Barbara Jezeršek

Barbara Jezeršek
	Barbara Jezeršek in 2012
Personal information
Born	31 October 1986 (age 37); Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country	Slovenia (2002-2016),; Australia (2016-present)
Sport	Cross country skiing

Barbara Jezeršek (born 31 October 1986) is a Slovenian cross country skier, currently representing Australia, who has competed since 2003. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 14th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 17th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 40th in the 10 km events.^[1]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sotchi, she finished 19th in the Skiathlon, 41st in the 10km Classic, 11th in the 4 x 5 km relay and 31st in the 30 km Mass Start Free^[2]

At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Jezeršek finished 44th in the 30 km, 49th in the 7.5 km + 7.5 km double pursuit, and 65th in the individual sprint events. Her best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 5 km relay event in Norway in November 2009, while her best individual finish was 34th at a 10 km event in Canada in February 2010. She is openly lesbian.^[3] She received Australian citizenship in 2016.^[4]

She is one of the six openly gay athletes who did compete at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Olympic results
^ http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-barbara-jezersek
^ "Pärsonova razkrila, da je lezbijka" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
^ "Jezeršek receives citizenship and looks towards PyeongChang". Olympics.com.au. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

External links

Barbara Jezersek at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
Barbara Jezersek at Sochi2014.com
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Barbara Jezeršek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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[1] Olympic results

[2] ttp://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-barbara-jezersek

[3] "Pärsonova razkrila, da je lezbijka" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[4] "Jezeršek receives citizenship and looks towards PyeongChang". Olympics.com.au. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

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