Great Olympians

Biographies - ZAR

Zdeněk Žára

B. 1932, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2002
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	SF:3rd	410
		410

Agustín Zaragoza Reyna

B. 1941-08-18, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Daniel Zaragoza

B. 1957-12-11, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Boxing

	1980	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	QF	861
		861

Zarándi László

B. 1929-06-10, Kiskunfélegyháza, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	0.00009
Men's 4x100m Relay	bronze	640
		640.00009

Luis Zárate

B. 1940-11-25, Morelia, Mich., Mexico
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	61st	-8.96
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	24th	0.12
		0.12

Bonifacio Leoncio Zarcal

B. 1920-01-13, represented the Philippines; D. 1993-04-03
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-54 kg)	R1	1.165
		1.165

Luciano Zardi

B. 1930-09-15, Ferrara, Italy
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Men's Middle−Heavyweight (-90 kg)	9th	240
		240

Ernesto Zardini

B. 1908, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Nordic Combined & Ski Jumping

	1932	HP
Men's Individual	12th	60
Men's Ski Jumping, Individual	14th	24
		84

Sergio Zardini

B. 1931-11-22, Torino, Italy; D. 1966-02-21
Bobsleigh (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Two−Man	silver	5000
Four−Man	fourth	1200
		6200

Riccardo Zardinoni

B. 1883-12-16, Venezia, Italy; D. 1911-04-17
Rowing (1 gold)

	1906	HP
Coxed Fours	gold	3600
		3600

Olympic Competitor nr 2647

1906-04-24-08:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours - first (3600)

Otakar "Ota" Zaremba

B. 1957-04-22, Karviná, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Weightlifting (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight I (-100 kg)	gold	9600
		9600

Pete Zaremba

B. 1908-04-07, Aliquipppa, Penn., USA; D. 1994-09-17
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1932	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	bronze	3840
		3840

Metodi Zarev

B. 1945-05-08, Sofia, Bulgaria
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1968	HP
Men's Welterweight (-78 kg)	fourth	2400
		2400

Hugo Marcos Zarich

B. 1940-03-17, Villa Eloïsa, Argentina
Football

	1960	HP
Men's Team	R1:2nd	287
		287

Leonidas Theodoros "Leon" Zarifis

B. 1884-10-31, represented Greece; D. 1963-06-18
Tennis

	1906	HP
Men's Singles	QF	637.5
		637.5

Olympic Competitor nr 2605

1906-04-23-15:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinals - won (Q)
1906-04-24-08:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - won (Q)
1906-04-24-16:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, semifinals - lost (QB)
1906-04-25-08:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, quarterfinals - lost (637.5)
1906-04-25-12:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, bronze play-off - lost (900)

Nikolaos Zarifis

B. 1885-12-12, Plovdiv, then and now in Bulgaria, represented Greece; D. 1941-11-17
Tennis

	1906	HP
Men's Singles	R1	7.305
Men's Doubles	fourth	900
Mixed Doubles	fourth	900
		1807.305

Olympic Competitor nr 2493

1906-04-23-08:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round one - lost (7.305)
1906-04-25-11:30 - Tennis - Mixed Doubles, semifinals - lost (900)

Vasilios Zarkadis

from Thessaloniki, represented Greece in 1920
Fencing & Football (1 bronze)

	1906	1908	1912	1920	HP
Men's Épée, Individual				R1:8th	0.00000000059
Men's Sabre, Individual				R1:5th	0.286
Men's Football	bronze				960
					960.28600000059

Olympic Competitor nr 2463

1906-04-23-08:30 - Football - match one - lost (QR)
1906-04-25-11:30 - Football - silver play-off - lost (960)

Bizhan Zarnegar

B. 1940-03-25, Kermanshah, Iran; D. 2017-04-21
Fencing

	1964	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:6th	-5.24
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:8th	-7.17
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	1.7
Men's Sabre, Individual	R1:6th	-4.26
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		47.200028417

Esfandihar Zarnegar

B. 1942-05-24, represented Iran
Fencing

	1976	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:5th	-6.45
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	7.78
		7.78000045

Shahpour Zarnegar

B. 1929-03-25, represented Iran
Fencing

	1964	HP
Men's Foil, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:8th	-7.17
Men's Épée, Team	R1:4th	1.7
Men's Sabre, Team	R1:3rd	22.75
		47.200000017

John Zarno

B. 1950-09-27, New Yor, USA, represented Great Britain
Fencing

	1984	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	23rd	0.455
Men's Sabre, Team	eighth	82
		82.455

Anita Rosa Zarnowiecki

B. 1954-05-26, Göteborg, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Individual Medley	13th	25.6
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	12th	40
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	sixth	160
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	8th	64
		289.6

Bernt Lennart Zarnowiecki

B. 1954-05-26, Göteborg, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 200 m Freestyle	34th	-2.16
		0.0016

Zbigniew Stanisław Żarnowiecki

B. 1927-04-15, Przemyśl, Poland
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	fifth	750
		750

Ángel Zárraga Argüelles

B. 1886-08-16, Durango, Mexico; D. 1946-09-22
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	HP
Painting, Paintings	16 works		400.32
Painting, unknown event		hors concours	-
			400.32

Hussain Zarrini

B. 1933-06-19, represented Iran
Weightlifting

	1956	HP
Men's Featherweight (-60 kg)	13th	38.4
		38.4

Mbarek Zarrougui

B. 1954-05-19, represented Morocco
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

Mongi Soussi Zarrouki

B. 1936-02-24, Sbeitla, Tunisia; D. 2000-05-26
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres Hurdles	R1:31st	0.0096
		0.0096

Jerzy Zaruba

B. 1891-07-17, Radom, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1971-01-11
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC	25.02
		25.02

Jamal Zarugh

represented Libya
Volleyball

	1980	HP
Men's Team	(10th)	50
		50

Jan Zarycki

B. 1933-02-08, Zakopane, Poland; D. 1966-09-27
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	-10.10
Men's Giant Slalom	23rd	0.256
Men's Slalom	dnf	-13.16
		0.256

Carlos Zarzar Nazar

B. 1955-02-23, represented Chile
Shooting

	1984	HP
Skeet	33rd	-2.38
		0.00384

Dimitrios Zarzavatsidis

B. 1956-01-15, represented Greece
Weightlifting

	1980	HP
Men's Heavyweight II (-110 kg)	8th	384
		384

Zbigniew Zarzycki

B. 1948-03-12, Lebork, Poland
Volleyball (1 gold)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	fifth	(9th)	gold	4687.5
				4687.5

Written 2011-09-27 - last modified 2024-08-19

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