&quotEmil Zatopek signed display and book – comprising a photograph and large autograph album page mounted display mf&g overall 13.75 x 11.25” plus the book titled “Emil Zatopek in Photographs” 1st UK ed 1955. Note Emil Z&aacutetopek b.1922 – d.2000 was a Czechoslovak long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life. He was nicknamed the &quot&quotCzech Locomotive&quot&quot. Z&aacutetopek was the first athlete to break the 29-minute barrier in the 10,000 metres (in 1954). Three years earlier, in 1951, he had broken the hour for running 20&nbspkm. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest runners of the 20th century and was also known for his brutally tough training methods. In February 2013, the editors at Runner's World Magazine selected him as the Greatest Runner of All Time. He is the only person to win the 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres and marathon in the same Olympics.&quot