Great Olympians

Biographies - ZAJ


Czesław Zając

B. 1927-01-20, Lubatowa, Poland
Shooting
1960 HP
Men's Rapid−Fire Pistol 7th 600
600


Karol Marian Zając

B. 1913-05-19, Zakopane, Poland, then part of Austria; D. 1965-05-18
Alpine Skiing
1936 HP
Men's Alpine Combined 28th 0.0384
0.0384


Melvin Nicholas "Mel" Zajac

B. 1956-04-23, Vancouver, BC, Canada; D. 1986-07-13
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Men's 100 m Breasttroke 27th 0.04
0.04


Zbysław Zając

B. 1933-09-09, Rożny, Poland; D. 1985-01-07
Cycling - Track
1964 HP
Men's Sprint QF 861
861


Aleksander Marian Zajączkowski

B. 1950-01-10, Głubczyce, Poland
Wrestling - Greco Roman
1976 HP
Men's Light-Flyweight (-48 kg) 11th 96
96


Katarina "Katra" Zajc

B. 1967-01-31, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Alpine Skiing
1988 HP
Women's Giant Slalom 15th 10
Women's Slalom dnf -7.40
10.00000004


Ludvik Zajc

B. 1943-01-21, Jesenice, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2011-07-18
Ski Jumping
1964 1968 HP
Men's Normal Hill 39th 14th 16.00016
Men's Large Hill 42nd 9th 160.00004
176.0002


Ivan Zajec

B. 1869-07-15, Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1952-07-30
Art Competitions
1924 HP
Sculpture AC 29.24
29.24


František Zajíček

B. 1912-11-15, Radňovice, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1986
Bobsleigh
1948 HP
Men's Four 14th 12
12


Jaroslav Zajíček

B. 1920-05-31, Radňovice, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1985
Cross-Country Skiing
1948 HP
Men's 18 km 60th -
Men's 50 km 20th 1
Men's 4x10 km Relay 8th 64
65


Lubomír Zajíček

B. 1946-02-15, Bystrc, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2013-05-14
Volleyball (1 bronze)
1968 1972 HP
Men's Team bronze sixth 1600
1600


Antoni Zajkowski

B. 1948-08-05, Małczewo, Poland
Judo (1 silver)
1972 HP
Men's Half-Middleweight (-70 kg) silver 6000
6000


Miroslav "Miro" Zajonc

B. 1960-06-10, Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia, represented the United States
Luge
1988 HP
Doubles 11th 80
80


Written 2017-02-09 - last modified 2024-10-18

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