Urška Žolnir

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

Urška Žolnir
Personal information
Born (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2012)
World Champ. (2005, 2011)
European Champ. (2009)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
2012 London 63 kg
2004 Athens 63 kg
World Championships
2005 Cairo 63 kg
2011 Paris 63 kg
European Championships
2009 Tbilisi 63 kg
2007 Belgrade 63 kg
2008 Lisbon 63 kg
2011 Istanbul 63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2008 Tokyo 63 kg
2011 Moscow 63 kg
2011 Tokyo 63 kg
2011 Paris 63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2009 Tunis 63 kg
2010 Rotterdam 63 kg
2011 Baku 63 kg
2010 Tunis 63 kg
European Junior Championships
1997 Ljubljana 61 kg
1999 Rome 63 kg
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara 63 kg
2005 Almeria 63 kg
Military World Games
2003 Catania 63 kg
2011 Rio de Janeiro 63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF268
JudoInside.com3426
Updated on 28 May 2023

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][4] That makes her the most successful Slovenian judoka of all time.

She was the Slovenian flagbearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

She is a candidate for the Slovenian National Assembly under the Party Povežimo Slovenijo.

References

  1. "Video: Prva slovenska medalja v Londonu – Žolnirjeva kar zlata!".
  2. "Athens 2004 – Judo – Women's -63 kg". olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. "London 2012 – Judo – Women's -63 kg". olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Urška Žolnir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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