Dana Zátopková facts for kids

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

Dana Zátopková (2014)

Dana Zátopková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdana ˈzaːtopkovaː]; née Ingrová [ˈɪŋɡrovaː], 19 September 1922 – 13 March 2020) was a Czech javelin thrower. She won the gold medal for javelin at the 1952 Summer Olympics (only an hour after her husband, Emil Zátopek, won the 5,000 m), and the silver medal in the 1960 Summer Olympics. She was the European champion in 1954 and 1958. She also set a world record in 1958 (55.73 m) when she was 35, making her the oldest woman to break one in an outdoor athletics event.

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.

Achievements

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

See also

In Spanish: Dana Zátopková para niños