About Pavel Kantorek
Lived 1930 – 2023 (aged 93). Pavel Kantorek was a Czech athletics competitor.
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.
Kantorek died in Prague on 10 November 2023, at the age of 93.
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Who was Pavel Kantorek?
Czech long-distance runner
When was Pavel Kantorek born?
Pavel Kantorek was born on 8 February 1930 in Prague.
When did Pavel Kantorek die?
Pavel Kantorek died on 10 November 2023.
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Pavel Kantorek was an athletics competitor.
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Pavel Kantorek was Czech.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Pavel Kantorek. https://biography.guide/pavel-kantorek/
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