Emil Zatopek makes the Marathon look like a Stroll | Strangest Moments

[@ryandupuis5860]

"If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." One of the greatest quotes I've ever heard.

[@CSLucasEpic]

He didn't drink water during the race either. He didn't know the rules of the marathon, and believed that if he accepted the drinks being offered at the sidelines, he would have to pay for them.

[@MRLBRMNN]

Typical Czech hahahha

[@naomigary7930]

how is that even possible. is he human

[@kashishrawat6947]

what a legend

[@mirasindrbalova762]

@@MRLBRMNN Czech athlets did´nt have money at this time. The money (little bit) was allocated by communists from the team management and athlets had to account evereything (glass of water during marathon for example).

[@maxaucarre37]

@@naomigary7930 bro was doing 100x400m high intensity for his training sessions

[@JR-kj4yh]

He also ran 160 plus miles a week. He loved running. so, before anyone thinks it was luck or a fluke..its pure will, courage, and hard work. 160 plus miles a week!!

[@bremCZ]

0:31 Effortless? The mans training runs would have killed most people!

[@arcadion448]

It was effortless for him.

[@lutze5086]

@@arcadion448 so easy to say from the outside lmao

[@kecenavrtep]

One of his training method was to run 400m 100!!! times per day. To be honest, he was maniac.

[@bremCZ]

@@arcadion448 No it wasn't he put huge amounts of time and effort into training.

[@ottercar1493]

​@@bremCZ wanted to agree, he was doing 34 ISH kilometres in training daily so running a 42 km marathon isn't that much more

[@richardprasad6139]

Different era, but still the only person EVER to do the triple (5k, 10k and marathon). His double in the 5 and 10 has been duplicated before, starting in the next Olympics by Vladmir Kuts of the Soviet Union. There have been a few who doubled at 5 and 10 since, including Yifter in 1980 (ETH - RIP), Kenenisa Bekele (ETH-2008) and Mo Farah (2012 and 2016) - doing this in the modern era is even more amazing. But as for the TRIPLE, the only one close is Lasse Viren (FIN who did the 5/10 double twice in 72 and 76). He came closest with a 5th place in the marathon in 76 THE DAY AFTER winning the 5000m (- BUT with the "aid" of blood-doping - not cheating back then). Ztaopek's training was insane - he just worked harder than anyone. 60X400m intervals is one of the legendary training sessions he is rumoured to have done, along with unusual ways to build strength and endurance, such as sprints in snow in combat boots. He is a hero to his country in a way which transcends sport. He stood on the side of the protestors in the 1968 Prague Spring, for which he was expelled from the Party and exiled away from Prague for several years. Even when he was allowed to return to his wife, he was given a low-level job and wiped from public life. Only after democracy came to Czechoslovakia was he officially pardoned. Even if this video does not do him justice, hopefully people are still willing to learn about his life, and what he stood for.

[@jackbrittton]

I think we found Forest

[@dreamsighwhyitry3156]

Lol

[@pyrdepavkki1601]

Well it is Finland, there’s plenty of them here. Most in the EU, and in the world only Suriname is ahead of us (forest compared to volume) They run pretty quick

[@RandomTheories]

@@pyrdepavkki1601 Forest Gump

[@abdul-hameed]

🤣🤣🤣 so many people didn't get this Watch forest gump for reference

[@raymondsoto2035]

I know you want to keep it light but Emil zatopec. Aka the iron horse was one of the best if not the best of the Olympic runners just saying

[@magdalenapelcova6801]

My grandad was his boss in army and also his friend. My dad used to call him uncle, it was a really nice guy.

[@andreavolponi1893]

Oh man, that diss to the 100m dash was so fine ahahah

[@mariajosemartinez4393]

Uuu

[@filipvrto5580]

I am from Czech republic, the home of Zátopek, and I still remember those great moments of our athletics. 🇨🇿😀

[@DavidDaHedge]

...His stride didn't exactly look effortless! He worked as hard as anyone to set those records.

[@ilyakarakotov4065]

David Hedges neither did his face

[@josef4852]

Nah mate he worked harder that's why he set them

[@ilyakarakotov4065]

52 75 I bet that there were some other people that either worked just as hard or even harder than him. That is because talent combined with hard work can get you farther than just hard work

[@josef4852]

N00BS4R At that level everybody is talented and hard work will overcome that gap in most cases. And its not like he was the first ethiopan that could compete he came from czech republic which does not have great runners. I honestly think that he just worked harder than anyone of his competitors at that time...

