Who beat Mimoun for the gold medal at the 1950 European Athletics Championships?
Emil Zátopek
Fred Norris
John Disley
Pentti Karvonen
Answer
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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