Great Olympians

Biographies - ZAY

Elaine Kathryn Zayak

B. 1965-04-12, Paramus, NJ, USA
Figure Skating
1984 HP
Women's Singles sixth 960
960

Daniel Zayas Díaz

B. 1957-07-21, represented Cuba
Weightlifting
1976 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) 8th 384
384

Georgi Dimitrov Zaychev

B. 1933, represented Bulgaria
Wrestling - Freestyle
1956 HP
Men's Lightweight (-67 kg) 10th 150
150

Pyotr Ivanovich Zayev

B. 1953-07-26, Lipetsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2014-11-29
Boxing (1 silver)
1980 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg) silver 6000
6000

Leonid Nikolayevich Zayko

B. 1948-02-15, Khutu, Khab., Russie, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 bronze)
1972 HP
Men's Team bronze 1280
1280

Eric Richard "Rick" Zayonc

B. 1959-11-18, New Westminster, BC, Canada
Aquatics - Water Polo
1984 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50

Aleksandr Zaytsev

B. 1952-06-16, St. Petersburg (then Leningrad), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Figure Skating (2 gold)
1976 1980 HP
Pairs gold gold 16000
16000

Twice partner of Irina Rodnina.

Anatoly Zaytsev

B. 1947-01-09, Tomsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Nordic Combined
1972 HP
Men's Individual 22nd 0.6
0.6

Boris Mikhaylovich Zaytsev

B. 1937-03-23, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2000-02-24
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Lev Sergeyevich Zaytsev

B. 1937-06-13, Ulyanovsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Speed Skating
1960 1964 HP
Men's 1500 metres 31st fifth 1000.0064
1000.0064

Oleg Alekseyevich Zaytsev

B. 1939-08-04, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1993-03-01
Ice Hockey (2 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team gold gold 6400
6400

Vyacheslav Alekseyevich Zaytsev

B. 1952-11-12, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Volleyball (1 gold, 2 silver)
1976 1980 1984 1988 HP
Men's Team silver gold silver 9000
9000

Yury Konstantinovich Zaytsev

B. 1951-01-17, Sakhalin, Russia, grew up in Kazakhstan, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2022-09-30
Weightlifting (1 gold)
1976 HP
Men's Heavyweight (-110 kg) gold 9600
9600

Olga Zaytseva

B. 1978-05-16, Moskva, Russia
Biathlon (2 gold, 2 silver)
2002 2006 2010 2014 HP
7.5 km 9th 7th 28th 420.00192
7.5 km + 10 km Pursuit 19th 7th 11th 349.2
15 km 37th 26th 15th 10.064
12.5 km Mass Start 15th silver 24th 4010.24
4 x 6 km gold gold silver 6300
2 x 6 km & 2 x 7.5 km fifth 250
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Written 2001-01-29 - last modified 2023-12-15

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