Emil Zátopek

male, deceased (2000)
Czechoslovakathlete, 1952 Summer Olympics, athlete, Olympic silver medalist, Multiple Olympic gold medalist, Athlete at the 1948 Summer Olympics…Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Emil Zátopek (September 19, 1922 - November 22, 2000) was a Czech athlete probably best known for his amazing feat of winning three gold medals in a...

Jarmila Kratochvílová

female, 58 years old
Czechoslovakathlete, 800 m, 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 400 m, World Championships, From czechoslovakia…athlete, Athlete at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Jarmila Kratochvílová is a former late-developing Czech 400 m runner whose career was dogged by injury and illness. Always in the shadow of Ma...
Ladislav Pataki

Ladislav Pataki

male, deceased (2007)
from the San Francisco Bay Area, South Bay Area, Czechoslovakathlete, Sports Scientist, American track and field coach, Athletics coach
Ladislav Pataki was an American coach, sports scientist, and masters track and field thrower. He defected from Czechoslovakia in 1985 with his wife...
Eva Šuranová

Eva Šuranová

female, 63 years old
Olympic athlete of Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakathlete, czechoslovakian, slovak, Long jumper, athlete…Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Czechoslovak
Eva Šuranová is a Czechoslovak athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump. She competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Mu...

Dana Zátopková

female, 87 years old
Czechoslovakathlete, Athlete at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Fryštát, javelin throw, Karviná, Ingrová…athlete, Athlete at the 1960 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Dana Zátopková (née Ingrová, born in Karviná-Fryštát, September 19, 1922, exactly the same day as her husband Emil Zátopek) was an outstand...

Josef Doležal

male, deceased (1999)
Czechoslovakathlete, racewalker, czech, athlete, From czechoslovakia, Athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics…Czechoslovak
Josef Doležal was a Czechoslovak athlete who competed mainly in the 50 kilometre walk. He competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1952 Summer Olympics h...

Ludvík Daněk

male, deceased (1998)
Czechoslovakathlete, czech, Olympic bronze medalist, Olympic silver medalist, world record, Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics…Athlete at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1968 Summer Olympics, athlete, Czechoslovak
Ludvík Daněk was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won gold in Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics with a throw of 64.39 m (211'3"). He also br...

Jarmila Nygrýnová

female, deceased (1999)
Czechoslovakathlete, athlete, Athlete at the 1980 Summer Olympics, Long jumper, long jump, czech…Athlete at the 1976 Summer Olympics, Athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Jarmila Nygrýnová-Strejčková was a long jumper from the Czech Republic, representing Czechoslovakia. She won six medals at the European Indoor Cham...