THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1968.
Emil Zatopek Proves Himself The World's
THE FIRST OF THREE GOLD MEDALS:
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Emil Zatopek, the Czecli marvel of the running track, stands on the vic tory rostrum after winning the 10,000 Metres run at the Olympic Games at Helsinki. He won the race in the fandom Games in 1948 and at Helsinki he beat the record he set up then by 42.0 seconds. On his left is Alain-o-Kacha Mimoun, the Algerian, who was also second at the London Games but finished considerably Reater Zatopek this time, and on his fight is Aleksandr Anoufriyev (Russia) who
finished third.-Central Press Photo,
Background To The Olympic City
"I FOUND A RUSSIAN IN MY BEDROOM"
By J. L. MANNING
Helsinki.
The other night I found a Russian in my hotel bedroom. He wasn't tall and he wasn't shall. He had neither a heard on his chin nor snow on His boots, bat nevertheless he was a Russian.
called Sandy Duncan of the Bri-
Greatest Ever
Distance Runner
Helsinki, July 27.
Emil Zatopefi, of Czechoslovakia, tonight was crowned world's greatest long distance runner ever;
the
Striding dul powerfully to the very end, he won the Olymple Marathon run in Olymple record time, covering the 26 miles 385 yards in 2 hrs. 23 miha. 3.2 secs: Ho had already won the 10,000 Metres and 5,000 Metres races. No runner ever before has come first in all these. races in one Olympiad.
Zatopek, looking fresh and roking his head as he breasted the tape, came in ahead of Retpaldo Gorno, Argentina.
Third was the, Swede, Gustav Jansson, who had lost a terrifle duel for the lead with Zatopek
the half-way mark. The "Galloping Major" went ahead at that point and stayed in front.
Then the Anil strelett toward the Olympic stadium.
Gorno, the fatined Argentinian Today's Programme
Jürissbil passeli stadium was second.
The Edturb reached to finish
Yoon was fourth.
The Argenlinlons, Gorto and Cabrers, were asked their im pressions of the race.
the
Gorno, with a shrug of his Next to finish after Jansson shoulders, summed it up with were, in order, Yoon Chil-choi "Zatopek is a superman. Nobody (Korea), Veikko L. Katvonen i can match him." (Finland), Delfo Cabrera (Argentina)--the 1948 wirmer, Throughout the latter part of Marathon, military Im- and Erkki M. Puolakko (Fin- land).
bulances, equipped with radio, Gorno's time was 2 hrs. 25 were constantly called from the ming. 35 BCCS.,
Jansson's 2 stadium to pick up runners who fers. 26. mins. 7 secs., and had dropped out of the race with Yoon's 2 hrs. 20 mins. 36 cramp or blisterad fect, secs.
The Arst six to finish all were inside the previous best Olympic time of 2 hrs. 20 mins. 19.2 seca. recorded by the Kerian, Kitel Son, in 1936. Zatopek has done 02.2 kilo- metres racing since lust Satur day. He started with the 10,000 Metres on Sunday, then took it 5,000 Metres heat, easy in went on to win the final and rested up for today's culminat- ing test.
He has never run a Marathon before.
Zatopek made the most kiling race in the world look simple.
Most of the casualties were able to walk into the dressing rooms but some were taken in on stretchers.
But Zatopek, the man who broke three Olympic records in eight days, was fresh caough to trot around the track In a "round of hour" to acknowledge the cheers, when he was presented with his medal.
JUST A WALKER John Mikaelsson, the Swedish walker, kept his title in the 10,000 Metres race by breaking his own 1048 Olymple record of 45 mins. 3 sees. He was in 9.2
today!
Crowds lining the route could seconds faster, the veteren Swis,
see just why he is nick-named the "Human Locomotive,"
Behind him; Fritz
1
·.
The following is the Olymple programme for today:
Equestrian-Dressage test Fencing-Epee Individual competition semi-nais.
