Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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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...

, represented by the Slovenian Olympic Committee
Slovenian Olympic Committee
Olympic Committee of Slovenia ensures the participation of Slovenian athletes at the Olympic Games, the Mediterranean Games, European Youth Olympic Festival, Youth Games and the Alpe-Adria Youth Games three countries....

 (Olimpijski komite Slovenije, abbreviated OKS), sent a team with 62 athletes to compete in 11 sports at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. The flag on the opening ceremony was held by Slovenian judoka Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, who was bronze in 2004 Olympics Judo Competition
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...

.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
Athletics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...

 
Men's hammer throw
Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

 
Women's 200 m freestyle
Sailing
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....

 
Men's Laser class
Judo
Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....

 
Women's +78 kg
Shooting
Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...

 
Men's 50 m rifle three positions


Notes
  • Primož Kozmus
    Primož Kozmus
    Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...

     wins the first ever Olympic track and field
    Athletics at the Summer Olympics
    Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics. The modern program now comprises track and field events, road running...

     gold 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...

    .
  • Sara Isakovič
    Sara Isakovic
    Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...

     wins the first swimming medal and reaches first women's swimming finals in 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...

    .
  • Rajmond Debevec
    Rajmond Debevec
    Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...

     was ranked fourth before the last shot, but a mistake by the U.S. competitor and then-leader Matthew Emmons
    Matthew Emmons
    Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions...

     allowed for Debevec to attain the bronze medal.

Athletics

Men
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Matic Osovnikar
Matic Osovnikar
Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...

100 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period...

10.46 30 10.24 22 Did not advance
200 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...

20.89 32 20.95 32 Did not advance
Damjan Zlatnar
Damjan Zlatnar
Damjan Zlatnar is a Slovenian athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Championships the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the...

110 m hurdles
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles
-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s...

13.84 32 withdrew due to an injury.
Boštjan Buč
Boštjan Buc
Boštjan Buč is a track and field athlete from Slovenia, competing in the middle-distance events. He is the current Slovenian record holder in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase, clocking 8:16.96 on June 12, 2003 at a meet in Ostrava. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...

3000 metre steeplechase
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase
-Round 1:Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best- Final :-Splits:...

8:21.24 16 Did not advance
Rožle Prezelj
Rožle Prezelj
Rožle Prezelj is a Slovenian high jumper. Prezelj respresented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 12th in high jump.-References:...

High jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump
-Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19....

2.25 10 2.20 12
Primož Kozmus
Primož Kozmus
Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...

Hammer throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
-Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 78.00 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-External links:...

79.44 3 82.02
Matija Kranjc
Matija Kranjc
Matija Kranjc is a male javelin thrower from Slovenia. His personal best is 79.72 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Postojna.-Achievements:-References:*...

Javelin throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualification mark was set at 82.50 metres....

70.00 31 Did not advance
Miran Vodovnik
Miran Vodovnik
Miran Vodovnik is a Slovenian shot putter. His personal best throw and Slovene record is 20.76 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Thessaloniki....

Shot put
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...

19.81 20 Did not advance
Jurij Rovan
Jurij Rovan
Jurij Rovan is a Slovenian pole vaulter.He competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.His personal best jump is 5.61 metres, achieved in July...

Pole vault
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault
A new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 5.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 22....

5.30 Did not advance
Damjan Sitar Decathlon
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon
-Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...

7336 23
Roman Kejžar Marathon
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...

2:29:37 67


Decathlon (men)
Event Damjan Sitar
Results Points Rank
100 m 11.21 814 7
Long jump 7.25 874 12
Shot put 12.41 631 35
High jump 2.05 850 6
400 m 50.10 810 20
110 m hurdles 15.03 846 24
Discus throw 39.25 649 27
Pole vault 4.00 617 22
Javelin throw 47.23 548 24
1500 m 4:37.37 697 9
Total 7336 23


Women
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Pia Tajnikar
Pia Tajnikar
Pia Tajnikar is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Slovenia.Tajnikar represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed in the 100 metres sprint and placed fifth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time...

100 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres
-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...

11.82 49 Did not advance
Sabina Veit 200 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres
-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat ' and the next 8 fastest ' advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat ' and the next 4 fastest ' advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:...

23.62 34 Did not advance
Brigita Langerholc
Brigita Langerholc
Brigita Langerholc is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished fourth at the 2000 Olympics in a personal best time of 1:58.51 minutes, which still stands. In 2001 she won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Universiade...

800 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres
-Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:...

2:00.13 8 2:00.00 18 Did not advance
Sonja Roman
Sonja Roman
Sonja Roman is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She is the national record holder in the event....

1500 m
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres
-Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:...

