Olympic story

About the author

Klara Grapova

My name is Klara Grapova, I have studied journalism at Charles University in Prague since 2019 until today. I currently work in the Czech Television sports newsroom, where I have been since 2021.

Credits

*Photo 1: Czechoslovakia Artistic Gymnastics Team – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10850513 – Copyright notice: © 1924 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 2: Portrait of Emil Zatopek and his gold medal at Helsinki 1952 – Getty Images, Photo 76017961 – Photo by China Photos/Getty Images

Photo 3: Emil Zatopek – Getty Images, Photo 114316483 – Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 4: Emil Zatopek – Getty Images, Photo 942884 – Mandatory Credit: Gray Mortimore /Allsport

*Photo 5: Dana Zatopkova – IOC Platform, Photo PHO10009318 – Copyright notice: © 1952 / International Olympic Committee (IOC) – All rights reserved

Photo 6: Vera Caslavska – Getty Images, Photo 1554654 – Photo by Getty Images

Photo 7: Vera Caslavska – Getty Images, Photo 513640347 – Photo by Don Morley

Photo 8: Jan Zelezny – Getty Images, Photo 52883942 – Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 9: Jan Zelezny – Getty Images, Photo 52883912 – Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 10: Jan Zelezny – Getty Images, Photo 1916053 – Mandatory Credit: Gray Mortimore/Allsport

Photo 11: Barbora Spotakova – Getty Images, Photo 82492584 – Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 12: Barbora Spotakova – Getty Images, Photo 82493599 – Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

Photo 13: Barbora Spotakova – Getty Images, Photo 82494835 – Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Bongarts/Getty Images

 

*All Olympic Footage / Images / Audio available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee. All Olympic Logos / Poster available in this production is copyright of and reproduced only with the consent of the International Olympic Committee