Boxing Weighing in and draw; Elimination matches,
Shooting Bilhouette - 30 shots-sequel competition; Itun- ning deer-60 single shots. Basketball--and series. Swimming4x 200 metres Water Polo; relay-Men-heats; Springboard 100 metres metres
400
metres Kayaks 1,000 metres Kayaks and Canadians-heats; 500 metres Kayaks-Ladles--- final; 1,000 metres Kayaks and Canadians-final.
Cycling-1,000 metres scratch race--1st, heats; 2,000 metres 4,000 metres tandem-heats; pursuit race ist heats.
classes; Yachting -- Large Olympic Monotype class.
Football 1st semi-final match.
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Dmit Zatopek, the 30-year-old Czech marvel of the running truck, the first man. In the history of the Olymple Games to win the 3,000 and 10,000 Metres runs and the 40-kilometre Märathon all at one Olympic. étlebration.Central Press Photo.
OLYMPIC GAMES RESULTS
Women's Relay the second time running.
the baton
chem-
A. Hollenstein (Switzer land) 994, 370 and 384.
5, V. Ylories (Finland), 381;:: 877 and 370.
R. Sandager (United States) 340, 37, and 384,-- Reuter.
Decathlon contest bonight for Kneeling 370 points and Prone, 388 points. Now Olympic re- Helsinki, July 27,
WIH 7,887 points-al Olympic cord Australia's Olympie
2, R. Burchler (Switzerland), Russia's and
Marjorie Jackson, badly record under the new points
"in the scoring system for the event-ho 350, 381 and 389-equalled the As he neared the final goal of Bruno Juk
fought a last gasp | fumbled.
3. Vainschtejn (Russia) And Mr Iron Curtain-man was so friendly that he had helped himself to a
the Olympic Stadium, the battle for second place. The worth's 400 metres relay final retained the title he won in 1948. former Olympic record.
His win gave the Uhlied States to give the race to the atirik and was measuring the thickness of the leather of the sole of my old utility
Isign of strain he showed was to photo Anish camera placed the today
Germans its 13th Gold Medal in the track 355, 376 and 378. thead. He at over- United States. The
and field éveillsAmerica's beat shöés as I opened the door.
pull up his red vest and bare his Swiss Nor hat the Ministry missed stomach to the wind. He looked hauled the Russlari 60 thetres finished second.
The Australians had been re- Olymple performance yet He is no stranger. We had
Matbins, finished the gruelling met carlier in the day when tish Olymple Association, could the opportunity of bringing in
swimming sult,
again when warned for bad garded as unbeatable after they the promised to call on me. take you around the Ove con- the Elizabethan touch as doubt as if he was wearing a Bikini from the tape, but dropped back
it for ii hrs. 50 mins. In today's Russiang keep their tinents without let or hindrance in anticipation of the visit of He even had enough wind to style and only got up bedir at had broken the world record in contest the athletes had betil at Tints the
the setni-final.
last Ave competitions obviously ex- Miss Jackson way, the good social grace, as long as you kept telling the the Duke of Edinburgh-by in-turn his head and talk to a the very last. word with
and immigra- forming us that Finnish drinks cyclist. kind enough to frontier_guards he was
The women's 4188 Metres Australian to run. They were hausted. such
The Silver Medallist, Milton. Walk Final English were include the
Scottish on on oicials that you
Delay was won by the Unitted in the lead and seemed assured TORTURED GRIMACES whortleberry beverages as réd "going to the Games,"
States with Germany second and of victory as she went to take Campbell, a coloured American, and cloudberry wine and English and
I was limping, as he finished tho mead.
The Airy Czech ran the race Britain third. Helsinki has become a city full and But
But lives
otte characteristic Helsinki in Moscow.
hig to finish. with
The Americans whitting time of the most undocumented men
This was the biggest upéct last event of the day, the 1,300 couldn't quite catch his name
ustal tortural grimaces Which drivers, which
1, J. Mikaelsson (Sweden), 45 beyond. Ivan. I can say that and women in the long history of visitors will never forget is the from start
The Olympic honesty of taxi
do not mean a thing but make of 43.0 seconds was a row of the Olympics so far. It was Metres. Though he came last of Olympic and world #bebrd out- America's only victory in the his heat, he had dorie enough to Ivan came into my life with rubber stamps.
passport even gets you a free ride approaches the classic virtue of
him look as if he was ready to speeding by 2 seconds the time women's track and field events take second place in the com- min. 2.8 secs (New Olympia
record); 2, F, Schwab, (Swit an buses in this city. Not even charity. And it has not yicided
collapse at any moment.
