Great Olympians

Biographies - ZHA

Leonid Zhabotynskiy

B. 1938-01-28, Sumy, Ukraine, represented the Soviet Union
Weight-Lifting (2 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Heavyweight (+90 kg) gold gold 19200
19200

Also three times World Champion (65,66,67)

Anatoly Zhakovlev

Olympic Competitor nr 5788

Zhan Xugang

B. 1974-05-19, Kaihua, Quizhou, China
Weightlifting (2 gold)
1996 2000 2004 HP
Men's Lightweight (-70 kg) gold 19200.24
Men's Middleweight (-77 kg) gold dnf
19200.24

Bohumír "Bob" Zháňal

B. 1931-10-17, Moravský Žižkov, Czechia., represented Czechoslovakia; D. 2020-04-16
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's 3000 metres Steeplechase R1:5th 25.8
25.8

Zhang Anzhi

B. 1911, Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China; D. 1990
Art Competitions
1948 HP
Painting - unknown event AC 2.873
2.873

It appears he stayed in London, so I class him as TPE.

Zhang Banglun

played in Shanghai, represented China
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

Zhang Bin

B. 1961-12-28, Jinan, Shangd., China
Basketball
1984 1988 HP
Men's Team 10th 11th 82
82

Zhang Changyun

B. 1964-04-09, Jilin, China
Cross-Country Skiing
1984 HP
Women's 10 km 51st -6.64
0.00000064

Zhang Dequn

B. 1963-01-10, represented China
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1984 HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) grp:9th 1.95
78

Zhang Fuxin

B. 1961-09-01, Fuxin, Liaoning, China
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 20 km Race Walk 27th 0.04
Men's 50 km Race Walk 15th 10
10.04

Zhang Guojun

B. 1963-03-05, represented China
Judo
1984 1988 HP
Men's Extra-Lightweight (-60 kg) R1 QF 41.523
41.523

Zhang Guozheng

B. 1974-09-17, Xianyou, Fujian, China
Weightlifting (1 gold)
2000 2004 HP
Men's Lightweight (-69 kg) fourth gold 12000
12000

Zhang Hsing-Hsien

competed under the Japanese name of

Seiken Cho

B. 1910-06-02, Taichung City, Taiwan, then part of Japan, represented Japan; D. 1989-03-14
Athletics
1932 1936 HP
Men's 400 metres R1:5th 0.082
Men's 400 metres Hurdles R1:4th 21.75
Men's 4x400 metres Relay R1:4th 20.5
42.332

Born and died on the island of Taiwan, so I class this athlete under the "Chinese Taipei" nationality.

Zhang Hui

B. 1958-09-29, Jiangsu, China
Basketball (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Women's Team bronze 1280
1280

Zhang Jian

B. 1962-02-22, represented China
Fencing
1984 HP
Foil, Team seventh 100
100

Zhang Jike

B. 1988-02-16, Binzhou, Shandong, China
Table Tennis (3 gold, 1 silver)
2012 2016 HP
Men's Singles gold silver 10400
Men's Team gold gold 6400
16800

Zhang Jinhai

played in Hong Kong, represented China
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

Zhang Juanjuan

B. 1981-01-02, Qingdao, Shandong, China
Archery (1 gold, 2 silver)
2004 2008 HP
Individual 10th gold 8125
Team silver silver 2000
10125

Zhang Jun

B. 1977-11-26, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Badminton (2 gold)
2000 2004 HP
Mixed Doubles gold gold 16000
16000

Won twice together with Gao Ling

Zhang Li

B. 1963-01-14, represented China
Speed Skating
1980 HP
Women's 1000 metres 31st -2.64
0.0064

Zhang Liming

B. 1957-11-27, represented China
Rowing
1984 HP
Women's Coxed Fours eighth 192
192

Zhang Nan

B. 1990-03-01, Beijing, China
Badminton (2 gold, 1 bronze)
2012 2016 HP
Mixed Doubles gold bronze 11200
Men's Doubles gold 8000
19200

Zhang Ning

B. 1975-05-19, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Badminton (2 gold)
2004 2008 HP
Women's Singles gold gold 19200
19200

Zhang Peijun

B. 1958-04-29, Shanghai, China
Handball (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Women's Team bronze 1280
1280

Zhang Rongfang

B. 1957-04-15, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Volleyball (1 gold)
1984 HP
Women's Team gold 3200
3200

