Blaža Klemenčič

Blaža Klemenčič (born 1980 in Kranj) is a disgraced Slovenian cyclist, having tested positive for EPO in 2015 from a 2012 sample. [1] She competed in mountain biking at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[2] and at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Blaža Klemenčič
Klemenčič in 2012
Personal information
Full nameBlaža Klemenčič
Born (1980-03-11) 11 March 1980
Kranj, Slovenia
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike racing
RoleRider
Rider typeCross-country and marathon
Medal record
Representing  Slovenia
Women's mountain bike racing
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2005 LillehammerMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2004 Bad GoisernMarathon
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 WałbrzychMarathon
Silver medal – second place2014 St. WendelCross-country
Bronze medal – third place2005 KluisbergenMarathon

Doping case

Klemenčič was provisionally suspended by UCI in September 2015 for an EPO positive from a sample collected on 27 March 2012.[3][4]

References

  1. September 2015, Cycling News 20. "Blaza Klemencic tests positive for EPO". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Blaža Klemenčič". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. Blaza Klemencic nach positivem Doping-Test suspendiert, acrossthecountry.net, 18 September 2015
  4. UCI: License-Holders Provisionally Suspended as per the UCI Anti-Doping Rules Archived 22 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine, uci.org, 18 September 2015

See also


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