Alberto Zorrilla

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Alberto Zorrilla

Alberto Zorrilla (born April 6, 1906 in Buenos Aires , † April 23, 1986 in Miami ) was an Argentine swimmer .

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , he was surprisingly the 400m freestyle with a time of 5: 01.6 minutes Olympic champion , as the two favorites Andrew Charlton and Arneborg stalked each other and he was able to overtake the two unnoticed on the winger. In 1976 he was inducted into the international swimming sport hall of fame .

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SURNAME Zorrilla, Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION argentinian swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH April 6, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Buenos Aires
DATE OF DEATH April 23, 1986
Place of death Miami