Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

, represented by the Slovenian Olympic Committee

Slovenian Olympic Committee

Olympic Committee of Slovenia ensures the participation of Slovenian athletes at the Olympic Games, the Mediterranean Games, European Youth Olympic Festival, Youth Games and the Alpe-Adria Youth Games three countries....

 (Olimpijski komite Slovenije, abbreviated OKS), sent a team with 62 athletes to compete in 11 sports at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

, People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. The flag on the opening ceremony was held by Slovenian judoka Urška Žolnir

Urška Žolnir

Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, who was bronze in 2004 Olympics Judo Competition

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...

.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Men's hammer throw
		Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 200 m freestyle
		Sailing Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 9 to 21. The competition took place in Qingdao, at Qingdao International Marina....	Men's Laser class
		Judo Judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judo competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 15 at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium....	Women's +78 kg
		Shooting Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics Shooting competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 9 to August 17, at the Beijing Shooting Range Hall and Beijing Shooting Range Clay Target Field...	Men's 50 m rifle three positions

Notes

• Primož Kozmus
  Primož Kozmus
  Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...
  
   wins the first ever Olympic track and field
  Athletics at the Summer Olympics
  Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics. The modern program now comprises track and field events, road running...
  
   gold medal for independent Slovenia
  Slovenia
  Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
  
  .
• Sara Isakovič
  Sara Isakovic
  Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...
  
   wins the first swimming medal and reaches first women's swimming finals in independent Slovenia
  Slovenia
  Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
  
  .
• Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...
  
   was ranked fourth before the last shot, but a mistake by the U.S. competitor and then-leader Matthew Emmons
  Matthew Emmons
  Matthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions...
  
   allowed for Debevec to attain the bronze medal.

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period...	10.46	30	10.24	22	Did not advance
	200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	20.89	32	20.95	32	Did not advance
Damjan Zlatnar Damjan Zlatnar Damjan Zlatnar is a Slovenian athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Championships the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the...	110 m hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 8 fastest advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:20 August 2008 - 21:30Wind: -0.4 m/s...	13.84	32	withdrew due to an injury.
Boštjan Buč Boštjan Buc Boštjan Buč is a track and field athlete from Slovenia, competing in the middle-distance events. He is the current Slovenian record holder in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase, clocking 8:16.96 on June 12, 2003 at a meet in Ostrava. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...	3000 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 3000 metre steeplechase -Round 1:Legend: Q=Qualified top 4 in heat; q=Qualified by time; DNF=Did Not Finish; DNS=Did Not Start; DQ=Disqualified; NR=National Record; PB=Personal Best; SB=Season Best- Final :-Splits:...	8:21.24	16					Did not advance
Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj Rožle Prezelj is a Slovenian high jumper. Prezelj respresented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 12th in high jump.-References:...	High jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's high jump -Qualifying round:Qualification Criteria: Qualifying Performance 2.32 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 19....	2.25	10					2.20	12
Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...	Hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 78.00 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-External links:...	79.44	3					82.02
Matija Kranjc Matija Kranjc Matija Kranjc is a male javelin thrower from Slovenia. His personal best is 79.72 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Postojna.-Achievements:-References:*...	Javelin throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualification mark was set at 82.50 metres....	70.00	31					Did not advance
Miran Vodovnik Miran Vodovnik Miran Vodovnik is a Slovenian shot putter. His personal best throw and Slovene record is 20.76 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Thessaloniki....	Shot put Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put The Men's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 15 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium.The qualifying standards were 20.30 m and 19.80 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	19.81	20					Did not advance
Jurij Rovan Jurij Rovan Jurij Rovan is a Slovenian pole vaulter.He competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.His personal best jump is 5.61 metres, achieved in July...	Pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault A new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 5.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 22....	5.30						Did not advance
Damjan Sitar	Decathlon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's decathlon -Heat 1:21 August 2008 - 9:20Wind: -0.6 m/s-Heat 2:21 August 2008 - 9:27Wind: -0.2 m/s-Heat 3:21 August 2008 - 9:34Wind: 0.3 m/s-Heat 4:21 August 2008 - 9:41Wind: -0.4 m/s-Heat 5:21 August 2008 - 9:48Wind: -0.1 m/s-Group A:...							7336	23
Roman Kejžar	Marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...							2:29:37	67

