Remembering Olympics triple gold legend

Czechs commemorate 60 years since Emil Zatopek's unprecedented Olympic wins. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.

[@doposud]

i think giving away his medal from Helsinky to Ron Clarke was one of the nicest gestures in sports history , yet very few people know about it

[@odetteturcotte4729]

He did it just for the love of running!! Now, that is a true runner in the heart of it!! We will remember always

[@roustabout4fun]

Best thing I have felt on CNN in maybe years......Thanks for sharing.

[@FORESTDONS]

He was not only a great athlete but a great human being as well.

[@clovisramos3493]

Thanks for sharing...!

[@raffaojeda]

Beautiful olympic couplle :) Zatopek a huge sport legend.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

One of the greatest Olympians ever

[@raffaojeda]

aww que buena historia biografica del idolo zatopek y su esposa tan linda! :)

[@zbjesila]

tatra museum is in KOPRIVNICE :)

[@LakeErieOH1]

middle distance best = coe, long distance best = bikila, distance best = zatopek

[@pavelsulc38]

Zatopek is a reflection of his contry. West countries left us at the mercy of fascism and communism. We had to find a way where it wasn't. Zatopek found it -on the brink of unnecessary suffering for the whole our nation

[@tomcherry1976]

100 x 400 m Intervalltraining am Stück??? Ist der irre?

[@lease2coach1]

0:54 Zatopek did NOT set world records in all three of his races in the 1952 Olympic Games. (He did set Olympic bests for the distances.) 2:01 He ran 100 *repetitions* of 400m--not 100 *races*! Where people come up with this stuff?

[@bremCZ]

lease2coach1 Well that depends on how you define exactly what is said. Zatopek did have world records in all 3 races just not in Helsinki in '52.

[@seer1623]

I know, how embarrassing. That’s what happens when a running-naive journalist tells the story.