The coloured American girls petition. the end of the made by Australia in the semi- But towards
Campbell's points tally waszerland) 45 mins. 11.0 secs; 3, Anthony Eden's gold ambossed to temptations of
final earlier
Betute that went wild with excitement at today. passport could get you on a Lon-wickedness.
Jaco he sometimes amicd at the
record had stood at 40.4 their unexpected success, danc- 6,075 with another American, B, Junk (Russia), 45 mins, 41.0
Becs--Reuter. don bus for nothing these days.
crowds crow
by Germany in ing up and down and throwing Floyd Simmons, third, at 0,788.
kisses to friends in the standsting world record of 7:414 Mathias' score improves on his despite But
the unique setting
macadamised road with
Canoeing Events for a great occasion which is
The results were: taking place somewhat nearer the Arelle Circle than the Greeks
thim
credentials
he I
an
the best Olympic
passport which Els port-girt city of Helsinki, operis all doors and even lowers same curtains.
.old
indationary
TWELVE TIMES
Fares are calculated by mult! plying by twelve- northern
the
as he went along the thede, made people of ficlsinki hanging from 1930-
In the Women's High Jump:
wintows and waving from roof- Esther Brand of South Africa showing exhaustion.
over.
journalists seni to Finland to ever intended, Helsinki has much contempt for the metric system topa. Perhaps that was his way took the Gold Medal with 1.07 world and Olympic record: 2 done by hlin which has hot yet ]
tours
of the Olympic world--the in common with Europe's other
on the melre, and Agure shown inflation-hit cities..
So many millions of marks are then adding 20 marks if the
CALLED ME FRIEND Ivan, is one of 28 Russian report the Olympic Garries, and He talked so far into the early
that as
I wilted he re vlved the Anglo-Soviet alliance by saying "I have. made you very red, my friend" (no,
comrade)" It didn't say tommottow when you visit camp I will come to fetch you to.
my
in my cikad, and this is how
So we
our conversation piece went.
Me: "Well, I suppose Russint will win a lot of medals."
Ivan: We are not so strong." Me: "But you have half the
world to choose from."
Linn: "Not one half, enly one Me: "What well-known games do you play apart from foot-
#1
Heläinki, July 27: The following were the re sults of the 10,000 metres walk
final:
:
Helsinki, July 27,
F. B. Havens, United States, won the gold medal in the
singies Canadiäri Olympic
évent aver 10,000
metres (5 ft.,5%ver Medal Gympie record; 3, Beltain, Clay Pigeon Shoot ancing
Jim Peters (Dritain) set the Britain took a Silver jace
at the start. After the its first of the Games When the Sheila LerWhil, who holds the first
sever. Idlorilètres, Briton led the fleld by about 100 world record, cleared the bar at
Zatopek and 1.05 metres (6 ft. 5 Iris.)
Russia's Aleksandra, Chudind
with metres,
in the pockets of hard-up Finns journey to or froin the station
office. that no one knows why the mark or
The point is, however, that unit of account, remains imagine pricing a car in farthings, driveis will not take a tip. With Janson (Sweden) side by sido
of Manner- behind. Then came Gorno came third with 1.03 metres because that is what it amounts the iron discipline
helm they fhikist on you keeping | P the change.
The Finns have done their best to hide the ravages of war by Olympic flags and banners.
and
The contlet with marks Marx has its own piquoney, for Helsinki's principal shopping street is gully decorated with blue flags on which are inscribed the letter "A" standing for Czar Alexander-the
only Russian
The
of humour.
