Zorko Simčič
Zorko is both a surname and a given name. Surname: *Branko Zorko (born 1967), Croatian middle-distance runner *Dayne Zorko (born 1989), Australian rules footballer *Janez Zorko (born 1937), Slovenian sculptor and mountain climber * Vlasta Zorko (born 1934), Slovenian sculptor *Zdenko Zorko (born 1950), Croatian handball player *Zinka Zorko (1936–2019), Slovenian linguist and academic Given name: *Zorko Cvetković Zorko Cvetković (September 4, 1924 – December 13, 2017) was a Croatian electrical engineer and basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Engineering career Cvetković graduated from ... * Zorko Čanadi * Zorko Prelovec (1887–1939), Slovenian composer {{given name, type=both Croatian masculine given names Masculine given names Slovene masculine given names Surnames of Croatian origin Slovene-language surnames ...
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Branko Zorko
Branko Zorko (born 1 July 1967) is a Croatian retired middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. Zorko competed in the 1500 metres in five Olympic Games, from 1988 to 2004, making it through to the semi-finals in 1992 and 1996. He won bronze medals at the 1993 World Indoor Championships in Toronto and the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. In 1992 he was awarded the Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport. He was born in Hodošan. Running career Early career On November 20, 1984, Zorko ran his first ever race, which he won on a cross country course at the age of 17. Less than a year into training, he posted a time of 8:30 for 3000 meters and won a competitive high school race called ''Kros Sportskih Novosti''. He declined offers to train with AK Crvena Zvezda and instead remained in Križevci, where he did intervals on a track only once a week. The rest of his training took place on forest trails, where Zorko alleged that bystanders would ask him why he was ...