# Emil Zátopek

> He won the 5,000 metres and the 10,000 metres at the 1952 Olympics, then entered his first marathon ever and took gold there too — all in the same week in Helsinki.

*Czech long-distance runner (1922-2000)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Born:** 1922-09-19
- **Died:** 2000-11-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Emil Zátopek was born on 19 September 1922 in what would become the Czech Republic. After World War II he popularised interval training and became known for brutally tough preparation methods that earned him the nickname "the Czech Locomotive". In 1951 he broke the hour barrier for 20 km; three years later, in 1954, he became the first runner to crack 29 minutes in the 10,000 metres. But Helsinki in July 1952 was the apex: he won the 10,000 on the 20th, the 5,000 on the 24th, then decided at the last minute to run the marathon on the 27th — a distance he'd never attempted — and won that as well, the only person ever to sweep all three in one Olympics. Runner's World later called him the greatest runner of the twentieth century. He died on 21 November 2000.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 24.5 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
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## Topics
#Athletes, #Athlete, #20th Century

## Sources
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