Gerhard Zandberg

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Gerhard Zandberg
Personal information
Full nameJohannes Gerhardus Zandberg
National teamFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1983-04-23) 23 April 1983 (age 40)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke
ClubTuksSport [1]
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing South Africa
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Melbourne 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Barcelona 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Rome 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shanghai 50 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Manchester 50m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester 50 m backstroke

Gerhard Zandberg (born 23 April 1983) is a retired Olympic swimmer from South Africa. [2] He swam for South Africa at:

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At the 2008 Olympics, he set the African and South African records in the long course 100 Back (53.75). At the 2009 World Championships, he set the same two records in the 50 back (24.34).

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References

  1. New season off with a bang Archived 30 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2011-06-25
  2. "Athlete Profile – Gerhardus (Gerhard) Zandberg". NOCSA. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.