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Dana Zátopková
Zátopková in 2007
Personal information
Born(1922-09-19)19 September 1922
Fryštát, Czechoslovakia
Died13 March 2020(2020-03-13) (aged 97)
Prague, Czech Republic
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1952 Helsinki Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Javelin throw
European Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Bern Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 1958 Stockholm Javelin throw
Dana Zátopková (2014)

Dana Zátopková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdana ˈzaːtopkovaː]; née Ingrová [ˈɪŋɡrovaː], 19 September 1922 – 13 March 2020)[1][2][3] was a Czech javelin thrower who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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At the 1952 Olympic Games, she won the gold medal in the javelin throw event at the 1952 Summer Olympics (only an hour after her husband, Emil Zátopek, won the 5,000 m),[4] and the silver medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics. She was the European champion in 1954 and 1958.

On 1 June 1958, she became the oldest woman in the sport of athletics to break a world record, aged 35 years, 255 days, when she jumped 55.73 metres.[5]

Zátopková and her husband were the witnesses at the wedding ceremony of Olympic gold medalists Olga Fikotová and Harold Connolly in Prague in 1957. Emil spoke to the Czechoslovak president Antonín Zápotocký to request help in Olga getting a permit to marry Connolly. While it is not clear how much this helped, they did receive a permit a few days later.[6]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Czechoslovakia
1948 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th 39.94 m
1950 European Championships Brussels, Belgium 5th 41.34 m
1952 Olympic Games Helsinki, Finland 1st 50.47 m
1954 European Championships Bern, Switzerland 1st 52.91 m
1956 Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia 4th 49.83 m
1958 European Championships Stockholm, Sweden 1st 56.02 m
1960 Olympic Games Rome, Italy 2nd 53.78 m

References

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  1. ^ "Zemřela Dana Zátopková". Deník N (in Czech). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. ^ Obituaries, Telegraph (13 March 2020). "Dana Zatopkova, Olympic javelin champion whose love affair with Emil Zatopek enthralled the sporting world – obituary". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ^ Litsky, Frank (13 March 2020). "Dana Zatopkova, Champion Javelin Thrower, Is Dead at 97". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press. p. 23. ISBN 978-1845137731.
  5. ^ Matthews, Peter (1982). The Guinness Book of Athletics Facts and Feats. Guinness Superlatives. p. 15. ISBN 0-85112-238-8.
  6. ^ "Olga Fikotová-Connolly: 1956 Olympic champion dubbed "traitor" in communist Czechoslovakia over romance with US athlete". Radio Prague International. May 2008.
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