Flores (6 ft. 4% Ins.)
the
and
Hungary third
1. United States, 45.9 seconds, but there is a score of 8,043 also Germany, 45,9 seconds, world been ratified-Reuter, 46.2; 4, Soviet Russia 403 5 Austrulib, 40.0; 6, Holland, 47,8,
Reuter.
came
Helsinki, July 20.
G. Généreux (Canada) to-da won the Olymple clay pigeon shooting competition with 132 Qencreux takes the Gd Mec-
hitd.
dal.
..
metres to-day,
George Turiler and Jean Lau- dep of France won the Canadian Pale racb from the Canadians, Kenneth Late and Hawgood. Egon Wilfred
Donald Drewn and Foliau of Germany
were third-Reuter,
Weightlifting
Helsinki, July 27, Following were the rebut in the Weight-lifting ·· (light- Rifle Shooting.
heavyweight) final: Helsinki, July 27. 1. T. Lomakin, Russla, kötäl Results of tile shooting final 417.5 kilograms (020 pounds); 800 Thetres-40 shots in three 2, S. Starczyk. U.S., 419, 164 postions were: 1. A. Begdanov grom: 3. A Vetobjev, Russio (Russia), Standing 959 points, 107.5 kellogtarts-Reuter,
400 Métrés Relay Helsinki, July 27. Dorotito (Argentina),
The United States won the (Gunternale), wiriner of
men's 4 x 100 metres relay to States brought The Utiles
K. Holmqvist (Sweden), with The Finns never smiled, and 1052 Boston Manithon, blue eyes never twinkled below Yakov Muškatchenkov
of its tally of track and field Geld day in 40.1 seconds,
The Soviet Union was second 101 his, was second, and third Mednis to 19 in the 400 Metres their fair hair when I asked if Russia.
Hungary was was H. Ljedall (Sweden) with in 40,8 seconds
fourth was 100 hits-Reuter. Relay for men. The ace Atheri-bird in 40.5 and many people lived in Lapland. I
One
runner-Havildar... M. cm runnerd, who included the Britain in 40.0. France was told about four Lapps to
bar-100-metro champion Lindy Re-fth in 40.0 and-sixth place was the mile, so they have a sense Aslam (Pakistan)
footed,
miging, streaked to the faith in won by Czechoslovakia in 41.2. At 17 kilometres, as the up-40.1 secdtids.
-France-Presse. They will need all of It before
Russta came
second and who did this little Iron Curtain tempted, they have put Zatopeke and Jansson moved up the of celebrations on the ners loped between green fields, appendage of Finland any good.
situation of the Finns everything into the Games. The on Peters and the thibo run to- in intolerable and the Olympic truth is that these vast Olymple gether in a bunch. By this time there was a gap of 300 metres Games has brought it to the Games are an insolvent affair.
Like
Between them and the next understanding for the first time Yet they bring to atles
Helsinki an exciting pageant and man, Gutno, Imagine how you would feel an open window on a happier a foreign power had today world than normally seen from Ivan: Yes, it is a game for 10 miles of garrisoned this land of the midnight sun.
So, as I said to Ivan, thin
The cited coatsted of a old men and ladies."
milltary-arba tear your capital
rains Olympic stage scenery would do Me: "Sure you don't mean city, and every lime trains croquet?
lest Finns ought to give it to them as Helsinki with the fimhend turn Ivan: "Ah, yes; I am sorry." passed through soldiers boarded Moscow a lot of good. The straight road to the north out of
windows So you see how international parsengers saw what was going a final payment of war repará-ing at about 21 kilometres and
retticing the
kieps misunderstanding grows.
on in their own countryside. tion.
the same road to the stadium.
At the turn Zatopek took the of Forthly is what is happening
fead with Jabakibh, accord, Peters
(Argentina) 1. From there
ball. The Russian baseball, Husion tennis and Russian cric kee "The Russlang really play.
cricket?"
There hust be millions
of the world's citizens.
If
up carriage
tvima thinking England's naat Porkkala, southwest of this
two hours were spent restoring sport.
