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| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elfi Zinn | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 0–1–0 1973 Rotterdam silver: 800 m (competed as Elfi Rost) |
| Volodymyr Ziuskov | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 0–0–1 2005 Madrid bronze: long jump |
| Svetla Zlateva | BUL |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–1–2 1971 Sofia bronze: 4×400 m relay; 1972 Grenoble bronze: 800 m; 1981 Grenoble silver: 800 m |
| Robert Změlík | CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1992—1996 | 0–1–0 1992 Genova silver: heptathlon (competed for Czechoslovakia) |
| Aleksandr Zolotarev | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–1 1967 Praha bronze: triple jump |
| Yury Zorin | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 1–1–2 1969 Beograd silver: 4×390 m relay, bronze: 400 m; 1970 Wien gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m |
| Branko Zorko | CRO YUG |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—2004 | 0–1–2 1990 Glasgow bronze: 3000 m (competed for Yugoslavia); 1992 Genova bronze: 1500 m (competed for Croatia); 1994 Paris silver: 1500 m (competed for Croatia) |
| András Zsinka | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1974 Göteborg silver: 800 m |
| Györgyi Zsivóczky-Farkas | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–0–1 2017 Beograd bronze: pentathlon |
| Sabine Zwiener | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 1–1–0 1988 Budapest gold: 800 m (competed for West Germany); 1990 Glasgow silver: 800 m (competed for West Germany) |
| Zofia Zwolińska | POL |
ATH | Non-starter | 1976 | 0–0–1 1975 Katowice bronze: 4×320 m relay |
| Olesya Zykina | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 1–1–1 2000 Gent gold: 4×400 m relay; 2007 Birmingham silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m |