Pavel Kantorek

Pavel Kantorek
	Kantorek in 1958
Personal information
Born	8 February 1930; Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died	10 November 2023 (aged 93); Prague, Czech Republic
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Club	Sparta Praha, RH Praha

Pavel Kantorek (8 February 1930 – 10 November 2023) was long-distance runner from Czechoslovakia. He was born in Prague. He represented Czechoslovakia in three consecutive Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, starting in 1956. Kantorek was a three-time winner of the Košice Peace Marathon. He set a course record of 2:19:06 at the Ostrava Marathon, a record that was still standing 52 years later.^[1]

Kantorek died in Prague on 10 November 2023, at the age of 93.^[2]

Marathon races

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1958	Košice Peace Marathon	Košice, Czechoslovakia	1st	Marathon	2:29:37
1959	Enschede Marathon	Enschede, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:26:48
1959	Ostrava Marathon	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia	1st	Marathon	2:19:06
1961	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	1st	Marathon	2:22:05
1962	Košice Peace Marathon	Košice, Czechoslovakia	1st	Marathon	2:28:29
1964	Košice Peace Marathon	Košice, Czechoslovakia	1st	Marathon	2:25:55

References

^ "Ostravský maraton čeká na mužský rekord dvaapadesát let". idnes.cz (in Czech). 23 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
^ "Pavel Kantorek". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

External links

Pavel Kantorek at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Pavel Kantorek at World Athletics

Pavel Kantorek at Olympedia
Pavel Kantorek at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)

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[1] "Ostravský maraton čeká na mužský rekord dvaapadesát let". idnes.cz (in Czech). 23 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

[2] "Pavel Kantorek". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 November 2023.

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