Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Ondricek’s epic account of Olympic gold medalist and multiple record holder Emil Zatopek, who attained legendary status in ...

The story sees Australian runner Ron Clarke (James Frecheville), after suffering a serious collapse during a major race, pay a visit to legendary Czech runner Zátopek (Vaclav Neuzil), who he believes ...

After winning gold and setting Olympic records in the 5,000 and 10,000m races at the 1952 Helsinki Olympic games, Czech Emil Zatopek wasn’t satisfied. He decided to test his limits in the marathon—a ...

I’d only known the name Emil Zatopek vaguely: As the Czech Olympic distance runner, the Olympic gold medalist, one of the greats. The skinny, Cold War-era marathoner that Runners World named in 2013, ...

On August 20 in 1968, tanks from the Soviet Union rolled into Czechoslovakia and the country woke up to horror and nightmare. The Soviet Union were joined by three Warsaw Pact countries - Poland, ...

“If you want to win something, run 100 meters.If you want to experience something, run a marathon.” Zatopek was awarded the title of ‘Czech Sporting Legend of the Century’ in November 2000. He made ...

Across the line: Zátopek was worshipped as much for opposing the era’s divisive politics as for his sporting achievements (Getty) Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the ...

PRAGUE (AP) — Dana Zatopkova, an Olympic javelin champion and the wife of running great Emil Zatopek, has died. She was 97. The Czech Olympic Committee said Zatopkova died Friday at Prague’s military ...

HELSINKI (AP) — EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. This story was ...

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His running was never easy on the eye. His head rocked, his arms ‘slashed’ with elbows moving at right angles to his legs, and his face was etched through with agony. So clear was Emil Zátopek’s ...