Publication Date: 08/10/2020 ISBN: 9781910593882 Category:

Zatopek

Jan Novak, Jaromir 99

Publisher: SelfMadeHero
Publication Date: 08/10/2020 ISBN: 9781910593882 Category:
Hardback

£14.99

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Emil Zatopek is arguably the greatest Olympic champion of all time.

The Czech runner’s three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics, for the 5,000 meter, 10,000 meter, and marathon is an achievement that has never been matched. His success as a runner made him a national hero, but as a public figure, outspoken and unafraid to take a stand, he was equally impressive. Even before the Helsinki Games, Zatopek had scored a remarkable victory, successfully pressuring the Communist regime to allow his colleague Stanislav Jungwirth, who until then had been excluded on political grounds, to compete.

In Zatopek, Jan Novak and Jaromir 99 trace the extraordinary life and times of the great Olympian, from his first meeting with Dana, the love of his life, to the victories that would ensure his lasting legacy.

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