Slovenia at the Olympics

Slovenia at the Olympic Games
Flag of Slovenia IOC code  SLO NOC Slovenian Olympic Committee Website www.olympic.si (Slovene) (English)
Olympic history
Summer Games
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Other related appearances
Austria (1912) Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Slovenia first participated as an independent nation at the Olympic Games in 1992, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Slovenian athletes first competed at the Olympics in 1912 as a part of the Austrian team, when Rudolf Cvetko became the first Slovene winning an Olympic medal, a silver in team sabre.^[1] Then, until the independence, they competed as a part of Yugoslavia. Before the Second World War, all Olympic medals for Kingdom of Yugoslavia were won by gymnasts, mostly Slovenians. Leon Štukelj was the most prominent among them, winning three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, and he is still the most decorated Slovenian Olympian. Among post-war sportsmen, Miroslav Cerar won two gold and one bronze medals, also in gymnastics. All Winter Olympic medals for Yugoslavia (three silver and one bronze) were won by Slovenians, the first being the silver medal of Jure Franko in Alpine skiing, won in Sarajevo.

The National Olympic Committee for Slovenia was created in 1991 and recognized in 1993.

Slovenian athletes have won a total of nineteen medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another fifteen at the Winter Olympic Games. Among summer events, the most successful were the 2000 Summer Olympics with two gold medals and the 2008 Summer Olympics with five medals overall, one of which was gold. The most successful winter games were the 2014 Winter Olympics, where Slovenian athletes won record eight medals, including two gold. Tina Maze (alpine skiing) and Iztok Čop (rowing) are the most decorated post-independence Slovenian Olympians, with four medals each. Rajmond Debevec (shooting) competed at the Olympics eight times so far (1984-2012, first two times representing Yugoslavia). Merlene Ottey (athletics) competed seven times (1980-2004, first six times representing Jamaica, for which she won nine medals).

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1912 Stockholm as part of  Austria (AUT) 1920–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1992 Barcelona 35 0 0 2 2 52 1996 Atlanta 37 0 2 0 2 55 2000 Sydney 74 2 0 0 2 35 2004 Athens 79 0 1 3 4 63 2008 Beijing 62 1 2 2 5 41 2012 London 65 1 1 2 4 42 2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo Total 4 6 9 19 66

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1992 Albertville 27 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 22 0 0 3 3 20 1998 Nagano 34 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 40 0 0 1 1 23 2006 Turin 37 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 47 0 2 1 3 21 2014 Sochi 66 2 2 4 8 16 2018 Pyeongchang Total 2 4 9 15 38

Medals by summer sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Athletics 1 2 1 4 Rowing 1 1 3 5 Judo 1 0 2 3 Shooting 1 0 2 3 Sailing 0 1 1 2 Canoeing 0 1 0 1 Swimming 0 1 0 1 Total 4 6 9 19

Medals by winter sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Alpine skiing 2 2 3 7 Ski jumping 0 1 2 3 Snowboarding 0 1 1 2 Cross country skiing 0 0 2 2 Biathlon 0 0 1 1 Total 2 4 9 15

List of medalists

Summer Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	CopIztok Čop Denis Žvegelj	1992 Barcelona	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
Bronze	Janša, MilanMilan Janša Janez Klemenčič Sašo Mirjanič Sadik Mujkić	1992 Barcelona	Rowing	Men's coxless four
Silver	Bukovec, BrigitaBrigita Bukovec	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 100 metre hurdles
Silver	Vehovar, AndražAndraž Vehovar	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's K-1 slalom
Gold	CopIztok Čop Luka Špik	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Men's double sculls
Gold	Debevec, RajmondRajmond Debevec	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions
Silver	CopIztok Čop Luka Špik	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's double sculls
Bronze	CeplakJolanda Čeplak	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 800 metres
Bronze	ZolnirUrška Žolnir	2004 Athens	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
Bronze	ZbogarVasilij Žbogar	2004 Athens	Sailing	Men's Laser class
Gold	Kozmus, PrimožPrimož Kozmus	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
Silver	Žbogar, VasilijVasilij Žbogar	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Men's laser class
Silver	Isaković, SaraSara Isaković	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 200 metre freestyle
Bronze	PolavderLucija Polavder	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's half-heavyweight
Bronze	Debevec, RajmondRajmond Debevec	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle three positions
Gold	ZolnirUrška Žolnir	2012 London	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
Silver	Kozmus, PrimožPrimož Kozmus	2012 London	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
Bronze	CopIztok Čop Luka Špik	2012 London	Rowing	Men's double sculls
Bronze	Debevec, RajmondRajmond Debevec	2012 London	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle prone

Winter Games

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Dovžan, AlenkaAlenka Dovžan	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Women's combined
Bronze	Košir, JureJure Košir	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
Bronze	Koren, KatjaKatja Koren	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
Bronze	Fras, DamjanDamjan Fras Robert Kranjec Primož Peterka Peter Žonta	2002 Salt Lake City	Ski jumping	Men's team (K120)
Silver	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G
Silver	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
Bronze	Majdič, PetraPetra Majdič	2010 Vancouver	Cross-country skiing	Women's sprint
Gold	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2014 Sochi	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill
Gold	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2014 Sochi	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
Silver	Prevc, PeterPeter Prevc	2014 Sochi	Ski jumping	Men's normal hill individual
Silver	Košir, ŽanŽan Košir	2014 Sochi	Snowboarding	Men's parallel slalom
Bronze	Fabjan, VesnaVesna Fabjan	2014 Sochi	Cross-country skiing	Women's sprint
Bronze	Gregorin, TejaTeja Gregorin	2014 Sochi	Biathlon	Women's pursuit
Bronze	Prevc, PeterPeter Prevc	2014 Sochi	Ski jumping	Men's large hill individual
Bronze	Košir, ŽanŽan Košir	2014 Sochi	Snowboarding	Men's parallel giant slalom

Multiple medal winners

Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Sex	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Maze, TinaTina Maze	Alpine skiing	2002-2014	Winter	F	2	2	0	4
CopIztok Čop	Rowing	1992-2012	Summer	M	1	1	2	4
SpikLuka Špik	Rowing	2000-2012	Summer	M	1	1	1	3
Kozmus, PrimožPrimož Kozmus	Athletics	2000-2012	Summer	M	1	1	0	2
Debevec, RajmondRajmond Debevec	Shooting	1984-2012	Summer	M	1	0	2	3
ZolnirUrška Žolnir	Judo	2004-2012	Summer	F	1	0	1	2
ZbogarVasilij Žbogar	Sailing	2000-2012	Summer	M	0	1	1	2
Prevc, PeterPeter Prevc	Ski jumping	2010-2014	Winter	M	0	1	1	2
Košir, ŽanŽan Košir	Snowboarding	2010-2014	Winter	M	0	1	1	2

This list only contains Olympic medal winners for Slovenia as an independent country. Among listed medalists, Sadik Mujkić also won two Olympic medals, one of which was a bronze at the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia.

See also

• List of flag bearers for Slovenia at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Slovenia
• Slovenia at the Paralympics

References

1. http://www.sabljaska-zveza.si/rudolf-cvetko.html

External links

• "Slovenia". International Olympic Committee.
• "Results and Medalists". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee.
• "Slovenia". Sports-Reference.com.