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Pavel Kantorek

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Pavel Kantorek
Kantorek in 1958
Personal information
Born(1930-02-08)8 February 1930
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 93)
Prague, Czech Republic
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
ClubSparta Praha, RH Praha

Pavel Kantorek (8 February 1930 – 10 November 2023) was long-distance runner from Czechoslovakia. He was born in Prague. He represented Czechoslovakia in three consecutive Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, starting in 1956. Kantorek was a three-time winner of the Košice Peace Marathon. He set a course record of 2:19:06 at the Ostrava Marathon, a record that was still standing 52 years later.[1]

Kantorek died in Prague on 10 November 2023, at the age of 93.[2]

Marathon races

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1958 Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia 1st Marathon 2:29:37
1959 Enschede Marathon Enschede, Netherlands 1st Marathon 2:26:48
1959 Ostrava Marathon Ostrava, Czechoslovakia 1st Marathon 2:19:06
1961 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka, Japan 1st Marathon 2:22:05
1962 Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia 1st Marathon 2:28:29
1964 Košice Peace Marathon Košice, Czechoslovakia 1st Marathon 2:25:55

References

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  1. ^ "Ostravský maraton čeká na mužský rekord dvaapadesát let". idnes.cz (in Czech). 23 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Pavel Kantorek". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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Pavel Kantorek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Pavel Kantorek at World AthleticsEdit on Wikidata