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Alberto Zorrilla

1906 - 1986

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Victoriano Alberto Zorrilla (April 6, 1906 – April 23, 1986) was an Argentine swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics where he became the first South American to win an Olympic swimming gold medal. Zorrilla, aged just 18 years old, competed in Paris, France in the 1924 Summer Olympics, he entered in three events, in the 100 metres freestyle he finished 2nd behind Clayton Bourne from Canada in his opening heat so qualified for the semi-finals, in the semi-final he finished sixth nearly seven seconds behind winner Johnny Weissmuller who broke the Olympic record, in his other two events he didn't get past the heats, in the 400 metres freestyle he finished 4th, and in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay he again finished 4th in the heat. Four years later he was competing in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, he entered four events this time, in the 400 metres freestyle he won both his heat and semi-final, and then in the final he swam a time of 5:01.6 winning the gold medal and breaking the Olympic record which Johnny Weissmuller had set at the previous Olympics, thus also becoming South America's first Olympic swimming gold medalist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alberto Zorrilla is the 13,213th most popular politician (up from 14,875th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Argentina (up from 455th in 2019) and the 65th most popular Argentinean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alberto Zorrilla ranks 13,213 out of 19,576. Before him are Trần Nhân Tông, Vichitravirya, Ali-Morad Khan Zand, Tiridates I of Parthia, Ōmura Masujirō, and Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq. After him are Sebastian Kurz, Ludwig I, Count of Württemberg, John Haglelgam, Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones, Ali Benflis, and Robert Menzies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Alberto Zorrilla ranks 231. Before him are Hermione Baddeley, Wolfgang Staudte, Rudolf Krčil, Penn Nouth, Josef Čtyřoký, and Arthur Rudolph. After him are John D. Rockefeller III, Roman Karmen, Olga Taussky-Todd, Albert Charles Smith, Aileen Riggin, and Alexandre Trauner. Among people deceased in 1986, Alberto Zorrilla ranks 156. Before him are Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Mika Antić, Keenan Wynn, Hermione Baddeley, Peter Pears, and Bessie Love. After him are Marcel Arland, Agustín Sauto Arana, Ludwig Biermann, Gaston Defferre, Jagjivan Ram, and Mary Eristavi.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Alberto Zorrilla ranks 305 out of 1,154. Before him are Antonio Roma (1932), Néstor Rossi (1925), Edmundo Piaggio (1905), Luis Alberto Spinetta (1950), Ricardo La Volpe (1952), and Alfredo Astiz (1951). After him are Herminio Masantonio (1910), Antonio Sastre (1911), Maxi López (1984), Claudio López (1974), Carlos Spadaro (1902), and Gabriel Calderón (1960).

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Among POLITICIANS In Argentina

Among politicians born in Argentina, Alberto Zorrilla ranks 65. Before him are José López Rega (1916), Carlos Anaya (1777), Arturo Rawson (1885), Martín Miguel de Güemes (1785), Santiago Derqui (1809), and Juan Esteban Pedernera (1796). After him are Manuel Quintana (1835), José Figueroa Alcorta (1860), Gervasio Antonio de Posadas (1757), Juan Martín de Pueyrredón (1777), Manuel Dorrego (1787), and Ramón Puerta (1951).

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