Pavel Kantorek
Czech long-distance runner (1930–2023)
 Kantorek in 1958 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1930-02-08)8 February 1930 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 93) Prague, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Club | Sparta 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
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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
External links
Pavel Kantorek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Pavel Kantorek at World Athletics
- Pavel Kantorek at Olympedia
- Pavel Kantorek at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
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Košice Peace Marathon – men's winners
- 1924: Karol Halla (TCH)
- 1925: Pál Király (HUN)
- 1926: Paul Hempel (GER)
- 1927–28: József Galambos (HUN)
- 1929: Paul Hempel (GER)
- 1930: István Zelenka (HUN)
- 1931: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
- 1932–33: József Galambos (HUN)
- 1934: Josef Šulc (TCH)
- 1935: Artūrs Motmillers (LAT)
- 1936: György Balaban (AUT)
- 1937: Désiré Leriche (FRA)
- 1939: József Kiss (HUN)
- 1941: József Gyimesi (HUN)
- 1942: József Kiss (HUN)
- 1943: Géza Kiss (HUN)
- 1944: Rezső Kövári (HUN)
- 1945: Antonín Špiroch (TCH)
- 1946: Mikko Hietanen (FIN)
- 1947: Charles Heirendt (LUX)
- 1948: Gösta Leandersson (SWE)
- 1949: Martti Urpalainen (FIN)
- 1950: Gösta Leandersson (SWE)
- 1951: Jaroslav Śtrupp (TCH)
- 1952: Erkki Puolakka (FIN)
- 1953: Walter Bednář (TCH)
- 1954: Erkki Puolakka (FIN)
- 1955: Evert Nyberg (SWE)
- 1956: Thomas Hilt Nilsson (SWE)
- 1957: Ivan Filin (URS)
- 1958: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1959: Sergei Popov (URS)
- 1960: Samuel Hardicker (GBR)
- 1961: Abebe Bikila (ETH)
- 1962: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1963: Buddy Edelen (USA)
- 1964: Pavel Kantorek (TCH)
- 1965: Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)
- 1966: Gyula Tóth (HUN)
- 1967: Nedo Farčić (YUG)
- 1968: Václav Chudomel (TCH)
- 1969: Demissie Wolde (ETH)
- 1970: Mikhail Gorelov (URS)
- 1971: Gyula Tóth (HUN)
- 1972: John Farrington (AUS)
- 1973: Vladimir Moyseyev (URS)
- 1974: Keith Angus (GBR)
- 1975: Choe Chang-sop (PRK)
- 1976: Takeshi So (JPN)
- 1977–78: Go Chun Son (PRK)
- 1979: Jouni Kortelainen (FIN)
- 1980: Alexey Lyagushev (URS)
- 1981: Hans-Joachim Truppel (GDR)
- 1982: György Sinkó (HUN)
- 1983: František Višnický (TCH)
- 1984: Ri Dong Myong (PRK)
- 1985: Valentin Starikov (URS)
- 1986: František Višnický (TCH)
- 1987: Jörg Peter (GDR)
- 1988: Michael Heilmann (GDR)
- 1989: Karel David (TCH)
- 1990: Nikolay Kolesnikov (URS)
- 1991: Vlastimil Bukovjan (TCH)
- 1992–93: Wiesław Pałczyński (POL)
- 1994: Petr Pipa (SVK)
- 1995–96: Marnix Goegebeur (BEL)
- 1997: My Tahar Echchadli (MAR)
- 1998: Andrzej Krzyścin (POL)
- 1999: Róbert Štefko (SVK)
- 2000: Ernest Kipyego (KEN)
- 2001–02: David Kariuki (KEN)
- 2003: Grigoriy Andreyev (RUS)
- 2004: Adam Dobrzyński (POL)
- 2005: David Maiyo (KEN)
- 2006: Edwin Kipchom (KEN)
- 2007: William Biama (KEN)
- 2008: Dejene Yirdaw (ETH)
- 2009: Jacob Kipkorir Chesire (KEN)
- 2010: Gilbert Chepkwony (KEN)
- 2011: Elijah Kemboi (KEN)
- 2012: Lawrence Kimaiyo (KEN)
- 2013: Patrick Korir (KEN)
- 2014: Gilbert Chepkwony (KEN)
- 2015: Samuel Kiplimo Kosgei (KEN)
- 2016: David Kemboi Kiyeng (KEN)
- 2017: Reuben Kerio (KEN)
- 2018: Raymond Choge (KEN)
- 2019: Hillary Kipsambu (KEN)
- 2020: Marek Hladík (SVK)
- 2021: Reuben Kerio (KEN)
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