Ludvík Daněk
Ludvík Daněk was born on January 6, 1937. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Ludvík Daněk
Ludvík Daněk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈludviːk ˈdaɲɛk]; 6 January 1937 – 16 November 1998) was a Czechoslovak discus thrower, who won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games with a throw of 64.40 m (211 ft 3 in). Daněk was born in Blansko, and competed in four Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia, winning silver in the 1964 Olympics, bronze in the 1968 Olympics and gold in the 1972 Olympics. He set three world 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 the European Athletics Championships. He was the gold medallist at the…