Trivia: Zatopeks

[Guest]

Emil and Dana: Both Olympic gold medalists, both world record holders, and both . . .

[Jon]

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born on the same day...?

[Guest]

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Sep 19, 1922

[Guest]

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and ...
married (to each other)
represented CZE

[Jefferson Buffalo]

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You mean he married his twin sister!!!!! :-)

[larwood]

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I wonder, were they identical twins?

PS.

We covered this topic on the Castro twins question.

[dj]

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Nobody mentioned the other coincidence: they both got married on the same day :-)

[larwood]

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Yes, strange but true. By the way, did they pull a Adams and Jefferson and die on the same day?

[Pego]

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For the completion, Dana's maiden name was Ingrová (she still competed under that name in '48 London - I believe she placed 6th in the jav). Adams/Jefferson they were unable to manage, Emil died, Dana is alive and well.

[Guest]

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"Dana's maiden name was Ingrová (she still competed under that name in '48 London - I believe she placed 6th in the jav)."
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She was seventh in 1948 Olympics but, following her 1952 victory, she placed fourth in 1956 OG and second in 1960 OG. In 1958, at age 35, she set a world record for the javelin.

And, just to be clear despite a message board inference, she was not a twin (sister) to runner Emil Zatopek. She was his wife.

[stevehj197]

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>"Dana's maiden name was Ingrová (she still competed under that name in '48
>London - I believe she placed 6th in the jav)."
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She was seventh in
>1948 Olympics but, following her 1952 victory, she placed fourth in 1956 OG and
>second in 1960 OG. In 1958, at age 35, she set a world record for the
>javelin.

And, just to be clear despite a message board inference, she was
>not a twin (sister) to runner Emil Zatopek. She was his wife.

yeah, but if they had been from Kentucky it would be one and the same...

[Guest]

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>Yes, strange but true. By the way, did they pull a Adams and Jefferson and die
>on the same day?>>

No, but they still have a chance!