Players May Be
that three Invited To S'pore
Zatopeit was putting out his cheats, Jarissal lebket fefele
cool beside him.
THE previous
world
ip
Russians Are Satisfied
1
a
1
Baskötball
Helsinki, July 27, Rastity of games plaýta tís the. Olympic Games Basketball Com- pellion to-day wirė.
Bulgaria 65 Finland B4: Czechoslovakia, bi Hungary 39 France 53 Chilo 43-France: Prensb.
Epes Fencing Vin
Helsinki, July 20 Italy Woll the Gold Medal in the Olympics épée fenting com- polition today, beating Sweden by cant to live.
Sweden takts the ilver Medal and the Bronzo Medal goes to Switzerland who beat Luxem
Water Polo
1,600 Matres Relay
Helsinki, July 27. The Jamaican spged quartet,
Jamalta (Wint Lang, Me including Arthur Wint, Herb McKehley did the world record Kenley and Rhoden) broke the holder, George Bhikith, won the world record when she won the 1,000 Metres Relay in the world men's 4 x 100 metees relay record time of 3 mills, 5.9 seer final in 3 min, 3.9 sees. to-day.
Second was the United States The United States was in 3 mins. & sees. West Get- second, 0:1 edovia belind, and many was third in 3 mins, 6,6 Germany third
teca Canada fourth in a mint
Helsinki, July 20; 9.3 Beds, Britain fifth in 3 mins,
The President of the Soviet and 10 secs. and France sixih tri 3 blyinpic record wds 3 mins, 8.8 mins. 10.1 gees-France-Presse. Olymple Committee today com bts; citated to the Unified Women's High Jump plained about the wind treat
ment of Cominuhlst athletes by States since 1932.
Helsinki July 27. judges, but added that on, the in the swimming pool, Charlos
Esther Broild (S. Africa) won whole Russia was satisfied with her athletes. of her total game is croquet. The next city now drowning its sorrows HI.K. Table Tennis third, Gorite fourth fuld Cabrera Scholes won the 100 Metres Fyck the women's high jump to-day the performarites
addressing Stylo Gold
Ruinatio, Medal in 67.4 with 1.67 metres, one millimetro President Erikland's prestige and finally I Ivan is a pleasant chap; co
seconds, ahead of Hirscht Sukthi short of the Olymple récord set 30 foreign swapp uma sala bourg eight to four-buler.
ot Otanjem! B1 t Ivan: "Why is it that are all the Russians. I have met
on it was all Zatopek,
the endy Russians speak Eng-pleasant chaps. But do not let
out and his legs going like Goran Larsson (Sweden) was London in 1949. pistons, came loping down bo-third,
Helsinki; July:27: The Czech, Elbows Alghtly Japan) who had ihh wune time. up by Alice Conchman (U.S.) at recintacts here between Second place was won by athletes of different nationalities, fool ours veg 113
Will Have Ivan: "It intist be because we weeks of Olyinples
Yugoslavia proved, one of the Sheila Lorvill (Britain) with 1.08 polltical opinions and creeda tween tall fir trees to the 25-
The wôthen swimmers «lučaý
of our top favourlies to win the Olym Alexandra Schudins how that the peoples metres... follow Wish to
the English turned tris old spiteful earth
Singapore, July 27. kilometre stärk: bgdad chhusted tile beau-hitals of the (Russia) was third with 1.83 countries want and can live as pic Water Polo Competition to into one big happy homestead. culture."
day, when they defeated, the Ar-. am gind he did not ack me
in Helsinki
The former world table tennis metres ahead of Jansson, are all at
100 Metres Free Style and 200 metres and fourth was Thementer Leach, and
Mores compell-Hopkids
to treating the now men why so few Englishmen could peace with the world, toasting champion. Johnny
gentino team 91.
