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Zayne Parekh
Zayne Parekh (born 2006, Markham, Ontario) is a Canadian defenseman for the Calgary Flames, drafted ninth overall in 2024; two-time OHL defenseman scoring leader, Max Kaminsky Trophy and CHL Defenseman of the Year winner, and 2024 Memorial Cup champion.
Zdeno Chára
Zdeno Chára (born 1977, Trenčín), Slovak defenseman, tallest NHL player ever at 6'9"; played 1,680 games, a defenseman record; Norris 2009, 2011 Stanley Cup captain with Boston; Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025; Bruins retired No. 33 in 2026.
Zeev Buium
Zeev Buium (born 2005) is an American NHL defenseman, 2024 first-round pick (12th overall, Minnesota Wild), two-time NCAA champion and Hobey Baker finalist at Denver, traded to the Vancouver Canucks in the December 2025 Quinn Hughes deal.
Zhang Jinrong
Zhang Jinrong (张金荣), Chinese women's field hockey midfielder born 1997 in Changchun; Youth Olympic Hockey 5s gold 2014, Olympian at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, 2018 Asian Games bronze, 134 senior caps for China.
Zsolt Varga
Zsolt Varga (born 1972, Budapest) is a Hungarian water polo center and coach; Olympic gold 2000 Sydney, 295 caps, head coach of Hungary men's team since 2022, 4th at Paris 2024. Not the shot putter born 1972.
Zuzana Trnkova
Zuzana Trnková, Czech ice hockey forward born 2005, won gold in girls' 3-on-3 ice hockey with Team Yellow at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne and was Czechia's opening-ceremony flagbearer; later with HC Lvi Fosfa Břeclav.