[1] Zacharias continues competing internationally, in the masters categories, where he set dozens of world records.

Zacharias has a son, Alejandro, and daughter Cristina, with Lola López, a sports teacher.

[5] Zacharias completed his school studies in Hamburg (Germany), Genoa (Italy) and Ascona (Switzerland).

In the 2000s, besides competing in the high jump and being a track and field coach, he became a specialist in golf biomechanics and tuition and published two books on the subject.

In 1999–2002 he worked as a psychologist with the national golf amateur team and in 2002-2008 was instruction advisor to the PGA of Germany.