Thomas Zajac

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Thomas Zajac
Thomas Zajac Sporthilfe-Gala 2017.jpg
Zajac in 2017
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 37)
Vienna [1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Nacra 17
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Bogliaco Tornado

Thomas Zajac (born 22 September 1985) is an Austrian competitive sailor.

He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the mixed Nacra 17 where he won a bronze medal. [2] Zajac was the flag bearer for Austria during the closing ceremonies along with Tanja Frank. [3]

In 2021, in the 2020 Olympics, he competed partnered with Barbara Matz in the Nacra 17 event. [4]

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References

  1. "Sailing ZAJAC Thomas - Tokyo 2020 Olympics".
  2. "Thomas Zajac". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. "Sailing - Mixed Multihull - Nacra 17 Foiling - Group Results | Tokyo 2020". Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
(with Tanja Frank)
Tokyo 2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent