Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Slovenia, represented by the Slovenian Olympic Committee (Olimpijski komite Slovenije, abbreviated OKS), sent a team with 62 athletes[2] to compete in 11 sports at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The flag on the opening ceremony was held by Slovenian judoka Urška Žolnir, who was bronze in 2004 Olympics Judo Competition.

Slovenia at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSLO
NOCSlovenian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.si (in Slovene and English)
in Beijing
Competitors62 in 11 sports
Flag bearers Urška Žolnir (opening)
Špela Ponomarenko (closing)[1]
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1912)
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldPrimož KozmusAthleticsMen's hammer throw
 SilverSara IsakovičSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyle
 SilverVasilij ŽbogarSailingMen's Laser class
 BronzeLucija PolavderJudoWomen's +78 kg
 BronzeRajmond DebevecShootingMen's 50 m rifle 3 positions
Notes

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Boštjan Buč 3000 m steeplechase 8:21.24 8 — Did not advance
Roman Kejžar Marathon — 2:29:37 67
Matic Osovnikar 100 m 10.46 3 Q 10.24 6 Did not advance
200 m 20.89 4 q 20.95 8 Did not advance
Damjan Zlatnar 110 m hurdles 13.84 7 q DNS* Did not advance

* Damjan Zlatnar did not compete in the quarterfinal round of the men's 110 metre hurdles because of Achilles' tendon injury.[3]

Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Primož Kozmus Hammer throw 79.44 3 Q 82.02 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Matija Kranjc Javelin throw 70.00 31 Did not advance
Rožle Prezelj High jump 2.25 =9 Q 2.20 12
Jurij Rovan Pole vault 5.30 32 Did not advance
Miran Vodovnik Shot put 19.81 20 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Damjan Sitar Result 11.21 7.25 12.41 2.05 50.10 15.03 39.25 4.00 47.23 4:37.37 7336 22
Points 814 874 631 850 810 846 649 617 548 697
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Brigita Langerholc 800 m 2:00.13 3 Q — 2:00.00 7 Did not advance
Sonja Roman 1500 m 4:08.52 8 — Did not advance
Pia Tajnikar 100 m 11.82 5 Did not advance
Sabina Veit 200 m 23.62 5 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Nina Kolarič Long jump 6.40 27 Did not advance
Martina Ratej Javelin throw 55.30 37 Did not advance
Marija Šestak Triple jump 14.44 9 q 15.03 NR 6

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
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Score		 Rank
Maja Tvrdy Women's singles Bye  Konon (BLR)
L 17–21, 14–21		 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Slalom
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Peter Kauzer Men's K-1 81.79 1 84.70 5 166.49 1 Q 85.42 13 Did not advance

Sprint
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jernej Zupančič Regent Men's K-1 1000 m 3:33.29 4 QS 3:41.73 6 Did not advance
Špela Ponomarenko Women's K-1 500 m 1:49.97 3 QS 1:53.81 3 Q 1:52.36 6

Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Borut Božič Men's road race Did not finish
Jure Golčer 6:34:26 61
Simon Špilak Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 1:07:35 28
Tadej Valjavec Men's road race 6:26:17 35
Sigrid Corneo Women's road race 3:39:29 49

Mountain biking
Athlete Event Time Rank
Blaža Klemenčič Women's cross-country LAP (1 lap) 21

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Artistic
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Mitja Petkovšek Parallel bars — 16.125 — 16.125 5 Q — 15.725 — 15.725 5
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Adela Šajn Floor 13.700 — 13.700 56 Did not advance
Balance beam — 14.100 14.100 63 Did not advance

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Rok Drakšič −60 kg Bye  Akhondzadeh (IRI)
L 0010–0110		 Did not advance
Aljaž Sedej −81 kg Bye  Malekmohammadi (IRI)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance
Matjaž Ceraj +100 kg  Rybak (BLR)
L 0000–1000		 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage 1 Repechage 2 Repechage 3 Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Urška Žolnir −63 kg  Décosse (FRA)
L 0000–1010		 Did not advance  Schlesinger (ISR)
W 1001–0000		  von Harnier (GER)
W 0200–0000		  Willeboordse (NED)
L 0000–0001		 Did not advance
Lucija Polavder +78 kg Bye  Issanova (KAZ)
W 1000–0001		  Tserenkhand (MGL)
W 1100–0000		  Tsukada (JPN)
L 0000–1010		 Bye  Kim N-Y (KOR)
W 0001–0000		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Iztok Čop
Luka Špik		 Double sculls 6:39.49 3 SA/B Bye 6:23.81 2 FA 6:33.36 6
Rok Kolander
Miha Pirih
Tomaž Pirih
Rok Rozman		 Four 6:03.78 3 SA/B Bye 5:56.08 1 FA 6:11.62 4
Gašper Fistravec
Janez Jurše
Jernej Jurše
Janez Zupanc		 Quadruple sculls 5:57.02 4 R 6:12.64 4 Did not advance

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Vasilij Žbogar Laser 24 4 14 6 2 11 18 1 11 CAN 4 71 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Karlo Hmeljak
Mitja Nevečny		 470 3 11 19 10 18 DSQ 25 20 25 8 EL 139 18
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Vesna Dekleva
Klara Maučec		 470 DSQ 3 8 16 12 3 15 18 14 3 EL 92 13
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 M*
Gašper Vinčec Finn 9 11 6 5 3 13 8 10 CAN CAN 20 72 7

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Rajmond Debevec 10 m air rifle 589 31 Did not advance
50 m rifle prone 592 21 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1176 1 Q 1271.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Damir Dugonjič 100 m breaststroke 1:00.35 NR 9 Q 1:00.92 16 Did not advance
Jernej Godec 50 m freestyle 22.21 NR 18 Did not advance
Peter Mankoč 100 m freestyle 49.33 31 Did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.24 NR 5 Q 51.80 10 Did not advance
Matjaž Markič 100 m breaststroke 1:01.31 24 Did not advance
Luka Turk 400 m freestyle DNS* — Did not advance

* Luka Turk withdrew from the Games because of injury.[4]

Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Anja Čarman 100 m backstroke 1:02.21 NR 26 Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:10.49 NR 15 Q 2:12.46 16 Did not advance
Sara Isakovič 200 m freestyle 1:55.86 OR 2 Q 1:56.50 1 Q 1:54.97 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 m butterfly 58.68 NR 20 Did not advance
200 m butterfly DNS Did not advance
Anja Klinar 200 m individual medley 2:15.39 25 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:38.90 NR 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

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Preliminary round Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
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Result		 Rank
Bojan Tokič Men's singles Bye  Bobocica (ITA)
W 4–3		  Ma L (CHN)
L 1–4		 Did not advance

See also

References
  1. Delo.si
  2. Olimpijska delegacija: Olimpijski komite Slovenije Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Damjan Zlatnar odpovedal nastop v polfinalu teka na 110 metrov z ovirami" [Damian Zlatnar canceled his performance in the semi-final run of the 110-meter hurdles] (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenia. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. "Luka Turk odpovedal nastop na OI
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