Aleksandar Zorić Explained

Aleksandar Zorić
Birth Date:17 October 1925
Birth Place:Zemun, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes

Aleksandar Zorić (17 October 1925  - 17 November 2000)[1] was a Yugoslav cyclist who competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The same year he won the Peace Race and the Tour of Yugoslavia.[2] [3]

Zorić was Serbian. His father was killed during World War II, and Zorić lost an eye in 1945 during a bombing of Belgrade. After retiring from competitions he worked as a farmer, and later immigrated to the United States.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aleksandar R Zorich. 2017. Billion Graves. 2017-09-20.
  2. Web site: Aleksandar Zorić . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105620/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/aleksandar-zoric-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . sports-reference.com.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060539/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=29305 Aleksandar Zorić