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

I agree, effortlessness is the only thing Zatopek didn't achieve ^^

[@tyraxtyra]

That reactment hair line was disrespectful

[@rafaelggrilo]

I agree

[@bertjesklotepino]

sad world this is becoming when people think everything is offensive and or disrespectful. Why dont you make a video and do a better job with the reenactment? Btw, dont take this the wrong way. I saw it wasnt 100 procent accurate, the hairline. But seriously to make a point out of it. A sad world this is becoming. The board the doctor held up with the smiley on it was offensive to doctors as well. Clearly trying to show doctors are jokers. Horrible. The damage it could do to doctors all around the world.... imagine.....

[@user-mh1yv3sy3e]

@@bertjesklotepino it's a joke....

[@alexthegameryt9081]

@@bertjesklotepino boomer

[@user-mh1yv3sy3e]

@@alexthegameryt9081 stfu. it's a joke

[@sm_artx]

I came here after reading Born To Run, where I first came to know about Zatopek. Brilliant book, brilliant athlete!

[@oDM0o]

He can run a marathon looking calm and collective and I can't even run to the end of my block.

[@jonfindlay7838]

If you run to the end of your block and back enough times you'll find it becomes easier.

[@caleb__mtz]

Jon Findlay But Zatopek didn't need practice

[@newttella1043]

Did we watch the same footage? He looked like he was struggling the most.

[@kecenavrtep]

@@jonfindlay7838 Yes, because i would be in hospital under heavy sedativ.

[@PaulMinard7119]

I seem to remember reading that his wife won the javelin in the same Olympics. Before running the marathon, he said something like, "At present, the gold medal count in the Zatopek household is 2-1. This is much too close."

[@margeryfranko1850]

Emil Zatopek, you are amazing 🥇🏆

[@ugencz8364]

It´s very funny for Czech people when they hear the English pronounciation of his name :D

[@noba5420]

what is the Czech way to say it? If you don't mind me asking :)

[@dunge0]

@@noba5420 the accented letter "á" is slightly prolonged, it's pronounced as in the word "bar". Try to write his name into a google translate, choose Czech language and let it pronounce for you :)

[@Puleczech]

@@noba5420 Zaaa - top - eck

[@stephenreeds3632]

How would they pronounce Fanshawe?

[@burnts0x]

@@dunge0 Thanks for the tip - very interesting. Also, if the a is not accented, according to Google, the word means "flood" (is that why it's amusing to Czech speakers?).

[@newttella1043]

What is the reason for the bizarre hair do in the reenactment?? Did he really have a reputation for making it look easy? According to all the footage he looked more labored than any runner in history.

[@jayting2457]

I NEVER BEEN IN THAT MOMENT HE WONS, BUT ALL AROUND THE WORLD REALLY PROUD OF YOU, ZATOPEK!!!

[@tarasshmelin1399]

Затопек был замечательный стайер и человек. На меня когда-то произвела неизгладимое впечатление его книга Кажется так она называлась. Моя тренировка!

[@Mcthindi]

It's kind funny video, but besides we all know how hard efforts required win ...so we respect this man!

[@ArizeOW]

Plot twist: He's from the year 2179 where time machines are invented. He always finished the marathons in his time last or close to last. Now he wants to win and travels back in time where people are not that evolved nor trained in sprinting as they are in 2179.

[@kecenavrtep]

so...what went wrong? Tesla right?

[@hiroakikawamoto1162]

☆ザトペックは、1936年ベルリン五輪男子で5000m&10000m4位入賞に輝いた、日本の村社講平選手の激走に大きな刺激を受けて陸上を始め、 後に来日した際、75歳だった村社さんと一緒に（5キロレースを）走るのを懇願し、叶った際は、 今日はこれまでで一番嬉しい日だったと語ったそうです。

[@danghj864]

I am from Czech I rlly was trying to find this

[@jakubjanik5901]

"Victory is a great thing, but friendship is even better." Emil Zatopek

[@kauagarcia3018]

O lendario e fantástico Zatopeck.

[@alexsinnett6123]

1:50 so nobody’s gonna talk about the poor guy falling?

[@colmhauser9532]

That is Jim Peters, the favourite to win and the runner that tried to trick Zatopek into running too fast. He didn't actually fall, just collapsed from trying to catch up to Zatopek.

[@vlastimil-furst]

Maybe he made it look easy, but there was lots of brutal training. This documentary is a bit unjust.

[@hammersmithodeon9884]

The 40th kilometer - all around collapsing... ...Zatopek laughing and asking for 20 kilometers more.

[@ladysofia_]

Who is from Czech republic? (Like me)

[@instinct7278]

So ga ME

[@Kashados]

ur mom

[@koreailoveyou]

im from South Korea

[@byvanbyvanov2750]

I'm vegan!