The United States beat Bri FACH Spent Russian
other in Vout, and Scotch Richard Bergman xhay play ex-
three long tables of red and games against twó and ubiquitously daling Eskimo bibition
At $5 omettes Zatopek In the Free Style rate the
black Eaviar, Moscow vodka, toin 8-3. for the Brst United Our cofversation was typical pie and Korean curry to show Hongkong star players in Sitiga seemed to sprint further and
smoked salmon, stuffed trout, Slates vibtory in this sport in the fraternisation in overy there I ho feeling. But 1 pore in September:
further away from his rivalo, - Hungarians, two Netherlanders,
Helsinki, July 27, Ava types of Caucasian wines, the current Games.
Other results were-Spain ̈· of usa elty cannot help fihkifig hugut Pock
Ha vest tucked up and one British girl and one South The following were there Armenian brandy and other rare Leach and Bergman, now bri street ind forher
མ་ལན་ལ་ showing, the Czech African.
Romatior said the ar- South Africa 1 Holland Thote has never been anything kald,
four, will call here of the last baro ribs
ho
free-style wimming final Olymple passport pent
-United Press BAN ON ALL "SPIVVERY stage of their trip. The Singa seemed fresher than when A
Hungary has three women in
Committee, tanising which has caused it
1. C. Scholes, United States,
Including pore Table Tennis Association set out
Jansson, Uth,tail Swede, comb the Breast Stroke final, Britain, 87.4 seconds, 2, 11. Guru, the training grounds previously You have to queue for hours
Nevertheless Helsinki is put considering itch's cabled offering a long way behind Han, Russia, Holland, Denmark and Japan, 8745 3. C. Larson, criticised by the Russians, word Američani embassies Fate fingerpils taken anding on a greatest phow, Nothing to play here,
The two Hongkoně, playeta, gave the crowd a thick because Sweden one each.
60.5; 5. G. Kadas, Hungary, 68,0;
in in them what your pollies are is lett te thane as far as Vision She Illu-chur and Fu Chec-farig hu seemed to be egvered a
blood. before they give you a United at contested The Mitilstry of the champion's 61d rivals, ard blo But it was only fruit
Harmits
States Weight-lifter, broke his A. Eminente, France 95.71 0, Social Altaits States visa,
no expected to be invited here to Julco he had spilita Vor bith word for the heavy-minded antes, 50.8 the
Judges had bċert to get "apiwery."
offer suitable opposition to the pelt takthi Kritiin years
fals efficient but that therd (Lebanon). beat..... prite tonitol departinění Englishment,
At this stage, with cold, ghtweight press tonight Un Reuten
And been trises of unfair. Judge (Russia) on points or identity cards to walk
own green fields," hin Lesifed a statement paytid
Featherweight. --- J. Pounkine | melts which made the Soviet Against Singapore's 165 phy function buildings of Helsinki 1078 am ly to The Decathlon de this lie bit of Olymple that the fixed charge for halt- che, Wong Tong-goon and back in view, Gorno and Cabrera Ho Grigurly Navak, the dumala
itesinki, July 26,Olymple delegationi sad and por- (Russia) beat I. Polyák (Hin good not by any of cutting Is "inclusive of comlig Rum Soon, Lench and Bergman were third and fourth respec-chumpion, prone to kilogreens,
Scheinansky's former record Bob Mathias the Californian blote bt the violation of Olym« | Kasy) in a fall in 20 deschide
Heuter Secretarios of the lint which must not be are not expected to triest fors tively and Youn, the Korean,
was 160 kilograme-Truter, man of iron, won the Olriple plo rules-United Press. fifth. SPRUITTIONAZHETNE State Fin corely by a fellow churned for separately...
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tions,
with
meltes-France-Presst.
1.40
finalists are two Americans, two Swimming
Am
ulis of the Men's 100 metresrements of the Finnish Or Sweden I; Italy ̧ Austria ·17-
Wrestling Finals
Helsinki, July 27. Results of the Greco-Romans,
Chihab
Sweden,, 58.2; 4, T. Goto, Japan. Highly added that i Nobert Bchemansley, United 6, R. Aubrey, Australia, 68.7;umber of cased Wrestling analg to-day were:
Bantamweight. *** Perlan