Slovenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Slovenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SLO |
NOC | Slovenian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 63 in 12 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Vasilij Žbogar[1] |
Flag bearer (closing) | Tanja Žakelj |
Medals Ranked 45th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
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Slovenia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
The Slovenian Olympic Committee (Slovene: Olimpijski komite Slovenije) fielded a team of 63 athletes, 39 men and 24 women, across 12 sports at the Games.[2] Men's handball was the only team sport in which Slovenia qualified for the Games, returning to the Olympics after being absent from the previous two editions.[3]
Of the 63 participants, twenty-one of them had past Olympic experience, with sailor Vasilij Žbogar (bronze in Athens 2004 and silver in Beijing 2008) headed to his fifth straight Games as the most experienced competitor and a potential medal favorite in the Finn class.[3] The only medalist returning from the previous Games to compete in Rio de Janeiro, Žbogar was selected by the committee to lead the Slovenian delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1][4] Other notable Slovenian athletes included world judo champion Tina Trstenjak in the women's 63 kg, two-time slalom kayak world champion Peter Kauzer, and three-time world championship medalist in canoeing Benjamin Savšek.
Slovenia left Rio de Janeiro with four medals (1 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze), which matched its overall tally from both Athens 2004 and London 2012.[5] Among the nation's medalists were Trstenjak, who succeeded Urška Žolnir to become the Olympic champion in the women's 63 kg; Kauzer, who improved upon his sixth-place feat from London by taking a silver in the men's slalom K-1; and Žbogar, who capped off his fifth Games with a silver and third medal overall of his Olympic career in the Finn class, making him one of the most successful Olympians in the history of independent Slovenia.[6][7]
Medalists
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Athletics
[edit]Slovenian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[8][9]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Luka Janežič | Men's 400 m | 45.33 | 2 Q | 45.07 NR | 4 | Did not advance | |
Anton Kosmač | Men's marathon | — | 2:29:48 | 117 | |||
Žan Rudolf | Men's 800 m | 1:46.93 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Daneja Grandovec | Women's marathon | — | DNF | ||||
Maja Mihalinec | Women's 200 m | 23.38 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Sabina Veit | 23.75 | 7 | Did not advance |
- Field events
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Robert Renner | Men's pole vault | 5.45 | 22 | Did not advance | |
Maruša Černjul | Women's high jump | 1.92 | 21 | Did not advance | |
Martina Ratej | Women's javelin throw | 59.76 | 18 | Did not advance | |
Tina Šutej | Women's pole vault | 4.55 | 8 Q | 4.50 | 11 |
Canoeing
[edit]Slalom
[edit]Slovenian canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.[10]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Benjamin Savšek | Men's C-1 | 99.69 | 7 | 94.36 | 3 | 94.36 | 4 Q | 98.70 | 4 Q | 99.36 | 6 |
Luka Božič Sašo Taljat |
Men's C-2 | 105.21 | 6 | 113.41 | 7 | 105.21 | 6 Q | 111.14 | 7 Q | 107.73 | 7 |
Peter Kauzer | Men's K-1 | 91.11 | 8 | 96.88 | 15 | 91.11 | 12 Q | 91.01 | 4 Q | 88.70 | ![]() |
Urša Kragelj | Women's K-1 | 106.86 | 6 | 102.79 | 4 | 102.79 | 7 Q | 108.37 | 9 Q | 108.68 | 9 |
Sprint
[edit]Slovenian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.[11]
Athlete | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Špela Ponomarenko | Women's K-1 200 m | 40.38 | 2 Q | 40.79 | 3 FA | 40.76 | 4 |
Women's K-1 500 m | 1:55.93 | 5 Q | 1:58.09 | 3 FB | 1:57.54 | 10 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]Slovenian riders qualified for a maximum of four quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World and Europe Tour.[12] One additional spot was awarded to the Slovenian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.[13]
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Matej Mohorič | Men's road race | Did not finish | |
Jan Polanc | 6:30:05 | 52 | |
Primož Roglič | Men's road race | 6:19:43 | 26 |
Men's time trial | 1:14:55 | 10 | |
Simon Špilak | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 57 |
Polona Batagelj | Women's road race | 3:58:03 | 32 |
Mountain biking
[edit]Slovenian mountain bikers qualified for two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's sixth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Tanja Žakelj | Women's cross-country | 1:35.17 | 13 |
Gymnastics
[edit]Artistic
[edit]Slovenia has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Teja Belak had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[14]
- Women
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||||||||
