Urška Žolnir

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Urška Žolnir
Judoka
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (2012)
World Champ.Bronze (
2005, 2011)
European Champ.Gold (
2009
)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Slovenia
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
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tunis ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍63 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Ljubljana ‍–‍61 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Rome ‍–‍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
Profile at external databases
IJF268
JudoInside.com3426
Updated on 28 May 2023.

Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a

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

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.

External links

Media related to Urška Žolnir at Wikimedia Commons

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Slovenia
Beijing 2008
Succeeded by