Ludvík Daněk
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| Gold | 1972 Munich | Discus | |
| Silver | 1964 Tokyo | Discus | |
| Bronze | 1968 Mexico | Discus | |
Ludvík Daněk ['lʊdvi:k 'daɲɛk] (Jan 6, 1937, Blansko – Nov 15, 1998, Hutisko-Solanec near Vsetín) was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won gold in Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics with a throw of 64.39 m (211'3"). He also broke the discus world record three times, in 1964, 1965 and 1966.
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| Olympic champions in men's discus throw |
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| 1896: Robert Garrett | 1900: Rudolf Bauer | 1904: Martin Sheridan | 1906: Martin Sheridan | 1908: Martin Sheridan | 1912: Armas Taipale | 1920: Elmer Niklander | 1924: Clarence Houser | 1928: Clarence Houser | 1932: John Anderson | 1936: Ken Carpenter | 1948: Adolfo Consolini | 1952: Sim Iness | 1956: Al Oerter | 1960: Al Oerter | 1964: Al Oerter | 1968 Al Oerter | 1972: Ludvík Daněk | 1976: Mac Wilkins | 1980: Viktor Rashchupkin | 1984: Rolf Danneberg | 1988: Jürgen Schult | 1992: Romas Ubartas | 1996: Lars Riedel | 2000: Virgilijus Alekna | 2004: Virgilijus Alekna |
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