Great Olympians

Biographies - ZOR

William Zorach

B. 1887-02-28, Jubarkas, Lithuania, then part of Russia, represented the USA; D. 1966-11-15
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Sculpture	ac	5.34
		5.34

Christos Zorbas

from Thessaloniki, represented Greece
Fencing (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Men's Foil, Individual	R1:ac	1.097
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	1.373
Men's Épée, Team	fourth	390
Men's Sabre, Individual, one hit	SF:ac	112
Men's Sabre, Individual, three hits	R1:dnf	1.088
Men's Sabre, Team	silver	750
		1255.558

Zorbas was from Thessaloniki, but he fenced for the Greek team, so I'll count him as "real" Greek for 1906.

Olympic Competitor nr 2527

1906-04-23-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual, round one - AC (1.097)
1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - AC (1.373)
1906-04-26-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals - lost (390)
1906-04-28-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, round one - second (Q)
1906-04-28-11:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals - won (Q)
1906-04-28-15:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, three hits, round one - DNF (1.088)
1906-04-28-16:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, final - lost (750)
1906-04-28-17:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, one hit, semifinals - AC (112.0)

Ugo Zorco

B. 1938-02-16, Cagliari, Italy
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Aljoša Žorga

B. 1947-02-25, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 silver)

	1968	HP
Men's Team	(silver)	800
		800

Ileana Zörgö

competed in 1980 as

Ileana Zörgö-Raduly

B. 1954-10-23, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	FI:nm	11th	7th	756
				756

Aleksandar R. Zorić

B. 1925-10-17, Zemun, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2000-11-17
Cycling - Road

	1948	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	dnf	8x10^-17
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
		8x10^-17

Boris Zhamyanovich Zoriktuyev

B. 1949-03-20, Oronboy, Buryatiya, Russie, represented the Soviet Union
Boxing

	1972	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	QF	861
		861

Yury Zorin

B. 1947-09-04, Sverdlovsk, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	8th	384
		384

Nebojša Zorkić

B. 1961-08-21, Beograd, Serbia, represented Yugoslavia
Basketball (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Zdenko Zorko

B. 1950-08-18, Zagreb, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia
Handball (1 gold)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	(fifth)	2320
			2320

Dianne Margaret Zorn

competed in 1984 as

Dianne Rodger

B. 1956-11-09, Napier, New Zealand
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Women's 1500 metres	R1:23rd			0.256
Women's 3000 metres			9th	160
				160.256

Zachary "Zac" Zorn

B. 1947-03-10, Dayton, Ohio, USA
Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	8th	256
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	gold	1600
		1856

Harry Zörnack

B. 1939-03-08, Danzig (now Gdańsk in Poland), represented East Germany
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Alberto Zorrilla

B. 1906-04-06, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 1986-04-23
Swimming (1 gold)

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 100 m Free-style	SF:6th	7th	464
Men's 400 m Free-style	R1:4th	gold	6403.112
Men's 1500 m Free-style		fifth	1000
Men's 4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	R1:4th	R1:4th	25.2
			7892.312

Angelo Zorzi

Olympic Competitor nr 6482

1912-07-11-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - first (1600)
1920 1600 + 8
bonus 1600

Mario Zorzi

B. 1910-07-23, Matarello, Italy; D. 1944-02-17
Shooting

	1932	1936	HP
Small-Bore Rifle	fourth	8th	2784
			2784

Written 2011-09-28 - last modified 2024-03-31

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