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| Nationality | Czech |
| Born | (1937-01-06)January 6, 1937 |
| Died | November 16, 1998(1998-11-16) (aged 61) Hutisko-Solanec, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) |
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| Country |  Czechoslovakia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
| Club | Spartak Brno, Sparta Praha |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 67.18 m (1974) |
Ludvík Daněk (Czech pronunciation:[ˈludviːkˈdaɲɛk]; 6 January 1937 – 16 November 1998)[1] was aCzechoslovakdiscus thrower, who won thegold medal at the1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m (211 ft 3 in).
Daněk was born inBlansko, and competed in four Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia, winning silver in the1964 Olympics, bronze in the1968 Olympics and gold in the 1972 Olympics. He set threeworld records in discus throw, of 64.55 m in 1964, 65.22 m in 1965 and of 66.07 m in 1966. He also won several medals at theEuropean Athletics Championships. He was the gold medallist at the1971 European Athletics Championships and was the silver medallist three years later at the1974 European Athletics Championships.[2]
After retiring from competitions Daněk became a sports administrator, and served as vice-president of the Czech athletics federation.[2] The location where he set his first world record in 1964 is now celebrated with a memorial circle, and the venue inTurnov is now called theLudvík Daněk Stadium. He died inHutisko-Solanec nearVsetín, aged 61. Since 1999, the year following his death, the stadium has hosted an annual track and field meeting in his honour – theLudvík Daněk Memorial.[3]
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| Preceded by | Men's Discus World Record Holder 2 August 1964 – 25 May 1968 | Succeeded by |
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European Athletics Championships champions in men'sdiscus throw | |
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