Word: ingrova
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...suggested to International Olympic Association President Avery Brundage that he invite two other Communist-country athletes to come West. He became ecstatic in his desire to "lift the Iron Curtain enough" to bring Czechoslovakia's fabulous triple gold medalist, Distance Runner Emil Zatopek, and his javelin champion wife, Ingrova, to the U.S. for a barnstorming tour. Said Sawyer: "It might be the beginning of a new program for mankind . . . the first step toward a permanent peace ... It appears difficult to work it out in the area of politics and armies. It might be easier to begin to work...
...satellites: Russia's Nina Romaschkova, who set a women's world record in the discus; Russia's cylindrical female Shotputter Galina Zybina, who heaved the 8-lb. iron ball for another women's world mark of 50 ft. 2.58 in.; Czechoslovakia's Emil and Ingrova Zatopek, the most sensational husband & wife team in Olympic history...
...same day that Ingrova set a women's Olympic javelin mark of 165 ft. 7.05 in., husband Emil cracked the Olympic 5,000-meter record in 14 min. 6 sec. With a 10,000-meter record already in the bag, he entered the 26-mile marathon three days later, broke another Olympic record in 2 hrs. 23 min. 3.2 sec. to become the only Olympic athlete ever to sweep the three distance races...
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