Long-distance running star Zatopek broke the Finnish star radiance monopoly in Finland

 Finland is known as the hometown of long-distance running in the Olympic marathon in history have won several gold medals. In the sixth before the Olympic Games in Helsinki, the Finns won in distance running for 10 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze good results. In Finland, the Olympic statue erected outside the stadium is the history of the Finnish Olympic hero Paavo. Numi, he won a record nine Olympic gold medal marathon miracle, writing a legendary chapter in Olympic history. can make Paavo. Numi enjoying the cool shade is that, in his very eyes, in his hometown in 1952 at the Helsinki Olympic Games, another hero, turned out scored 3 gold medals in distance running, breaking the Finn's monopoly in the distance running. He is from Czech Republic's Olympic hero Ai Mill. Zatopek.
Zatopek was born in the Czech Republic in 1922, the Blackpool Golf Nice house in a poor shoemaker. He began to have loved since childhood sports, from small to gain a strong physique. grew up to join the army and obtained the rank of army captain. in the army, he insisted more than ten kilometers every day to practice long-distance running, and the difficult conditions at the time, he also own a load speed and a series of contact for the Olympic title he will lay a solid foundation.
Blair in the 1948 London Games. He won the 5,000 m and 10,000 m runner-up titles, and to 10,000 meter world record improved by nearly 50 seconds. The 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games can be held specifically for the Zatopek's Olympic Games. In the 5,000 m, 10,000 m and marathon to win three games in the military, became the most Olympic Games popular hero. worthy of relish, in the 5,000 meters gold medal Zatopek received shortly after his wife Tana have won the javelin gold medal, they should be the happiest day of the couple. In 1956 In the Melbourne Olympic Games, has passed its peak and sick participating Zatopek won the marathon is only the sixth, but he received more applause than the winner, he explained his actions to the people with What is the true Olympic spirit.
movement in the Zatopek career, was 5 times to refresh the world record for 10,000 meters, 5,000 meters 1 refresh the world record. In 1999 the International Sports Press Association selected activities , Zatopek was elected the best athlete in Olympic history is one of 25. In Helsinki, Finland, the Olympic Museum and Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, in both international treasure Zatopek in the Olympic Games leave a large poster of precious pictures, and .2000 on November 22, Zatopek died in the Czech Republic, the then IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch attended his funeral in person and evaluate him for the twentieth century, one of the greatest Olympic athlete.