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Ota Zaremba

1957 - Today

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Ota Zaremba (born 22 April 1957) is a Czechoslovak weightlifter, Olympic champion and world champion. He won gold medal in the heavyweight I class at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. After he ended his career, Zaremba admitted he used doping throughout his career with the acknowledgment of the sport officials and coaches. In 2010 Zaremba entered to the far-right Workers' Party of Social Justice (DSSS). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Ota Zaremba is the 3,193rd most popular athlete (down from 3,179th in 2024), the 958th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 953rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular Czech Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Ota Zaremba ranks 721Before him are Cindy Wilson, Mark Lawrenson, Robert de Castella, Harri Stojka, Jermaine Stewart, and Mohamed Chaïb. After him are Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie, Peeter Järvelaid, Danny Antonucci, Bogdan Musioł, Hilda Solis, and Jacky Rosen.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Ota Zaremba ranks 955 out of 1,200Before him are Roman Turek (1970), Bohdan Ulihrach (1975), and Jan Hřebejk (1967). After him are David Rikl (1971), Hana Andronikova (1967), David Prinosil (1973), Kristýna Plíšková (1992), Šárka Kašpárková (1971), Matěj Kovář (2000), Tomáš Souček (1995), Milan Šrejber (1963), and René Bolf (1974).

Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Ota Zaremba ranks 51Before him are Milena Duchková (1952), Taťána Kocembová (1962), Robert Reichel (1971), Robert Změlík (1969), Štěpánka Hilgertová (1968), and David Kostelecký (1975). After him are Šárka Kašpárková (1971), Adam Ondra (1993), Gabriela Koukalová (1989), Ludmila Formanová (1974), Václav Chalupa (1967), and Vítězslav Veselý (1983).