Emil Zátopek

Emil Zatopek was born on 19th September 1922. He was a gold medalist long-distance runner from Czechoslovak. He was considered as one of the greatest runners of the 20th century and his brutally tough training methods were well known.

His Accomplishments:-

• Won gold in 10,000 meters and silver in 5,000 meters in the 1948 London Olympic Games.
• Won a gold medal in European Athletics Championships, held in Brussels in 1950 for the 5,000 meters run and 10000 meters run.
• Won three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki for 5000 meters, 10000 meters and the Marathon repectively.
• Was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal in 2000.
• His name was inducted into the IAAF Hall Of Fame in 2012.