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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 27,858 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Ludvík Daněk is the 249th most popular athlete (up from 254th in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 434th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ludvík Daněk ranks 249 out of 3,059Before him are Kenenisa Bekele, Maxie Long, Alexander Ragulin, Gert Fredriksson, Benjamin Kogo, and Lis Hartel. After him are Hicham El Guerrouj, Dimitrios Golemis, Veikko Karvonen, Julius Skutnabb, Pål Tyldum, and Lyudmila Bragina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ludvík Daněk ranks 255Before him are Harry Wu, Bobby Driscoll, Richard Marquand, Givi Chokheli, Ken Ogata, and Gary Hocking. After him are Ada Rogovtseva, Loretta Swit, Clodovil Hernandes, Richard Petty, Yuri Manin, and Manfred Krug. Among people deceased in 1998, Ludvík Daněk ranks 154Before him are Roy Rogers, Chatichai Choonhavan, Eva Bartok, Nagarjun, Alois Estermann, and Lev Dyomin. After him are Fritz Buchloh, Maurice Schumann, Julio César Britos, Leo Penn, Enoch Powell, and Nicolas Bouvier.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ludvík Daněk ranks 442 out of 973Before him are Petr Brandl (1668), Josephine Kablick (1787), Ivan Hlinka (1950), Karel Teige (1900), Oldřich Duras (1882), and Dominik Hašek (1965). After him are František Vláčil (1924), Václav Brožík (1851), Aleš Hrdlička (1869), Dagmar Lassander (1943), Maria Jeritza (1887), and Gudrun Pausewang (1928).

Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Ludvík Daněk ranks 7Before him are Emil Zátopek (1922), Dana Zátopková (1922), Jan Jindra (1932), Jan Železný (1966), František Pospíšil (1944), and Dominik Hašek (1965). After him are Jaroslav Holík (1942), František Janda-Suk (1878), Helena Fibingerová (1949), Olga Fikotová (1932), Karel Mejta Sr (1928), and Josef Holeček (1921).