Dragan Zorić
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Dragan Zorić (born 25 May 1979 in Bačka Palanka) is a Serbian flatwater canoer and current (2006) world champion.
An international since 1999, he two medals at the European under-23 championships in Zagreb, Croatia - silver in the K2 1000 m and bronze in the individual K1 500 m. Zorić is now Serbia's top kayak sprinter. He won the first major title of his senior career at the 2005 World Championships, again held in Zagreb, taking the gold medal in the K2 200 m sprint with partner Ognjen Filipović. The pair were also bronze medallists in the 2005 European Championships in Poznań, Poland.
In 2006 Filipović and Zorić placed fifth in the K2 200 m final at the European championships in Račice, Czech Republic. At the world championships in Szeged, they doubled up for the first time, entering not only the K2 but also featuring in Serbia's new-look K4 200 m boat. In the K2 final they were unable to repeat their Zagreb victory, finishing in the bronze medal position. However, in the K4 final, held just twenty minutes later, the new Serbian four (Filipović / Sibinkić / Djenadić / Zorić) won the gold medal ahead of the host nation (and defending champions) Hungary. Their winning time of 29.965 seconds was the fastest-ever in a world championship final.
Zorić is a member of the Sintelon Canoe Club in Bačka Palanka. He is 196 cm (6'5") tall and weighs 97 kg (214 lbs).
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