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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Emil ZÁTOPEK

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    19 SEP 1922     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14356601
IAAF Hall of Fame - Emil Zatopek (TCH) (Getty Images)

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 13:57.2h Colombes (FRA) 30 MAY 1954 1009
10,000 Metres 28:54.2h Bruxelles (BEL) 01 JUN 1954 1050
20,000 Metres 59:51.8h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 29 SEP 1951 1108
One Hour 20052 Stará Boleslav (TCH) 29 SEP 1951 0
25,000 Metres 1:16:36.4h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 29 OCT 1955 NR 1108
30,000 Metres 1:35:23.8h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 26 OCT 1952 1068
Marathon 2:23:04 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 27 JUL 1952 940

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 1956

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 14:14.8h Praha (TCH) 16 JUN 1956 951
Marathon 2:29:34 Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 01 DEC 1956 838

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1956 14:14.8h Praha (TCH) 16 JUN 1956
1955 14:11.4h Warszawa (POL) 06 AUG 1955
1954 13:57.2h Colombes (FRA) 30 MAY 1954
1953 14:03.0h Bucureşti (ROU) 03 SEP 1953
1952 14:06.6h Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 24 JUL 1952
1950 14:03.0h Bruxelles (BEL) 26 AUG 1950
1948 14:17.8h Wembley Stadium, London (GBR) 02 AUG 1948
1946 14:25.8h Oslo (NOR) 23 AUG 1946

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1955 29:46.4h Bratislava (TCH) 24 SEP 1955
1954 28:54.2h Bruxelles (BEL) 01 JUN 1954
1953 29:01.6h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 01 NOV 1953
1952 29:17.0h Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 20 JUL 1952
1950 29:02.6h Turku (FIN) 04 AUG 1950
1949 29:21.2h Ostrava (TCH) 22 OCT 1949
1948 29:59.6h Wembley Stadium, London (GBR) 30 JUL 1948

Outdoor

20,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1951 59:51.8h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 29 SEP 1951

Outdoor

One Hour

Performance Place Date
1951 20052 Stará Boleslav (TCH) 29 SEP 1951

Outdoor

25,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1955 1:16:36.4h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 29 OCT 1955
1952 1:19:11.8h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 26 OCT 1952

Outdoor

30,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1952 1:35:23.8h Stará Boleslav (TCH) 26 OCT 1952

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
1956 2:29:34 Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 01 DEC 1956
1952 2:23:04 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 27 JUL 1952

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Marathon 2:23:04 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 27 JUL 1952
1. 5000 Metres 14:06.6h Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 24 JUL 1952
1. 10,000 Metres 29:17.0h Olympic Stadium, Helsinki (FIN) 20 JUL 1952
1. 10,000 Metres 29:59.6h Wembley Stadium, London (GBR) 30 JUL 1948
2. 5000 Metres 14:17.8h Wembley Stadium, London (GBR) 02 AUG 1948
6. Marathon 2:29:34 Cricket Ground, Melbourne (AUS) 01 DEC 1956

Honours - European Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 28:58.0h Bern (SUI) 25 AUG 1954
1. 5000 Metres 14:03.0h Bruxelles (BEL) 26 AUG 1950
1. 10,000 Metres 29:12.0h Bruxelles (BEL) 23 AUG 1950
3. 5000 Metres 14:10.2h Bern (SUI) 29 AUG 1954
5. 5000 Metres 14:25.8h Oslo (NOR) 23 AUG 1946
Results in:

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
16 JUN 1956 Praha TCHTCH F F 5. 14:14.8h

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
01 DEC 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Cricket Ground, Melbourne AUSAUS OW F 6. 2:29:34

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