David Ondricek’s epic account of Olympic gold medalist and multiple record holder Emil Zatopek, who attained legendary status in the darkest days of the Czechoslovak communist regime, makes for a ...
Emil Zatopek, who died on November 21st aged 78, was one of the outstanding athletes of the 20th century. In the years following the second World War, he lifted distance running to a new plane, ...
At the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, 29-year-old Czech runner Emil Zátopek achieved the seemingly impossible, winning three gold medals in the 5,000-meter, 10,000-meter and (following an unexpected ...