Decathlon (men)

Event	Damjan Sitar
	Results	Points	Rank
100 m	11.21	814	7
Long jump	7.25	874	12
Shot put	12.41	631	35
High jump	2.05	850	6
400 m	50.10	810	20
110 m hurdles	15.03	846	24
Discus throw	39.25	649	27
Pole vault	4.00	617	22
Javelin throw	47.23	548	24
1500 m	4:37.37	697	9
Total		7336	23

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Pia Tajnikar Pia Tajnikar Pia Tajnikar is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Slovenia.Tajnikar represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed in the 100 metres sprint and placed fifth in her heat without advancing to the second round. She ran the distance in a time...	100 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres -Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time* PB denotes personal best* SB denotes season best* NR denotes national record...	11.82	49	Did not advance
Sabina Veit	200 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat ' and the next 8 fastest ' advance to the Round 2.-Round 2:Qualification: First 3 in each heat ' and the next 4 fastest ' advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinal 1:...	23.62	34	Did not advance
Brigita Langerholc Brigita Langerholc Brigita Langerholc is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished fourth at the 2000 Olympics in a personal best time of 1:58.51 minutes, which still stands. In 2001 she won the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games and a gold medal at the Universiade...	800 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 6 fastest advance to the Semifinals.-Semifinals:-Final:-Splits:...	2:00.13	8			2:00.00	18	Did not advance
Sonja Roman Sonja Roman Sonja Roman is a Slovenian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She is the national record holder in the event....	1500 m Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 1500 metres -Round 1:Qualification: First 3 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final.-Final:-Splits:...	4:08.52	14					Did not advance
Nina Kolarič	Long jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's long jump -Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 6.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the final.Q - Qualified by right / q - Qualified by result / NM - No Mark / NR - National Record / SB - Season Best / DQ - Disqualified-Final:...	6.40	27					Did not advance
Marija Šestak Marija Šestak Marija Šestak is a Slovenian triple jumper. She switched nationality from Serbia on 13 July 2006....	Triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 14.45 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 17....	14.44	9					15.03 SR	6
Martina Ratej Martina Ratej Martina Ratej is a female javelin thrower from Slovenia. Her personal best is 65.96 metres, achieved on March 2010 in Arles.She competed at the 2006 European Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final....	Javelin throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's javelin throw -Qualifying round:Qualification: Qualifying Performance 61.50 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.Q - Qualified by right / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record/ NM - No Mark / q - Qualified by result-Final:21 August 2008 - 19:20...	55.30	37					Did not advance

Legend: SR = Slovenian record

Badminton

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maja Tvrdy	Singles Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's singles These are the results of the women's singles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.The tournament consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Matches were played using a best-of-three games format. Games were played to 21 points, using rally scoring...		0 - 2	Did not advance

Canoeing

Flatwater

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jernej Zupančič Regent Jernej Župančič Regent Jernej Župančič Regent is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.-References:*...	K-1 1000 m	3:33.29	4	3:41.73	6	Did not advance

Women

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Špela Ponomarenko Spela Ponomarenko Špela Ponomarenko is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won two medals in the K-1 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 2006 and a bronze in 2007....	K-1 500 m	1:49.97	3	1:53.81	3	1:52.36	6

Slalom

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final		Total	Rank
		Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Peter Kauzer Peter Kauzer Peter Kauzer is a Slovenian slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and a bronze ....	K-1	81.79	1	84.70	5	166.49	1	85.42	13	Did not advance

Cycling

Mountain Biking

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Blaža Klemenčič	Cross-country	lapped	21

