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| Giulio
ZORZI |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
South Africa
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 03 Jan 1989
in Johannesburg, SAF |
| Height | 1.90 m |
| Weight | 85 kg |
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General Interest |
Injuries |
He injured his knee in December 2015 and underwent surgery in January 2016. He resumed full training two months later. (timeslive.co.za, 12 Apr 2016)
In early 2013 he tore ligaments in his ankle and was in a cast for two months. (iol.co.za, 19 Apr 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Engineer |
Languages |
English |
Residence |
South Africa |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Jules (ballz.co.za, 07 Aug 2013) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Civil Engineering - University of Pretoria: South Africa |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I started to swim from an early age to compete with my older brother, who began swimming before me." |
General Interest |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"You gotta risk it to get the biscuit." (Twitter profile, 26 Jul 2017) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
He retired from the sport after competing at the 2016 World Short Course Championships in Windsor, ON, Canada. (swimpractice.com, 16 Jan 2017; swimswam.com, 11 Dec 2016) |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
50m Breaststroke |
27.04 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 5 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Breaststroke |
26.13 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Breaststroke |
59.67 |
| Heats |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:43.36 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
59.37 |
| Semifinal |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
26.68 |
| 8 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:35.05 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:34.63 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:42.53 |
| 5 |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
50m Breaststroke |
26.64 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
100m Breaststroke |
59.09 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Istanbul, TUR |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
3:31.97 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 2 |
2016 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
26.47 |
| 6 |
2016 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
59.71 |
| 4 |
2016 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:46.91 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
26.94 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Breaststroke |
26.87 |
| 8 |
2014 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Individual Medley |
55.71 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Breaststroke |
26.86 |
| 16 |
2012 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Individual Medley |
1:01.40 |
| 9 |
2012 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Breaststroke |
1:00.54 |
| 2 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Breaststroke |
26.91 |
| 8 |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Individual Medley |
58.78 |
| 2 |
2011 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Breaststroke |
27.64 |
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