Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame

The Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame (slovene: "Hram slavnih slovenskih športnikov") was founded in 2011 by the Society of Slovenian Sports Journalists (Društvo športnih novinarjev Slovenije)[1] and includes best Slovenian athletes of all time from different sport disciplines. This hall will be in function in 2012. At Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year event in December 2011 they inducted the first two Slovenian athletes, Leon Štukelj and Miro Cerar.

For more than a year and half, the Society of Slovenian Sports Journalists was preparing for the foundation of the "Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame". They did this with one goal, to keep Slovenian athletes with great international results alive in our minds. They want to keep all sports equipment connected with this great athletes and save historic sport events from articles of already retired sports journalists and all others.[2]

With this Hall of Fame of Slovenian athletes, the Society wants to invites visitors, students and all fans of sport, to keep Slovenian sport history alive, to allow best conditions for working of All Slovenian Sports Museum.

On December 19, 2012 twenty new inductees were introduced, also the Hall of fame was opened in Stožice Arena.[3] On November 28 class of 2013 was introduced with 28 new athletes.[4] Three athletes were introduced in August 2015.[5]

Inductees

Inductee Sport Year
Štukelj, LeonLeon Štukelj gymnastics 2011
Cerar, MiroslavMiroslav Cerar gymnastics 2011
Cvetko, RudolfRudolf Cvetko fencing 2012
Derganc, StaneStane Derganc gymnastics 2012
Šumi, PeterPeter Šumi gymnastics 2012
Primožič, JosipJosip Primožič gymnastics 2012
Starič, LudvikLudvik Starič motorcycling 2012
Urbančič, NatašaNataša Urbančič athletics 2012
Stamejčič, DragaDraga Stamejčič athletics 2012
Lorger, StankoStanko Lorger athletics 2012
Polda, JanezJanez Polda ski jumping 2012
Šlibar, JožeJože Šlibar ski jumping 2012
Felc, AlbinAlbin Felc ice hockey 2012
Hiti, RudiRudi Hiti ice hockey 2012
Jelovac, VinkoVinko Jelovac basketball 2012
Žorga, AljošaAljoša Žorga basketball 2012
Daneu, IvoIvo Daneu basketball 2012
Oblak, BraneBrane Oblak soccer 2012
Žirovnik, JanezJanez Žirovnik cycling 2012
Jaušovec, MimaMima Jaušovec tennis 2012
Eights from 1964 OG[6] rowing 2012
Steržaj, MiroMiro Steržaj nine-pin bowling 2012
Smolej, FrancFranc Smolej cross-country skiing 2013
Praček, CirilCiril Praček alpine skiing 2013
Ziherl, BrankoBranko Ziherl diving 2013
Cerer, ToneTone Cerer swimming 2013
Mulej, TineTine Mulej alpine skiing 2013
Štefe, JankoJanko Štefe alpine skiing 2013
Toplak, IvanIvan Toplak association football 2013
Kosmina, JankoJanko Kosmina and Mario Fafangel sailing 2013
Šrot, TineTine Šrot gymnastics 2013
Uršič, JurijJurij Uršič cycling 2013
Vecko, EdvardEdvard Vecko table tennis 2013
Korpa, IštvanIštvan Korpa table tennis 2013
Gale, ToneTone Gale ice hockey 2013
Zadel, MilanMilan Zadel canoeing 2013
Topolčnik, StankoStanko Topolčnik judo 2013
Križaj, BojanBojan Križaj alpine skiing 2013
Vilfan, PeterPeter Vilfan basketball 2013
Ropret, BojanBojan Ropret cycling 2013
Strel, BorisBoris Strel alpine skiing 2013
Cuderman, AlenkaAlenka Cuderman handball 2013
Petrič, BorutBorut Petrič swimming 2013
Tepeš, MiranMiran Tepeš ski jumping 2013
Franko, JureJure Franko alpine skiing 2013
Ulaga, PrimožPrimož Ulaga ski jumping 2013
Jelenc, AndrejAndrej Jelenc canoeing 2013
Petrič, DarjanDarjan Petrič swimming 2013
Debelak, MatjažMatjaž Debelak ski jumping 2013
Svet, MatejaMateja Svet alpine skiing 2013
Katanec, SrečkoSrečko Katanec association football 2015
Petrovič, RokRok Petrovič alpine skiing 2015
Zdovc, JureJure Zdovc basketball 2015

See also

References

  1. ↑ dolenjskilist.si
  2. ↑ ljnovice.com
  3. ↑ "Foto: Slovenija ima Hram športnih junakov" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  4. ↑ "V Hram športnih junakov sprejetih še 28 slovenskih športnikov" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV-SLO. 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  5. ↑ "Katanec, Zdovc in Petrovič v Hramu športnih junakov" (in Slovenian). MMC RTV-SLO. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  6. ↑ Boris Klavora, Vekoslav Skalak, Jože Berc, Alojz Colja, Lucijan Kleva, Jadran Barut, Marko Mandić, Pavao Martić, Zdenko Balaš
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