Great Olympians

Biographies - ZEM

Bohumír Zeman

B. 1957-05-26, Vrchlabi, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Alpine Skiing
1976 1980 HP
Men's Downhill 33rd 13th 25.60256
Men's Giant Slalom 23rd 19th 1.856
Men's Slalom dnf 14th 16
43.45856

František Zeman

B. 1950-10-10, Vysoké nad Jizerou, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Nordic Combined
1976 HP
Men's Individual 15th 15
15

Jaromír Zeman

Olympic Competitor nr 5019

Jindřich Zeman

B. 1950-09-30, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Luge
1976 1980 HP
Men's Singles 18th 10th 153.84
Doubles sixth eighth 1120
1273.84

Miroslav Zeman

B. 1946-09-14, Chodov, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) bronze fourth 6240
6240

Josef Zeman

B. 1925-12-24, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2003
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1952 HP
Men's Flyweight (-52 kg) 12th 60
60

Radka Zemanová

B. 1963-12-05, Ostrava, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Artistic Gymnastics
1980 HP
Women's Individual combined 10th 100
Women's Team combined fourth 400
Women's Balance Beam fifth 250
750

Josef Zemann

B. 1906-06-08, Wien, Austria; D. 1992-11
Weightlifting
1928 1932 1936 HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-82.5 kg) 7th 1560
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) sixth
1560

Jiří Žemba

B. 1939-11-17, Třebič, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1981-07-31
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Men's Discus Throw QU:18th 3.84
3.84

Raymond Zembri

B. 1948-12-26, Marseille, France
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 5000 metres R1:50th -5.10
0.000001

Jean-André Zembsch

B. 1949-12-17, Bruxelles, Belgium
Hockey
1972 HP
Men's Team (10th) 50
50

Zemen János

B. 1950-08-29, Vác, Hungary
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 800 metres R1:17th 4
Men's 1500 metres 9th 160
164

Camillo Zemi

B. 1898-01-22, Pavia, Italy; D. 1959-08-11
Athletics
1924 1928 HP
Men's Discus Throw QU:17th QU:23rd 6.384
Men's Hammer Throw QU:13th QU:13th 76.8
83.184

Jaroslav Žemla

from Praha, Czechia, represented Bohemia
Tennis
1906 HP
Men's Singles R2 100.9
100.9

Olympic Competitor nr 2488

Ladislav Žemla

B. 1887-11-06, Praha, Czechia, represented Bohemia until 1912, Czechoslovakia in 1920 and '24; D. 1955-06-18
Tennis (2 bronze)
1906 1908 1912 1920 1924 HP
Men's Singles R1 R2 fourth R2 R2 2008.79327
Men's Doubles bronze fourth R2 2719.12
Mixed Doubles bronze 1920
6647.91327

Olympic Competitor nr 2491

Zdeněk Žemla

B. 1883, from Praha, Czechia, represented Bohemia; D. 1927-07-19
Tennis (2 bronze)
1906 HP
Men's Singles bronze 2400
Men's Doubles bronze 1440
3840

He is listed as finishing in third position in the Singles, even though he lost in round two. Apparently the jury had the power to decide on the final placings. He was the only player who had been able to take a set off either of the French finalists.

Olympic Competitor nr 2601

Lovro Žemva

B. 1911-08-10, Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1981-12-27
Cross-Country Skiing
1936 HP
Men's 50 kilometres 20th 1
1

Written 2011-09-28 - last modified 2024-08-19

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