[@tabstabs1204]

The podium at the end is not the one of Helsinki marathon. And by the way, Mimoun from France did the same 4 years later in Melbourne Olympics: 1st marathon and 1st place !!

[@ddebenedictis]

How much distance running has evolved since 1952! His winning time was 2:23 which would have earned him 86th place at Rio, far behind Kipchoge's 2:08.

[@martinreber4453]

that's over half a century of time. of course it's evolved. D'uh.

[@ddebenedictis]

@@martinreber4453 It's amazing too, that thousands of people have read my comment without feeling the need to leave an insulting comment.

[@rimun5235]

His time wouldn't even win the women's marathon, let that sink in. I think it's safe to say, the competition hadn't heated up then.

[@mutajin7701]

@@rimun5235 to be fair: He won the 5000m AND the 10000m before he won the marathon! AND he never ran a marathon ever before that .. so let that sink in... don't dismiss him to early.. he was clearly a runner who was a league on his own.

[@АлексейБезвершенко-э4р]

Конечно, с допингом😂

[@RoadkillbunnyUK]

Reupload?

[@dominikskorjanc]

Jen Burton yep ... when they are out of content they just reupload

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

Let's admit, that was an awesome burn. 1:09 - 1:18

[@xkratoz3851]

Grindcore Racer 67 facts man burns as hard as I do do in the 800

[@sanderslongdrive]

"Effortless in the pursuit of glory." Well hardly. No-one grimmaced and rocked and rolled more than drama queen Emile! It was all laid on for the fans as he was often seen using a solid running style. The only thing he had missing from his dramatic performances was Bannister's routine collapse on crossing the line.

[@CSLucasEpic]

There's an interesting tidbit, I don't know if good or bad, but basically the only reason he started having an interest in running was because of the communist party's politics. During his time, the communist party of his country considered that having a healthy body and a healty mind was something everyone should strive for and made it mandatory for anyone who was fit enough to compete in sports to, well, compete in a sport. Factories then had sport teams and coaches, which is who told Zatopek to run a race in the first place, which he really didn't want to, but had no other choice. He did, and came second (that was the first race he ever competed in), but wasn't happy with the result so he decided to take running seriously after that.

[@mountaindew7190]

An interesting subject that was almost unbearable to watch as it seemed the video was geared towards 10 year old kids. Grow up Olympic Channel!!

[@КристинаАйрапетян-р9л]

legend

[@miguelperez8985]

La locomotora checa, extraordinario.

[@derrickbaruga4761]

"if you want to win something, run the hundred meters. if you want to experience something, run a marathon"

[@zacharybarisa1629]

They really had to do Nickelback like that

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

Yes. Yes they did.

[@tavit1987]

I did a zatopek… for sleeping

[@alt3ja]

My idol.

[@lathajeyakumar7958]

I love this narration

[@nestcanz]

Zátopek used to train in heavy military boots and run with his wife on his back (true).

[@Shinobi33]

Was that female gymnast that Romanian lady that won a bunch of golds?

[@paddystrongjaw9995]

Probably would’ve been better if you had just covered this mans remarkable achievements without the painfully unfunny childish editing and gags. Not to mention the recreation.

[@trrc9276]

Imagine he had the Nike Vaporfly

[@peterhomann2140]

Great story, lousy video. His running "style" was horrible, partially due to a shorter left leg. Some say this was an advantage in the curves over 5000 and 10000 meters. The other thing totally omitted is his grunting and heavy breathing, rumored to either intimidate competitors and/or display exhaustion to confuse them when he was actually doing fine. His nickname (at least in Germany) was the "Prager Lokomotive", the locomotive from Prague and that sums it up. Lastly: those impersonators are just pitiful.

[@jameskolan9195]

Unfortunate that the recreations were so insulting that they completely distracted from Zatopek's accomplishments. This channel should be more respectful to the Olympic greats. And Zatopek stands with the greatest of them. Shame!

[@artururartus8303]

Красавчик Затопек

[@pytys]

No lactic acids

[@Arcanefungus]

Nah, only crazy tolerance for it Edit: Not them, it. Theres only one lactic acid

[@happyjohn1656]

1:50 Rip that guy who fell, imagine how bad that must of felt! Not the physical pain, the emotional and mental! 9:16 PM 5/17/2019

[@martinahonzakova6203]

Czech❤️

[@CSLucasEpic]

Moravané

[@Petr1331]

100m : 10 seconds of hard work + 1 hour of show Marathon: 2hrs of har work, + 10 sec. of show

[@jarekcimrman8382]

Impressive

[@eva8973]

Československo🏁 Czechoslovak 🏁

[@shailendrarana4073]

So Forrest Gump !

