Pavel Kantorek

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]

Pavel Kantorek

Kantorek in 1958
Personal information
Born	(1930-02-08)8 February 1930 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Died	10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (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

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

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.

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)