Ron Clarke told this story about Zatopek, and referred to it as
the "epitomy of fame".
Clarke paid a visit to Zatopek in Prague, many years after Zatopek
had retired. Zatopek took Clarke for a run in the forest he used to
train in, and Clarke said Zatopek was still very fit, that he
In a message dated Fri, 24 Nov 2000 2:58:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, ron
bowker [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ron Clarke told this story about Zatopek, and referred to it as
the "epitomy of fame"..
along the same lines: in 1973 a friend of mine was in Warsaw visiting
Wladyslaw Komar,
While Zatopek's Olympic triple will surely never be duplicated, I
believe he set another record that is just as, if not more untouchable: an
unbroken streak of 69 victories over 5,000 and 10,000 meters between 1949
and 1952.
Few elite runners today will even come close to running
The best thing the amazing Emil Zatopek ever did was to give one of his
Olympic 5,000-meter gold medals to the legendary Ron Clarke. From all I've
heard and read, Zapopek was an absolutely terrific man. He will be missed.
Steve Lurie