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Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Total | Rank | ||||||||
V | UB | BB | F | V | UB | BB | F | ||||||
Teja Belak | Vault | 13.650 | — | 13.650 | 19 | Did not advance |
Handball
[edit]- Summary
Key:
- ET – After extra time
- P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Slovenia men's | Men's tournament | ![]() W 27–26 |
![]() W 31–28 |
![]() W 29–24 |
![]() L 25–28 |
![]() W 25–20 |
2 | ![]() L 30–37 |
Did not advance | 6 |
Men's tournament
[edit]The Slovenian men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the second meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Malmö, Sweden, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since 2004.[15]
- Team roster
The following is the Slovenian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[16] The caps and goals are updated as of 17 August 2016.[17]
Head coach: Veselin Vujović
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- Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 141 | +12 | 8[a] | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 126 | +11 | 8[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 150 | −9 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 140 | −1 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 129 | 143 | −14 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 131 | +1 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
7 August 2016 21:50 |
Slovenia ![]() |
27–26 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
Janc 8 | (15–15) | El-Ahmar 7 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 4×![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 August 2016 16:40 |
Brazil ![]() |
28–31 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
Chiuffa 8 | (13–16) | Janc 6 | ||
2×![]() ![]() |
Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
11 August 2016 19:50 |
Slovenia ![]() |
29–24 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
Janc, Razgor 5 | (14–13) | Tollbring 6 | ||
4×![]() ![]() |
Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
13 August 2016 09:30 |
Slovenia ![]() |
25–28 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
Dolenec 6 | (12–11) | Gensheimer 6 | ||
4×![]() ![]() |
Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
15 August 2016 09:30 |
Poland ![]() |
20–25 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Bielecki 4 | (13–13) | Zarabec 7 | ||
2×![]() ![]() ![]() |
Report | 2×![]() ![]() |
- Quarterfinal
17 August 2016 17:00 |
Denmark ![]() |
37–30 | ![]() |
Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
M. Hansen, L. Hansen 8 | (16–13) | Bezjak, Janc 6 | ||
3×![]() ![]() |
Report | 4×![]() ![]() |
Judo
[edit]Slovenia has qualified a total of five judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Mihael Žgank, Tina Trstenjak, Anamari Velenšek, and two-time Olympian Rok Drakšič were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Adrian Gomboc at men's half-lightweight (66 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region, as the highest-ranked Slovenian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.[18]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Adrian Gomboc | Men's −66 kg | Bye | ![]() W 100–000 |
![]() W 101–000 |
![]() W 100–000 |
![]() L 000–000 S |
Bye | ![]() L 000–110 |
5 |
Rok Drakšič | Men's −73 kg | Bye | ![]() L 000–100 |
Did not advance | |||||
Mihael Žgank | Men's −90 kg | Bye | ![]() L 000–100 |
Did not advance | |||||
Tina Trstenjak | Women's −63 kg | — | Bye | ![]() W 000–000 S |
![]() W 101–000 |
![]() W 101–000 |
Bye | ![]() W 101–000 |
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Anamari Velenšek | Women's −78 kg | — | Bye | ![]() W 001–000 |
![]() W 100-000 |
![]() L 000–100 |
Bye | ![]() W 100–000 |
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Sailing
[edit]Slovenian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.[19]
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Vasilij Žbogar | Men's Finn | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 68 | ![]() | |
Veronika Macarol Tina Mrak |
Women's 470 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | DSQ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 6 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
[edit]Slovenian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[20]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Boštjan Maček | Men's trap | 113 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
Živa Dvoršak | Women's 10 m air rifle | 414.7 | 17 | — | Did not advance | ||
Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 572 | 30 | — | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
[edit]Slovenian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[21][22]
- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Martin Bau | 1500 m freestyle | 15:29.95 | 36 | — | Did not advance | ||
Damir Dugonjič | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.41 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
Anže Tavčar | 100 m freestyle | 49.38 | 36 | Did not advance | |||