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Zheroquadro Radenska. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia...	Road race	6:26:17 (+2:28)	35
Jure Golčer Jure Golcer Jure Golčer is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for Perutnina Ptuj.- Palmarès :20022003...	Road race	6:34:26 (+10:37)	61
Borut Božič Borut Božic Borut Božič is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for . Considered a sprinter in the mould of Óscar Freire, Božič's career highlights include winning the 2007 Tour de Wallonie, victory in the first stage of the 2009 Tour de Pologne , winning the sixth stage of the...	Road race	did not finish
Simon Špilak Simon Špilak Simon Špilak is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:2004...	Road race	did not finish
	Time trial	1:07:35 (+5:23)	28

Women

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Sigrid Teresa Corneo	Road race	3:39:29 (+7:05)	49

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men

Athlete	Event	Apparatus						Qualification		Final
		Floor	Pommel horse	Rings	Vault	Parallel bars	Horizontal bar	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Mitja Petkovšek Mitja Petkovšek Mitja Petkovšek is a Slovenian gymnast. Petkovšek competes on the parallel bars, where he is World Champion , World Cup Finals Champion , and European Champion...	All-around					16.125		16.125	97	Did not advance
	Parallel bars					16.125		16.125	5	15.725	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Apparatus				Qualification		Final
		Vault	Floor	Uneven Bars	Balance Beam	Total	Rank	Total	Rank
Adela Šajn	All-around		13.700		14.100	28.100	91	Did not advance
	Floor		13.700			13.700	56	Did not advance
	Balance beam				14.100	14.100	63	Did not advance

Judo

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Rok Drakšič Rok Drakšic Rok Drakšič is a Slovenian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...	-60 kg		0010 - 0110	Did not advance
Aljaž Sedej	-81 kg		1000 - 0000	Did not advance
Matjaž Ceraj Matjaž Ceraj Matjaž Ceraj is a Slovenian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...	+100 kg	1000 - 0000	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Urška Žolnir Urška Žolnir Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	-63 kg	1010 - 0000	Did not advance (moves to Repechage Round 1)				7
Lucija Polavder Lucija Polavder Lucija Polavder is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advancet to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada...	+78 kg		0001 - 1000	0000 - 1100	1010 - 0000	Did not advance (moves to Bronze medal match) Won Bronze medal match

Athlete	Event	Repechage Round 1	Repechage Quarterfinals	Repechage Semifinals	Bronze medal match
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Urška Žolnir Urška Žolnir Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...	63 kg	1001 - 0000	0200 - 0000	0001 - 0000	Did not advance
Lucija Polavder Lucija Polavder Lucija Polavder is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advancet to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada...	+78 kg				0001 - 0000

Rowing

Men

Athlete(s)	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Iztok Čop Iztok Cop Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located.... Luka Špik Luka Spik Luka Špik , is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia....	Double sculls	6:39.49	3			6:23.81	2	6:33.36	6
Rok Kolander Rok Kolander Rok Kolander is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Coxless Four.-References:* *... Miha Pirih Miha Pirih Miha Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*... Tomaž Pirih Tomaž Pirih Tomaž Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four. His brother Miha Pirih is also Olympic rower.- References :... Rok Rozman Rok Rozman Rok Rozman is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four.- References :...	Coxless fours	6:03.78	3			5:56.08	1	6:11.62	4
Gašper Fistravec Janez Jurše Jernej Jurše Janez Zupanc	Quadruple sculls	5:57.02	4	6:12.64	4	Did not advance

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
Vasilij Žbogar Vasilij Žbogar Vasilij Žbogar , is a Slovenian sailor.Žbogar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal and in the 2008 Summer Olympic, where he won a silver medal, both of them in laser class...	Laser	24	4	14	6	2	11	18	1	11	C	4	71
Karlo Hmeljak Mitja Nevečny	470	3	11	19	10	18	DSQ	25	20	25	8		139	18

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
Vesna Dekleva  Klara Paoli Maučec	470	DSQ	3	8	16	12	3	15	18	14	3		92	13

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Score	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M
Gašper Vinčec	Finn	9	11	6	5	3	13	8	10	C		20	72	7

Legend: DSQ = disqualified; C = race(s) cancelled

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final		Rank
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Rajmond Debevec Rajmond Debevec Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...	10 m air rifle	589	31	Did not advance		31
	50 m rifle prone	592	21	Did not advance		21
	50 m Rifle Three Positions	1176	1	1271,7	3

