Nationality Czech Sport Athletics Personal best(s) 67.18 m (1974) Role Olympic athlete Weight 123 kg | Country Czechoslovakia Event(s) Discus throw Name Ludvik Danek Height 1.93 m Club AC Sparta Prague | |
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Born 6 January 1937 Blansko, Czechoslovakia Died November 16, 1998, Hutisko-Solanec, Czech Republic Olympic medals Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men\'s discus throw Similar People Al Oerter, Jay Silvester, Ricky Bruch | ||
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Ludvík Daněk ( [ˈludviːk ˈdaɲɛk]) (6 January 1937 in Blansko – 15 November 1998 in Hutisko-Solanec near Vsetín) was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m (211'3").
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Daněk competed in four Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia, winning silver in 1964 Olympics, bronze in 1968 Olympics and gold in 1972 Olympics. He set three world records in discus throw, of 64.55 m in 1964, 65.22 m in 1965 and of 66.07 m in 1966. He also won several medals at the European Athletics Championships. He was the gold medallist at the 1971 European Athletics Championships and was the silver medallist three years later at the 1974 European Athletics Championships.
After retiring from competitions Daněk became a sports administrator, and served as vice-president of the Czech athletics federation. The location where he set his first world record in 1964 is now celebrated with a memorial circle, and the venue in Turnov is now called the Ludvík Daněk Stadium. Since 1999, the year following his death, the stadium has hosted an annual track and field meeting in his honour – the Ludvík Daněk Memorial.
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