Urška Žolnir

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Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir 2012.jpg
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Women's Judo
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens –63 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cairo –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris –63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi –63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgrade –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lisbon –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul –63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara –63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria –63 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Catania –63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro –63 kg

Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a Slovenian judoka. She's a member of Judo Club Sankaku Celje.[1]

She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight (–63 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the same division.[2][3] That makes her the most successful Slovenian judoka of all time.

She was the Slovenian flagbearer at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

References[]

  1. ^ "Video: Prva slovenska medalja v Londonu - Žolnirjeva kar zlata!".
  2. ^ "Athens 2004 - Judo - Women's -63 kg". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ "London 2012 - Judo - Women's -63 kg". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Slovenia
Beijing 2008
Succeeded by


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