1952年,一名参加了赫尔辛基奥运会的捷克斯洛伐克军官回国后,象一位战功显赫的英雄那样,受到了人民的热烈欢迎。他的生日成为全国的庆祝日,在离他布拉格的家不远的地方建起了他的塑象。自那时起直至苏联坦克开进布拉格的1968年止,他在体坛的每一次胜利,都给他带来更高的荣誉与地位。他,就是著名的捷克斯洛伐克长跑运动员埃米尔·萨托佩克。在1952年的奥运会上,他接连赢得了5,000米、 After returning to China in 1952, a Czechoslovak military officer who took part in the Helsinki Olympics was warmly welcomed by the people as a hero with a successful battle. His birthday became a national celebration and his statue was built not far from his home in Prague. Since then, until 1968 when Soviet tanks entered Prague, his every victory in sports has given him a higher honor and status. He is eminent Czechoslovak long-distance runner Emile Satopek. In the 1952 Olympic Games, he won a series of 5,000 meters,