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Sep 19, 1922 – Nov 22, 2000(78 years)Died in:Prague, Czech Republic
Czech long-distance runner
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Emil Zátopek (* September 19, 1922 in Kopřivnice; † November 22, 2000 in Prague) was a czech long-distance runner. He was 78 years old. He was married to Dana Zátopková. He received 9 awards, including Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class, Pierre de Coubertin Medal. His cause of death was stroke. He was buried at Rožnov pod Radhoštěm.
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9 EventsBorn in Kopřivnice, Moravian-Silesian Region
1922Married Dana Zátopková
1948until 2000
honorary citizen of Třebíč
1949Silver Olympic Order
1989honorary citizen of Kopřivnice
1992honorary citizen of Brandýs nad Labem-Staré Boleslavi
1993Czech Medal of Merit, 1st class
1998Pierre de Coubertin Medal
2000Died in Prague, Czech Republic (stroke)
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Emil Zátopek. Forever remembered.