4:08.52 14 Did not advance
Nina Kolarič Long jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump
-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 6.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DQ - Disqualified-Final:...

6.40 27 Did not advance
Marija Šestak
Marija Šestak
Marija Šestak is a Slovenian triple jumper. She switched nationality from Serbia on 13 July 2006....

Triple jump
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump
The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 14.45 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 17....

14.44 9 15.03 SR 6
Martina Ratej
Martina Ratej
Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....

Javelin throw
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw
-Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...

55.30 37 Did not advance


Legend: SR = Slovenian record

Badminton

Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Maja Tvrdy Singles
Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles
These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...


0 - 2
Did not advance

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jernej Zupančič Regent
Jernej Župančič Regent
Jernej Župančič Regent is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.-References:*...

K-1 1000 m 3:33.29 4 3:41.73 6 Did not advance


Women
Athlete(s) Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Špela Ponomarenko
Spela Ponomarenko
Špela Ponomarenko is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won two medals in the K-1 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2007....

K-1 500 m 1:49.97 3 1:53.81 3 1:52.36 6

Slalom

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final Total Rank
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Peter Kauzer
Peter Kauzer
Peter Kauzer is a Slovenian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and a bronze ....

K-1 81.79 1 84.70 5 166.49 1 85.42 13 Did not advance

Cycling

Mountain Biking

Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Blaža Klemenčič Cross-country lapped 21

Road

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Tadej Valjavec
Tadej Valjavec
Tadej Valjavec is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Zheroquadro Radenska. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia...

Road race 6:26:17 (+2:28) 35
Jure Golčer
Jure Golcer
Jure Golčer is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for Perutnina Ptuj.- Palmarès :20022003...

Road race 6:34:26 (+10:37) 61
Borut Božič
Borut Božic
Borut Božič is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for . Considered a sprinter in the mould of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne , winning the sixth stage of the...

Road race did not finish
Simon Špilak
Simon Špilak
Simon Špilak is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:2004...

Road race did not finish
Time trial 1:07:35 (+5:23) 28


Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sigrid Teresa Corneo Road race 3:39:29 (+7:05) 49

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
Athlete Event Apparatus Qualification Final
Floor Pommel horse Rings Vault Parallel bars Horizontal bar Total Rank Total Rank
Mitja Petkovšek
Mitja Petkovšek
Mitja Petkovšek is a Slovenian gymnast. Petkovšek competes on the parallel bars, where he is World Champion , World Cup Finals Champion , and European Champion...

All-around 16.125 16.125 97 Did not advance
Parallel bars 16.125 16.125 5 15.725 5


Women
Athlete Event Apparatus Qualification Final
Vault Floor Uneven Bars Balance Beam Total Rank Total Rank
Adela Šajn All-around 13.700 14.100 28.100 91 Did not advance
Floor 13.700 13.700 56 Did not advance
Balance beam  14.100 14.100 63 Did not advance

Judo

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rok Drakšič
Rok Drakšic
Rok Drakšič is a Slovenian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...

-60 kg
0010 - 0110
Did not advance
Aljaž Sedej -81 kg
1000 - 0000
Did not advance
Matjaž Ceraj
Matjaž Ceraj
Matjaž Ceraj is a Slovenian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

+100 kg
1000 - 0000
Did not advance


Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

-63 kg
1010 - 0000
Did not advance (moves to Repechage Round 1) 7
Lucija Polavder
Lucija Polavder
Lucija Polavder is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advancet to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada...

+78 kg
0001 - 1000

0000 - 1100

1010 - 0000
Did not advance (moves to Bronze medal match)
Won Bronze medal match

Athlete Event Repechage Round 1 Repechage Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Bronze medal match
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir
Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

63 kg
1001 - 0000

0200 - 0000

0001 - 0000
Did not advance
Lucija Polavder
Lucija Polavder
Lucija Polavder is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advancet to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada...

+78 kg
0001 - 0000

Rowing

Men
Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
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....


Luka Špik
Luka Spik
Luka Špik , is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia....

Double sculls 6:39.49 3 6:23.81 2 6:33.36 6
Rok Kolander
Rok Kolander
Rok Kolander is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Coxless Four.-References:* *...


Miha Pirih
Miha Pirih
Miha Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...


Tomaž Pirih
Tomaž Pirih
Tomaž Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four. His brother Miha Pirih is also Olympic rower.- References :...


Rok Rozman
Rok Rozman
Rok Rozman is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four.- References :...

Coxless fours 6:03.78 3 5:56.08 1 6:11.62 4
Gašper Fistravec
Janez Jurše
Jernej Jurše
Janez Zupanc
Quadruple sculls 5:57.02 4 6:12.64 4 Did not advance

Sailing

Men
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Vasilij Žbogar
Vasilij Žbogar
Vasilij Žbogar , is a Slovenian sailor.Žbogar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal and in the 2008 Summer Olympic, where he won a silver medal, both of them in laser class...

