Pavel Kantorek

Born(1930-02-08)8 February 1930

Prague, Czechoslovakia

Died10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 93)

Prague, Czech Republic

Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Weight63 kg (139 lb)

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

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]

Kantorek died in Prague on 10 November 2023, at the age of 93.^[2]