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Also Known As the bouncing Czech
Born September 19, 1922 • Kopřivnice • Czechoslovakia
Died November 22, 2000 (aged 78) • Prague • Czech Republic
Awards And Honors Olympic Games

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Emil Zátopek
Emil Zatopek, wearing bib number 203, leads Alain Mimoun, number 207, on a track during the 1952 Olympic 5000m race, with a stadium crowd in the background.
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