Emil Zátopek was crowded with leading figures from the international sports world. He was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal in 1975. In 2012, he was named among the first twelve athletes to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame. A life-size bronze statue of Zátopek was unveiled at the Stadium of Youth in Zlín in September 2014. Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek (; 19 September 1922 – 22 November 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 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but
Emil Rilke the 3. Liga. Emil Rilke Emil Rilke (born 19 November 1983) is a Czech footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FK Ústí nad Labem, after leaving Romanian Universitatea Cluj. Previously Rilke has played for Czech clubs FK Teplice, FK Jablonec 97, FK SIAD Most and FC Slovan Liberec and Hansa Rostock. Rilke was a member of the Czech Republic Under-20 national team which competed in the 2003 U-20 FIFA World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. He won the Slovak Superliga in the 2009–2010 season with MŠK Žilina. On November 21, 2012 he signed for German side FC