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The Olympic Games on Twitter: "The Olympic legend Emil Zatopek was born 97 years ago today. @olympijskytym https://t.co/TJThiPzDOw" / Twitter
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Emil Zátopek: The greatest Olympian vanished from public life after he defied Russian tanks in 1968 : r/running
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