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Damir Dugonjič Damir Dugonjic Damir Dugonjič is a swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He competed in 100 metre breaststroke, where he finished 16th....	100 m breaststroke	1:00.35 SR	9	1:00.92	16	Did not advance
Jernej Godec Jernej Godec Jernej Godec is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....	200 m freestyle Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle The following Olympic records were set during this competition.-Heat 1:-Heat 2:-Heat 3:-Heat 4:-Heat 5:-Heat 6:-Heat 7:-Heat 8:-Heat 9:-Heat 10:-Heat 11:-Heat 12:-Heat 13:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...	22.21 SR	18	Did not advance
Peter Mankoč Peter Mankoc Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...	100 m freestyle	49.33	31	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	51.24 SR	5	51.80	10	Did not advance
Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič Matjaž Markič is a male breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia, who won the gold medal in the men's 50 m breaststroke event at the 2008 European SC Championships in Rijeka. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China, finishing in 24th place in the men's 100 m...	100 m breaststroke	1:01.31	24	Did not advance
Luka Turk	400 m freestyle	withdrew due to an injury.

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Anja Čarman Anja Carman Anja Čarman is a Slovenian swimmer. She won several medals at European LC and SC Championships and competed at 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :*...	100 m backstroke	1:02.21 SR	26	Did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:10.49 SR	15	2:12.46	16	Did not advance
Sara Isakovič Sara Isakovic Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...	200 m freestyle	1:55.86 SR OR	2	1:56.50	1	1:54.97
	100 m butterfly	58.68 SR	20	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	withdrew due to a preparation for 200 m freestyle finals.
Anja Klinar Anja Klinar Anja Klinar is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Slovenia, who participated for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:***...	200 m medley	2:15.39	25	Did not advance
	400 m medley	4:38.90 SR	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

Legend: WR = World Record; OR = Olympic Record; SR = Slovenian Record

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminary round	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Bojan Tokič Bojan Tokič Bojan Tokič is a Slovenian table tennis player of Bosnian origin.- Career :...	Singles Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's singles The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23....			4 - 3	1 - 4	Did not advance

National Records

New Record							Old Record
Date	Location	Sport	Event	Athlete(s)	Record	Progression	Date	Location	Record	Athlete(s)
9 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Men's 100 m breaststroke Heat		1:00:35	-0:00.49	July 23rd 2005	Montreal, Canada	1:00.84
9 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 100 m butterfly Heat		58.68	-0:00.34	March 21st 2008	Eindhoven, Netherlands	59.02
9 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 400 m individual medley Heat		4:38.90	-0:03.12	July 15th 2004	Lisbon, Portugal	4:42.02
10 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 100 m backstroke Heat		1:02.21	-0:00.16	July 13th 2008	Dubrovnik, Croatia	1:02:37
13 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 200 m freestyle Final		1:54.97	-0:00.89	August 11th 2008	Beijing, China	1:55.86
14 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Men's 200 m freestyle Heat		22.21	-0:00.18	March 30th 2007	Melbourne, Australia	22.39
14 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Men's 200 m breaststroke Heat		51.24	-0:01.06	March 30th 2007	Melbourne, Australia	52.30
14 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 100 m backstroke Heat		2:10.49	-0:01.06	July 10th 2007	Dubrovnik, Croatia	2:11.55
17 August 2008	Beijing Beijing National Stadium Beijing National Stadium, also known officially as the National Stadium, or colloquially as the Bird's Nest , is a stadium in Beijing, China. The stadium was designed for use throughout the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.-History:...	Athletics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking...	Women's long jump Final		15.03	13 cm	June 3rd 2007	Ljubljana, Slovenia	14.92

Olympic Records

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Date	Location	Sport	Event	Athlete(s)	Record	Progression	Date	Location	Record	Athlete(s)
11 August 2008	Beijing	Swimming Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held over a thirteen day period from August 9 to August 21, with the conventional events ending on August 17 and the new marathon 10 km events being held on August 20 and 21...	Women's 200 m freestyle Heat		1:55.86	-0:01.51	August 11th 2008	Beijing, China	1:57.37