ATHLETE

Ludvík Daněk

1937 - 1998

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Ludvík Daněk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈludviːk ˈdaɲɛk]; 6 January 1937 – 16 November 1998) was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m (211'3"). Daněk was born in Blansko, and 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludvík Daněk has received more than 30,292 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ludvík Daněk is the 332nd most popular athlete (down from 249th in 2019), the 497th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 442nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ludvík Daněk ranks 332 out of 6,025. Before him are Olga Gyarmati, George Horine, Leonid Zhabotinsky, Xenia Stad-de Jong, Márta Rudas, and William Porter. After him are Bill Nieder, Albert Gutterson, Viktor Tsybulenko, Renate Boy, Alfred Tysoe, and Dexter Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ludvík Daněk ranks 284. Before him are Cheng Yen, Shirley Eaton, Kader Khan, Márta Rudas, Alfredo Rojas, and José Sacristán. After him are Andrija Anković, Akram Aylisli, Magnar Solberg, Bobby Driscoll, Albert Brülls, and Jackie Collins. Among people deceased in 1998, Ludvík Daněk ranks 175. Before him are Michèle Arnaud, Lilí Álvarez, Maurice Schumann, Bruno Rodzik, Gloria Fuertes, and Nicholas Kurti. After him are Galina Starovoytova, Jack Lord, Eva Bartok, Gene Autry, Ernesto Grillo, and Jon Postel.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ludvík Daněk ranks 497 out of 1,200. Before him are August Wilhelm Ambros (1816), Jiří Bělohlávek (1946), Prokop Diviš (1698), Edgar G. Ulmer (1904), Jaroslav Šilhavý (1961), and Ernst Streeruwitz (1874). After him are Olga Taussky-Todd (1906), Vladimír Šmicer (1973), Miroslav Ondříček (1934), Vera Ralston (1920), Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe (1873), and Ludvík Vaculík (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Ludvík Daněk ranks 5. Before him are Emil Zátopek (1922), Jan Železný (1966), Dana Zátopková (1922), and Dominik Hašek (1965). After him are František Pospíšil (1944), Olga Fikotová (1932), Helena Fibingerová (1949), František Janda-Suk (1878), Jaroslav Holík (1942), Karel Mejta Sr (1928), and František Čapek (1914).

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