Aleksandar Zorić

Aleksandar Zorić

August Prosenik and Aleksandar Zorić (right) at the 1948 Peace Race
Personal information
Born 1922
Zemun, Serbia

Aleksandar Zorić (born 1922) was a Yugoslav cyclist who competed in the individual and team road race events at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The same year he won the Peace Race and the Tour of Yugoslavia.[1][2]

Zorić was Serbian. His father was killed during World War II, and Zorić lost an eye in 1945 during a bombing of Belgrade. After retiring from competitions he worked as a farmer, and later immigrated to the United States.[1]

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