200 m freestyle | 1:49.96 | 39 | Did not advance | ||||
Robert Žbogar | 200 m butterfly | 1:57.05 | 22 | Did not advance |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Anja Klinar | 400 m freestyle | 4:09.07 | 18 | — | Did not advance | ||
800 m freestyle | DNS | — | Did not advance | ||||
200 m butterfly | 2:08.43 | 14 Q | 2:09.44 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
Tjaša Oder | 800 m freestyle | 8:33.14 | 13 | — | Did not advance | ||
Špela Perše | 10 km open water | — | 1:58.59 | 16 | |||
Tjaša Vozel | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.15 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
Anja Klinar Tjaša Oder Tjaša Pintar Janja Šegel |
4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:02.22 | 15 | — | Did not advance |
Table tennis
[edit]Slovenia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2012 Olympian Bojan Tokič secured one of ten available Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.[23]
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
Bojan Tokič | Men's singles | Bye | ![]() W 4–1 |
![]() W 4–2 |
![]() W 4–1 |
![]() L 1–4 |
Did not advance |
Tennis
[edit]Slovenia has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Due to the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games, Polona Hercog (world no. 84) received a spare ITF Olympic place to compete in the women's singles, as the next highest-ranked eligible player, not yet qualified, in the WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.[24][25]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
Polona Hercog | Women's singles | ![]() L 3–6, 2–6 |
Did not advance |
Triathlon
[edit]Slovenia has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Mateja Šimic was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.[26][27]
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
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Mateja Šimic | Women's | 19:37 | 01:06 | 1:03:59 | 00:38 | 37:08 | 2:02.28 | 31 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Vasilij Žbogar bo slovenski zastavonoša v Riu" [Vasilij Žbogar will be Slovenia's flag bearer in Rio 2016] (in Slovenian). Delo. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "POI Rio 2016 – Olimpijski komite Slovenije". olympic.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Olympics: Slovenia hoping for several medals in Rio despite young team". The Slovenia Times. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 January 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Vasilij Žbogar, Slovenian flag bearer at Maracana". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Slovenian athletes return from Rio with four medals". The Slovenia Times. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Gold in Rio! Tina Trstenjak follows the footsteps of Urška Žolnir". Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Finn class sailor Žbogar wins silver". The Slovenia Times. 17 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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- ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
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- ^ "UCI announces men's road Olympic quotas". Cyclingnews.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "UCI announce women's road cycling quotas for Rio Olympics". Cyclingnews.com. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!". FIG. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ^ "Sweden and Slovenia qualify for Rio 2016". IHF. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Selektor Vujović določil potnike na olimpijske igre" [Head Coach Vujovic selected Olympic squad] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia official website. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Večna lestvica nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time caps and goals for the national team] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". International Judo Federation. 23 June 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Places Awarded In Men's And Women's 470 At Santander 2014 ISAF Worlds". ISAF. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "Rio 2016 – FINA Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (14 April 2016). "Once Again an Olympian, Panagiotis Gionis Books Place in Memorable Style". ITTF. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ "ITF announces updated entries for Rio 2016 Olympics". International Tennis Federation. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Polona Hercog v Rio, Matej Mohorič padel" [Polona Hercog in Rio, Matej Mohorič gone] (in Slovenian). Delo. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Mateja Šimic v Mehiki potrdila olimpijsko vozovnico" [Mateja Šimic confirms her Olympic ticket in Mexico] (in Slovenian). Radiotelevizija Slovenija. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "National Federations select athletes for Rio Olympics". International Triathlon Union. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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