Gerhard Zandberg (born 23 April 1983) is a retired Olympic

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from

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. He swam for South Africa at: *Olympics:

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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*World Championships: 2003, 2007, 2009,

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*Commonwealth Games:

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*African Games: 2007,

*Short Course Worlds: 2008 At the

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, he set the

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and South African records in the

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100 Back (53.75). At the 2009 World Championships, he set the same two records in the 50 back (24.34).

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1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Pretoria White South African people University of Pretoria alumni South African male swimmers Male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of South Africa Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub

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