Zhang Weihong

B. 1963-01-31, represented China
Handball (1 bronze)
1984 1988 HP
Women's Team bronze sixth 1600
1600

Zhang Xiangxiang

B. 1983-07-16, Longyan, Fujian, China
Weightlifting (1 gold, 1 bronze)
2000 2004 2008 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56 kg) bronze 16675
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg) gold
16675

Zhang Xiuyun

B. 1976-02-25, Wuhai, Nei Mongol; China
Rowing (1 silver)
1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 HP
Women's Double Sculls silver 10021
Women's Quadruple Sculls fifth
Women's Single Sculls fourth sixth
10021

Zhang Yining

B. 1981-10-05, Beijing, China
Table Tennis (4 gold)
2004 2008 HP
Women's Singles gold gold 12800
Women's Doubles gold 4800
Women's Team gold 3200
20800

She pronounced the Olympic oath for competitors at the Beijing Olympics.

Zhang Yueqin

B. 1960-01-27, Jiangsu, China
Basketball (1 bronze)
1984 HP
Women's Team (bronze) 800
800

Zhang Yufei

B. 1998-04-19, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Aquatics - Swimming (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze)
2016 2021 2024 HP
Women's 50 m Freestyle 9th bronze 2720
Women's 100 m Butterfly silver bronze 6560
Women's 200 m Butterfly sixth gold bronze 12000
Women's 4x200 m Frestyle Relay gold 1600
Mixed 4x100 m Medley Relay silver bronze 1640
24520

Zhang Yousheng

B. 1956-08-05, represented China
Volleyball
1984 HP
Men's Team eighth 128
128

Zhang Zheng

B. 1963-05-18, represented China
Archery
1984 HP
Men's Individual 36th -3.96
0.00096

Zhao Bilong

B. 1960-02-01, represented China
Aquatics - Water Polo
1984 1988 HP
Men's Team 9th 11th 112
112

Zhao Feng

B. 1963-05-26, represented China
Volleyball
1984 HP
Men's Team eighth 128
128

Zhao Hongbo

B. 1973-09-22, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Figure Skating (1 gold, 2 bronze)
1998 2002 2006 2010 HP
Pairs fifth bronze bronze gold 19562.5
19562.5

Four times together with Shen Xue.

Zhao Shijian

B. 1955-03-10, Shandong, China
Speed Skating
1984 HP
Men's 5000 metres 34th -2.16
Men's 10000 metres 30th 0.010
0.0116

Zhao Shuai

B. 1995-08-15, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Taekwondo (1 gold, 1 bronze)
2016 2021 HP
Men's Flyweight (-58 kg) gold 12720
Men's Featherweight (-68 kg) bronze
12720

Zhao Weichang

B. 1950-04-21, Changchun, Jilin, China
Speed Skating
1980 HP
Men's 500 metres 31st -2.64
Men's 1000 metres 24th 0.16
Men's 1500 metres 25th 0.1
0.2664

Zhao Yunlei

B. 1986-08-25, Huangshi, Hubei, China
Badminton (2 gold, 1 bronze)
2012 2016 HP
Women's Doubles gold 8000
Mixed Doubles gold bronze 11200
19200

Zhao Xiaolei

B. 1966-08-03, Heilongjiang, China
Figure Skating
1984 1988 HP
Ice Dancing 19th 19th 4
4

Zhao Zhizhong

B. 1958-12-05, represented China
Fencing
1984 HP
Épée, Individual 25th 0.042
Épée, Team sixth 160
160.042

Lyudmila Ilyinichna Zharkova

competed in 1976 and 1980 as

Lyudmila Maslakova

B. 1952-02-26, Astrakhan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Athletics (1 silver, 2 bronze)
1968 1972 1976 1980 HP
Women's 100 metres QF:5th SF:8th SF:5th 140.49
Women's 200 metres QF:5th SF:7th 23.09
Women's 4x100 m Relay bronze fifth bronze silver 2783
2946.58

Alzhan Musurbekovich Zharmukhamedov

B. 1944-10-02, Tavaksai, Uzbekistan, represented the Soviet Union;
Basketball (1 gold, 1 bronze)
1972 1976 HP
Men's Team gold bronze 4480
4480

Vladimir Ivanovich Zharov

B. 1949-07-14, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing
1976 HP
Men's Eights 7th 200
200

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2023-08-27

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