Denis Zvegelj
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Denis Žvegelj, born on June 24, 1972 in Jesenice, SR Slovenia is an ex Slovenia
n rower and Olympic medallist.
Junior World Rowing Championships
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World Championships
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On 16.mar.2009 Denis has been elected to become President of Slovenian Rowing Federation for the time period 2009-2013.
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Serious rowing racing started in the coxless pair with Iztok Čop
, when they won two junior world championships in a row (1989, 1990), then they finished 2nd in the World Championships in 1991, and won Bronze at the Barcelona Olympics
in 1992 with Iztok Čop
(the first Olympic medal for independent Slovenia
). In 1993 Denis and Iztok got bronze medal despite Denis's severe shoulder injury after bicycle accident. Denis carried on with going to study in US at Brown University
where he was rowing for men Brown Crew and studying Mechanical Engineering
. He was member of, at that time, unbeatable Brown varsity eight, which also won National Collegiate Rowing Championship
in years 1994 and 1995.
After return for summer holidays in 1994, he got in a car accident which prevented him to finish rowing season in pair with Iztok Čop, who went on in single to 1994 WRC. Only a few months later, another rower, Sašo Mirjanič
from Slovenian four, died in car accident. So next year Denis, joined other three boys form four, to qualify for 96 Olympics. There they achieved 4th place in an incredible fours race, where all six boats were even almost from start to finish line. As next year's similar scenario repeated in WRC in France, when Slovenia was already called to pick up bronze medal, and later (after detail photo finish examination) moved to 4th place, and due to back problems, he finished his career.
Denis than focused in working, along with his father, in their machining design
firm Basing in neighboring town Jesenice, which was moved to Bled
in Jan. 2006.
Denis is a father of three sons Gal (17 March 1994), Maksim (25 September 1998) and Isak (3 July 2000) and lives with younger two sons, partner Nina Čelesnik and her daughter Evita.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n rower and Olympic medallist.
Rowing Achievements
Olympic GamesOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
- 1992: BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(SPA) – 3rd place (coxless pair with Iztok ČopIztok CopIztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
) - 1996: Atlanta (USA) – 4th place (coxless four with Sadik MujkićSadik MujkicSadik Mujkič, is an ex Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is of Bosnian descent.- References :...
, Milan JanšaMilan JanšaMilan Janša is a former Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 for Yugoslavia.-References:*...
, Jani Klemenčič)
Junior World Rowing Championships
Junior World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Junior Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . A rower or coxswain shall be classified as a Junior until 31st December of the year in which he reaches the age of 18. After that date, he shall be classified as an Under 23 rower...
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- 1989: SzegedSzeged' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
(HUN) – 1st place (coxless pair with Iztok ČopIztok CopIztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
) - 1990: AiguebeletteAiguebeletteAiguebelette may refer to:*Aiguebelette-le-Lac, commune in France*Lac d'Aiguebelette, lake in France...
(FRA) – 1st place (coxless pair with Iztok ČopIztok CopIztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
)
World Championships
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
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- 1990: Lake BarringtonLake Barrington (Tasmania)Lake Barrington is an artificial lake in northern Tasmania, 40 km south of Devonport. It is 20 km long-Creation:It was built on the Forth River in 1969 to provide a head of water for the Devils Gate Power Station...
(AUS) – 7th place (coxless four with Sadik MujkićSadik MujkicSadik Mujkič, is an ex Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is of Bosnian descent.- References :...
, Bojan Prešern, Iztok ČopIztok CopIztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
) - 1991: ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
(AUT) – 2nd place (coxless pair with Iztok ČopIztok CopIztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
) - 1993: RoudniceRoudniceRoudnice is a village in Hradec Králové Region in Eastern Bohemia, the Czech Republic. It is a birthplace of František Xaver Matějka , father of famous Polish painter Jan Matejko. In addition, the Olympic water polo player Kurt Epstein grew up in Roudnice....
(CZE) – 3rd place (coxless pair with Iztok ČopIztok CopIztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
) - 1995: TampereTampereTampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
(FIN) – 8th place (coxless four with Sadik MujkićSadik MujkicSadik Mujkič, is an ex Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is of Bosnian descent.- References :...
, Milan JanšaMilan JanšaMilan Janša is a former Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 for Yugoslavia.-References:*...
, Jani Klemenčič) - 1997: AiguebeletteAiguebeletteAiguebelette may refer to:*Aiguebelette-le-Lac, commune in France*Lac d'Aiguebelette, lake in France...
(FRA) – 4th place (coxless four with Sadik MujkićSadik MujkicSadik Mujkič, is an ex Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1988 and the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is of Bosnian descent.- References :...
, Milan JanšaMilan JanšaMilan Janša is a former Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 for Yugoslavia.-References:*...
, Jani Klemenčič)
Career
As of Jan.2008 he is Managing Director of the engineering firm BasingOn 16.mar.2009 Denis has been elected to become President of Slovenian Rowing Federation for the time period 2009-2013.
Bio
Denis started rowing at the age of 12 at local rowing club in his hometown BledBled
Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
.
Serious rowing racing started in the coxless pair with Iztok Čop
Iztok Cop
Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
, when they won two junior world championships in a row (1989, 1990), then they finished 2nd in the World Championships in 1991, and won Bronze at the Barcelona Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in 1992 with Iztok Čop
Iztok Cop
Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
(the first Olympic medal for independent Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
). In 1993 Denis and Iztok got bronze medal despite Denis's severe shoulder injury after bicycle accident. Denis carried on with going to study in US at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
where he was rowing for men Brown Crew and studying Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
. He was member of, at that time, unbeatable Brown varsity eight, which also won National Collegiate Rowing Championship
National Collegiate Rowing Championship
The now defunct National Collegiate Rowing Championship was a quasi-official national championship for men's collegiate rowing, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, between 1983 and 1996. It pitted the winners of the Eastern Sprints, the Pac-10s, the Intercollegiate Rowing Association, and the Harvard-Yale...
in years 1994 and 1995.
After return for summer holidays in 1994, he got in a car accident which prevented him to finish rowing season in pair with Iztok Čop, who went on in single to 1994 WRC. Only a few months later, another rower, Sašo Mirjanič
Sašo Mirjanic
Sašo Mirjanič, is an ex Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- References :...
from Slovenian four, died in car accident. So next year Denis, joined other three boys form four, to qualify for 96 Olympics. There they achieved 4th place in an incredible fours race, where all six boats were even almost from start to finish line. As next year's similar scenario repeated in WRC in France, when Slovenia was already called to pick up bronze medal, and later (after detail photo finish examination) moved to 4th place, and due to back problems, he finished his career.
Denis than focused in working, along with his father, in their machining design
Steel mill
A steel mill or steelworks is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel.Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. It is produced in a two-stage process. First, iron ore is reduced or smelted with coke and limestone in a blast furnace, producing molten iron which is either cast into pig iron or...
firm Basing in neighboring town Jesenice, which was moved to Bled
Bled
Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
in Jan. 2006.
Denis is a father of three sons Gal (17 March 1994), Maksim (25 September 1998) and Isak (3 July 2000) and lives with younger two sons, partner Nina Čelesnik and her daughter Evita.