Zatopek Wins Olympic 10,000m & 5,000m Double Gold - Helsinki 1952 Olympics

Relive classic highlights from the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games as Emil Zapotek wins the gold medal in both the 10,000m and 5,000m events.

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Emil Zatopek arrived at the Helsinki Games as the Olympic champion in the 10000 metres and silver medallist in the 5000m from the London Games. In his first event, the 5000 metres, he showed the fans he was still at the top of his form winning Olympic gold once again.

At the start of the 10000m, expectation was once again high to see if "The Locomotive" (as he was also known) could repeat his London feats in the Finnish capital. Zatopek delivered once again with an amazing final sprint and maintained his Olympic title. He also maintained his winning streak which had begun in 1948 and would last until 1954, for a total 38 races.

Zatopek is still considered by many the greatest runner of all times.

Find more about Emil Zatopek: http://www.olympic.org/emil-zatopek

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