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Olga Fikotová

1932 - 2024

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Olga Fikotová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈolɡa ˈfɪkotovaː], 13 November 1932 – 12 April 2024) was a Czechoslovak, and later American, discus thrower. She is best known for winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and for her romance across Cold War barriers with American hammer gold medalist Hal Connolly. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olga Fikotová is the 391st most popular athlete (down from 382nd in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Czechia (up from 522nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Czech Athlete.

Olga Fikotová was a Czechoslovakian athlete who gained international fame in the 1950s as an Olympic gold medalist in discus throw. She is most well-known for her famous marriage to American discus thrower Harold Connolly, which was considered controversial at the time due to the political tensions between the United States and Czechoslovakia during the Cold War era.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Olga Fikotová ranks 391 out of 6,025. Before her are Constance Titus, Rosa Mota, Daniel Kinsey, Carl Diem, László Berti, and Aleksandr Baryshnikov. After her are Karen Harup, Toivo Loukola, Constantin Henriquez, Charles Reidpath, Tamás Mendelényi, and Veikko Hakulinen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Olga Fikotová ranks 258. Before her are Joanna Chmielewska, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Joe Engle, Banharn Silpa-archa, Robert Anton Wilson, and Phyllida Law. After her are Eileen Brennan, Alfonso Arau, Carlyle Glean, Katherine Paterson, Hans van Manen, and Fritz Klein. Among people deceased in 2024, Olga Fikotová ranks 258. Before her are Roy Haynes, Joe Engle, Rolf Wolfshohl, Imre Komora, Noriko Ohara, and Aleksandr Baryshnikov. After her are Peter Armbruster, Alberto Festa, Mario Boljat, Bora Đorđević, David Sanborn, and Amaral.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Olga Fikotová ranks 481 out of 1,200. Before her are Arnošt Lustig (1926), Zdeněk Svěrák (1936), Ernst Tugendhat (1930), Vaclav Smil (1943), Ivan Passer (1933), and Elmar Klos (1910). After her are Eduard Čech (1893), Jiří Dienstbier (1937), Vojtěch Jasný (1925), František Vláčil (1924), Miroslav Ondříček (1934), and August von Pelzeln (1825).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Olga Fikotová ranks 7. Before her are Emil Zátopek (1922), Dana Zátopková (1922), Jan Železný (1966), Dominik Hašek (1965), František Čapek (1914), and Ludvík Daněk (1937). After her are František Pospíšil (1944), František Janda-Suk (1878), Gerhard Auer (1943), František Douda (1908), Karel Mejta Sr (1928), and Jan Brzák-Felix (1912).

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