The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and August 2. The final was won by Gaston Reiff of Belgium. The Belgian Gaston Reiff became the Olympic champion ahead of the C
Emil Zátopek
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Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner who won three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He came first in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs before he decided at the last
Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
…Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIV Olympiad Emil Zátopek Dates July 31, 1948 (heats) August 2, 1948 (final) Medalists Gaston Reiff Belgium Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia Willem Slijkhuis Netherlands Official Video Highlights The men's 5000 metres event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place July 31 and…
Zátopek in 1952
Zátopek displaying his trademark expression of pain (1951)
Grave of Emil Zátopek in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm