to enter even though he had no training. Out of the field of Emil finished second and he began to take a serious interest in the sport.
A mere kvartet years later, in Emil broke the Czech records for 2,, 3, and 5, meters. He was selected for the Czech national grupp for the European Championships. He finished fifth in the 5K, breaking his own Czech record of , running
The Olympics
The 5-foot-8, pound athlete made his Olympic debut at the London Games. He was 26 years old with little international racing experience, yet he won the 10, and was second in the 5,
Emil married Dana Ingrova, fellow Czech team member shortly after the Olympics. Dana and Emil shared the same birthday, September 19th, and they married on that day in Dana competed in t