Great Olympians

Biographies - ZAN

Alberta Zanardi

B. 1940-01-06, Mantova, Italy
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	7th	400
		400

Juan Francisco Zanassi

B. 1947-02-19, represented Argentina
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	Rep:4th	15.6
		15.6

Marino Zanatta

B. 1947-02-08, Milano, Italy
Basketball

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	'fifth)	1120
			1120

Hovhannes Zanazanyan

B. 1946-12-10, Athina, Greece, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2015-10-04
Football (1 bronze)

	1972	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

He was born in Greece where his father was a professional footballer, but he played in Armenia his entire career.

Pércio Zancani

from Porto Alegre, RGdS, represented Brazil
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxless Pairs	SF:2nd	1350
		1350

Nilo Zandanel

B. 1937-11-08, Cibiana di Cadore, Italy; D. 2015-07-25
Ski Jumping

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Individual	36th		0.00096
Men's Normal Hill		37th	0.0004
Men's Large Hill		25th	0.1
			0.10136

Helge Zandén

B. 1886-07-23, Borås, Sweden; D. 1972-01-09
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Paintings	AC	3.724
		3.724

Dietrich Zander

B. 1951-07-02, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Erich Zander

B. 1905-04-11, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Hockey (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze		silver	3608
				3608

Heinz Zander

B. 1923-10-20, from Wuppertal, N-W, represented Germany
Water Polo

	1952	HP
Water Polo Men's Team	R2:4th	7.25
		7.25

Hermann Zander

B. 1912-11-10, Bochum, N-W, Germany; D. 1973-02-24
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Holger Zander

B. 1943-05-24, Sankt Michaelsdonn, S-H, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	bronze	9th	2040
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	silver		2000
			4040

John Zander

B. 1890-01-31, Stockholm, Sweden
Athletics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1912	1920	HP
Men's 1500 m	7th	FI:dnf	425.6
Men's 3000 m Team	silver	bronze	1375
			1800.6

Olympic Competitor nr 6241

1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-10-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - seventh (400)
1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - joint second - team first (Q)
1912-07-13-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, final - tenth - team second (1000) (non-counting)

Klaus Zander

B. 1956-09-06, Köln, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	eighth	128
		128

Robert Zander

B. 1895-09-18, Luleå, Sweden; D. 1966-06-27
Football

	1920	HP
Men's Team	CR1	164
		164

Abbas Zandi

B. 1930-06-03, Tehran, Iran; D. 2017-10-30
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	7th			2700
Men's Middleweight (-79 kg)			7th
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg)		fifth
				2700

Roberto Zandonella Necca

B. 1944-04-14, Comelico, Italy
Bobsleigh (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Four−Man	gold	8th	4992
			4992

Werner Zandt

B. 1927-10-20, Stuttgart, B-W, Germany; D. 2009-10-13
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres	QF:4th	14.5
Men's 200 metres	SF:4th	328
Men's 4x100m Relay	R1:4th	3.625
		346.125

Abraham "Bram" Zanella Sticotti

B. 1918-09-27, Amaro, Venezuela
Shooting

	1960	HP
Men's Trap	22nd	0.6
		0.6

Antun "Ante" Žanetić

B. 1936-11-18, Korčula, Croatia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2014-12-18
Football (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Arthur Zanetti

B. 1990-04-16, São Caetano do Sul, SP, Brazil
Gymnastics (1 gold, 1 silver)

	2012	2016	HP
Men's Rings	gold	silver	10400
Men's Team Combined		sixth	160
			10560

Luigi Zanetti

B. 1921-09-20, Padova, Italy; D. 2008-06-09
Gymnastics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	26th	69th	0.064
Men's Team All-Around	fifth	10th	275
Men's Floor Exercise	10th	73rd	25
Men's Horse Vault	73rd	65th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	26th	87th	0.016
Men's Horizontal Bar	25th	100th	0.025
Men's Rings	62nd	108th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	fourth	43rd	400
			700.105

Paulo Zanetti

B. 1952-09-24, São Paulo, Brazil
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	29th	0.016
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	13th	6.4
		406.416

Roger Zanetti

B. 1930-07-16, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Hockey

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's team	cons:SF		15th	169
				169

Helmut Zanghellini

B. 1939-12-16, Füssen, Bay., Germany
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Elena Zangor

B. 1933-06-19, Azuga, Romania
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	HP
Women's 3x5 kilometres Relay	dnf	25
		25

Ion Zangor

B. 1938-07-05, Azuga, Romania
Bobsleigh

	1972	HP
Men's Two	fifth	1250
Men's Four	10th	75
		1325

Octávio Zani

B. 1902, represented Brazil
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Shot Put	QU:nm	0.0384
Men's Discus Throw	QU:23rd	0.384
Men's Hammer Throw	QU:14th	24
		24.4224

Mario Zanin

B. 1940-07-03, Santa Lucia di Piave, Italy
Cycling - Road (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	gold	9600
		9600

Valentin Petrovich Zanin

B. 1937-10-27, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing

	1956	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:3rd	fourth	1815
			1815

Roland Zaninetti

B. 1936-05-01, Lausanne, Switzerland
Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	15th	5
		5

Marjan Zaninović

B. 1911-02-02, Šibenik, Croatia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1968-12-24
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	34
		34

Heinrich Zänker

B. 1902-09-22, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1984-06-01
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	QF	975
		975

Osvaldo Zanni

B. 1955-03-05, represented Argentina
Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(11th)	32
		32

Rolando Zanni

B. 1914-02-08, Abetone, Italy
Alpine Skiing

	1936	HP
Men's Alpine Combined	dnf	0.00000000096
		0.00000000096

G. Zannino

sailor from Italian Naval ship Varese
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 2766

1906-04-24-09:30 - Rowing - Sixteen-man Naval Rowing Boats - third (960)

Paul Zanolini

B. 1898-08-13, Colorado, USA; D. 1989-06-08
Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1920	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	R2	25.5
		25.5

Umberto Zanolini

Olympic Competitor nr 6481

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

Camillo Zanolli

B. 1929-10-27, Forno di Zoldo, Italy; D. 2019-08-17
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	26th	0.064
		0.064

Jean-Louis Zanon

B. 1960-11-30, Montauban, France
Football (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Marco Zanon

B. 1956-05-06, Ziano di Fiemme, Italy
Biathlon

	1984	HP
Men's 20 kilometres	19th	1.6
		1.6

Ludovic Zanoni

B. 1935-06-26, Arad, Romania
Cycling - Road

	1960	HP
Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial	sixth	480
		480

Zantzinger, Borie & Medary

from the USA
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

Since the team members are unknown, I cannot do otherwise than consider and count this architecture firm as just one athlete.

Cesare Zanzottera

Olympic Competitor nr 3903

1908-07-16-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 100 km, heat two - DNF
1908-07-17-16:00 - Cycling - Track - 5000 m, round one - third (2.807)

Written 2011-10-03 - last modified 2024-08-17

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