Laser 24 4 14 6 2 11 18 1 11 C 4 71
Karlo Hmeljak
Mitja Nevečny
470 3 11 19 10 18 DSQ 25 20 25 8 139 18


Women
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Vesna Dekleva 
Klara Paoli Maučec
470 DSQ 3 8 16 12 3 15 18 14 3 92 13


Open
Athlete Event Race Score Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M
Gašper Vinčec Finn 9 11 6 5 3 13 8 10 C 20 72 7


Legend: DSQ = disqualified; C = race(s) cancelled

Shooting

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final Rank
Score Rank Score Rank
Rajmond Debevec
Rajmond Debevec
Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...

10 m air rifle 589 31 Did not advance 31
50 m rifle prone 592 21 Did not advance 21
50 m Rifle
Three Positions
1176 1 1271,7 3

Swimming

Men
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Damir Dugonjič
Damir Dugonjic
Damir Dugonjič is a swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke, where he finished 16th....

100 m breaststroke 1:00.35 SR 9 1:00.92 16 Did not advance
Jernej Godec
Jernej Godec
Jernej Godec is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....

200 m freestyle
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle
The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...

22.21 SR 18 Did not advance
Peter Mankoč
Peter Mankoc
Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...

100 m freestyle 49.33 31 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.24 SR 5 51.80 10 Did not advance
Matjaž Markič
Matjaž Markič
Matjaž Markič is a male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, finishing in 24th place in the men's 100 m...

100 m breaststroke 1:01.31 24 Did not advance
Luka Turk 400 m freestyle withdrew due to an injury.


Women
Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anja Čarman
Anja Carman
Anja Čarman is a Slovenian swimmer. She won several medals at European LC and SC Championships and competed at 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :*...

100 m backstroke 1:02.21 SR 26 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:10.49 SR 15 2:12.46 16 Did not advance
Sara Isakovič
Sara Isakovic
Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...

200 m freestyle 1:55.86 SR OR 2 1:56.50 1 1:54.97
100 m butterfly 58.68 SR 20 Did not advance
200 m butterfly withdrew due to a preparation for 200 m freestyle finals.
Anja Klinar
Anja Klinar
Anja Klinar is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Slovenia, who participated for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:***...

200 m medley 2:15.39 25 Did not advance
400 m medley 4:38.90 SR 16 Did not advance
Nina Sovinek 50 m freestyle 26.49 43 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 57.30 44 Did not advance
Teja Zupan 10 km open water 1:55:44.7 12


Legend: WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record; SR = Slovenian Record

Table tennis

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Bojan Tokič
Bojan Tokič
Bojan Tokič is a Slovenian table tennis player of Bosnian origin.- Career :...

Singles
Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....


4 - 3

1 - 4
Did not advance

National Records

New Record Old Record
Date Location Sport Event Athlete(s) Record Progression Date Location Record Athlete(s)
9 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Men's
100 m breaststroke
Heat
1:00:35 -0:00.49 July 23rd 2005 Montreal, Canada 1:00.84
9 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Women's
100 m butterfly
Heat
58.68 -0:00.34 March 21st 2008 Eindhoven, Netherlands 59.02
9 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Women's
400 m individual medley
Heat
4:38.90 -0:03.12 July 15th 2004 Lisbon, Portugal 4:42.02
10 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Women's
100 m backstroke
Heat
1:02.21 -0:00.16 July 13th 2008 Dubrovnik, Croatia 1:02:37
13 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Women's
200 m freestyle
Final
1:54.97 -0:00.89 August 11th 2008 Beijing, China 1:55.86
14 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Men's
200 m freestyle
Heat
22.21 -0:00.18 March 30th 2007 Melbourne, Australia 22.39
14 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Men's
200 m breaststroke
Heat
51.24 -0:01.06 March 30th 2007 Melbourne, Australia 52.30
14 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Women's
100 m backstroke
Heat
2:10.49 -0:01.06 July 10th 2007 Dubrovnik, Croatia 2:11.55
17 August 2008 Beijing
Beijing National Stadium
Beijing National Stadium, also known officially as the National Stadium, or colloquially as the Bird's Nest , is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.-History:...

Athletics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...

Women's
long jump
Final
15.03 13 cm June 3rd 2007 Ljubljana, Slovenia 14.92

Olympic Records

New Record Old Record
Date Location Sport Event Athlete(s) Record Progression Date Location Record Athlete(s)
11 August 2008 Beijing Swimming
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...

Women's
200 m freestyle
Heat
1:55.86 -0:01.51 August 11th 2008 Beijing, China 1:57.37
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