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Who beat Mimoun for the gold medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships?

  • Emil Zátopek

  • Fred Norris

  • John Disley

  • Pentti Karvonen

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Emil Zátopek beat Mimoun for the gold medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships in the 5000 m race. Mimoun was the favorite to win, but Zátopek surprised him by running a very fast race and winning by a wide margin.
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