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Events on Tuesday 19 September 1922 1
1922 – 2000Emil Zatopek (1922-2000)Died 22 November 2000, aged 78The Czech distance runner Emil Zatopek won three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, taking the 5,000 metres, the 10,000 metres and, at his first attempt at the distance, the marathon. Known for his agonised style, he set eighteen world records. He was demoted to labouring work after backing the 1968 Prague Spring.