[@gvardiecky9507]

Shailendra Rana -_-

[@yanzhang5785]

look at the thumbnail...

[@maltioxtravels]

Next run i'm gonna listen to nickleback and see if i run faster

[@Catcrumbs]

SI units please.

[@stephenreeds3672]

He was "in the army" so probably a pro. And I'm sure the M. O. had a few sessions with him.

[@TheSasudomi]

When someone is making a video about someone they should at the very least pronounce their name correctly. You know maybe 2 or 3 times say it before actually recording?

[@himanshusisodia7065]

The Real Flash

[@63utuber]

So, did he use his masculine wiles to qualify for the Olympic marathon?

[@jdtoledo]

I have never heard of a zatopek until this video and I am 38.

[@taylormerritt2986]

how is no one talking about the girl @ 0:40

[@sumitshresth]

yeah is that real video

[@عادلالشعلانالغامدي-ك9ل]

زَمَان . مُمْكِنٌ أَفْهَم وين هاذولي الرِّجَال ووين ابناهم واحفادهم ؟ عَادِلٌ حَلّ عَادِلٌ مُنْصِفٌ . قال الله تعالى (بَلْ أَنْتُمْ بَشَرٌ مِمَّنْ خَلَقَ يَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ ﴿١٨ المائدة﴾ ............... شَاءُ . شَاءُ قال ألله تعالى (مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا نُوَفِّ إِلَيْهِمْ أَعْمَالَهُمْ فِيهَا وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يُبْخَسُونَ (15) وَفِّ وَفِّ وَفّ .بالأصلي. قير قنبلة مرفأ بيروت تجاري . قلك ايش قلك سجون ومستشفيات ومستشفيات المجانين عشان الاخره . 📢وَفِّ يااااااااا الله . قال الله تعالى ** ((((*مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٥ يونس﴾ ***فَصِّلُ فَصِّلُ فَصِّلُ قال الله تعالى (فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ) الايه. .قال ألله تعالى (وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍۢ رَّسُولٌ ۖ فَإِذَا جَآءَ رَسُولُهُمْ قُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْقِسْطِ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ) الآيه. جَآءَ قُضِىَ

[@milanzdrahal5691]

🇨🇿❤️🍀💯

[@stephenreeds3632]

Does anyone think he was 'helped'? Or am I just a cynic?

[@itsliketryingtofitapowerst1860]

Uneeded nickelback diss hahaha

[@happyjohn1656]

0:35 I hate bras like that... 9:13 PM 5/17/2019

[@ryandupuis5860]

proceeds to put time and date on the comment 12:17 PM 6/1/2019

[@erepsekahs]

Never heard of doing a Zatopek. Has anyone else? Obviously great drugs.

[@KhushpreetSinghX]

where are the kenyans??

[@Pfromm007]

These videos come off as being quite grandiloquent.

[@タピオカ-r5x]

かっけぇ…

[@medzhidon8685]

Я Эмиль но не Затопек

[@Amogus-qw5ph]

God dammit need to enchant lvl 30 in minecraft

[@hihello8862]

1:50

[@sachinsiwach5425]

I mean bouthuo and thuopui say ethat hahahae

[@wh00wie]

Anyone else bunching these rn

[@TheSiameseDreamer]

No distance runner is greater than Bruce Fordyce.

[@keirbateman267]

Why ruin the excellent footage with an infantile attempt at humour?

[@General_Puffball]

This is godawful.

[@victorslyvester8977]

Than East Africans came in

[@eymannassole6162]

"a gland infection"... a penicillin 💉 should clear that up😉

[@riccardoman7620]

Beyonce? Who is beblonce? Benonce? Merdonze?

[@ironmaidenfan2144]

Eml Zhejthoupek

[@allanthenotsogreat2039]

2 nd

[@HusseinDoha]

I hate the narrator!

[@srenohlsen695]

1 st

[@spongebob3472]

doping

[@aliienwolf9156]

wasnt he polish? his name is polish ...

[@SunflowerFromDeath]

100% pure Czechoslovakian

[@alexbjarnesen8905]

Czech Republic and Poland have very similar names :) For example Světlana or Oleg

[@SunflowerFromDeath]

well I guess we have similar sounding first names (but they are differently written) and last names are very different

[@SunflowerFromDeath]

also, Světlana is definitely not Polish name nor is Oleg, both are more Russian than anything else

[@Krista1D]

Hana Šmachová Neither Russian or Polish, just Slavic.