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Which married couple won individual gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics?
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#52746. Asked by shady shaker.
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infiniti
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Emil and Dana Zatopek. They were both born on the same day-September 19th and married on that date too. He won for the 5000m, 10000m and marathon, even though he had never run a marathon before. Dana won for javelin.
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peasypod
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Um....
How about Emil and Dana Zatopek?
At the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, Emil won gold in the 5 000m, 10 000m and marathon, the only runner to have achieved the feat. His wife Dana also picked up a gold in Helsinki in the javelin.
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