Urška Žolnir

Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a Slovenian politician and a retired judoka. She's a member of Judo Club Sankaku Celje.[1]

Urška Žolnir
Personal information
Born (1981-10-09) 9 October 1981
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportJudo
Weight class–63 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.Bronze (2005, 2011)
European Champ.Gold (2009)
Olympic GamesGold (2012)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens ‍–‍63 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Cairo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tbilisi ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2007 Belgrade ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lisbon ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Moscow ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paris ‍–‍63 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2009 Tunis ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Rotterdam ‍–‍63 kg
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Tunis ‍–‍63 kg
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Ljubljana ‍–‍61 kg
Gold medal – first place 1999 Rome ‍–‍63 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almeria ‍–‍63 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Catania ‍–‍63 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF268
JudoInside.com3426
Updated on 28 May 2023.

She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight (–63 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the same division.[2][3] That makes her the most successful Slovenian judoka of all time.

She was the Slovenian flagbearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations.

She is a candidate for the Slovenian National Assembly under the Party Povežimo Slovenijo.

References
  1. "Video: Prva slovenska medalja v Londonu – Žolnirjeva kar zlata!".
  2. "Athens 2004 – Judo – Women's -63 kg". olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. "London 2012 – Judo – Women's -63 kg". olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 19 February 2015.

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