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Slovenian Sportsperson Of The Year
The Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year is an annual award presented by the Association of Slovenian Sports Journalists for the best sportsman and sportswoman of the previous year. The first awards ceremony was held in 1968. Winners Multiple winners See also *Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame The Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame (slovene: "''Hram slavnih slovenskih športnikov''") was founded in 2011 by the Society of Slovenian Sports Journalists (''Društvo športnih novinarjev Slovenije'') and includes best Slovenian athletes of all ti ... References ;General * ;Specific External linksAssociation of Slovenian Sports Journalistsofficial website {{National Sportsperson of the Year Slovenian sportspeople National sportsperson-of-the-year trophies and awards Slovenian awards Awards established in 1968 1968 establishments in Slovenia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Cerar 1964b
Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * Young America (clipper), ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic See also * Miroslava (other) * Mirosław (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mima Jaušovec
Mima Jaušovec (; born 20 July 1956) is a retired Yugoslavian tennis player. She won the 1977 French Open singles championship. Early life Jaušovec was born in Maribor, in present-day Slovenia, when it was part of Yugoslavia. Career As a girl, she was coached by Jelena Genčić, a woman whose players went on to collect 31 Grand Slam single titles. In singles, Jaušovec reached a career high of No. 6 in 1982. Her only Grand Slam triumph came in the 1977 French Open singles championship. In 1978, she again reached the final but was defeated by Virginia Ruzici. In 1983, she reached her third French Open singles final, losing to Chris Evert. Jaušovec's other tournament wins include the 1978 German Open and the 1976 Italian Open. Jaušovec teamed with Ruzici to win the women's doubles title at the 1978 French Open. They defeated Lesley Turner Bowrey and Gail Sherriff Lovera in the final. In the same year, Jaušovec and Ruzici were the runners-up at Wimbledon, losing to Kerr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rok Petrovič
Rok Petrovič (5 February 1966 – 16 September 1993) was a Yugoslav and Slovenian alpine skier. Petrovič was born in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, the son of Zdenka Steiner and Krešimir Petrović, a well known sports psychologist of Croatian origin. His first success in alpine ski racing was the 1983 Junior World Championship slalom title in Sestriere, Italy. After this he rapidly advanced up the world slalom rankings. In the 1985–86 Alpine Skiing World Cup season, he was practically unbeatable in slalom, his competition left to wait for rare mistakes in his highly aggressive and innovative skiing style. That season he won 5 races, is second in St. Anton, Austria and third in Geilo, Norway, easily winning the World Cup slalom title and becoming the first Yugoslav with a crystal globe. After his championship-winning season, Petrovič was unable to recapture his winning form, the only hint of his championship season being a second place behind his teammate Bojan Križaj at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jure Franko
Jure Franko () (born 28 March 1962 in Nova Gorica) is a Slovenian- Yugoslav former alpine skier, best known for winning a giant slalom silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Jure Franko was born and raised in Nova Gorica, a city in Slovenia at the border with Italy. Franko competed in giant slalom and super giant slalom events, and reached the peak of his skiing career in the 1983–84 season. On 14 February 1984, at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, he won a silver medal in giant slalom. This was the first Winter Olympics medal ever for Yugoslavia. Franko was at the 4th position after the first leg of the giant slalom, and delivered the fastest time of the second leg, bringing him to second place overall ( Max Julen from Switzerland took gold). Franko also competed in the World Cup competitions, where he placed himself 3rd three times. In addition, he achieved 23 top ten positions, and 11 additional top 15 positions. He quit skiing after the 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateja Svet
Mateja Svet (); born 16 August 1968) is a former Slovenian alpine skier, who competed for Yugoslavia from 1984 to 1990. Biography Svet was born in Ljubljana, Socialist Republic of Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Making her first appearance in the 1983/1984 season, she won the first Yugoslav female skiing victory in February 1986. Svet won the World Cup giant slalom title in the 1987/1988 season, won silver medal in giant slalom in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, won three medals in 1987 World Championship in Crans-Montana (bronze in slalom and super G, silver in giant slalom) and two medals in 1989 World Championship in Vail – gold in slalom, later when the bronze Christelle Guignard Christelle Guignard (born September 27, 1962 in Les Deux Alpes) is a retired French alpine skier. She competed at the 1984, 1988 and the 1992 Winter Olympics. Doping ban Guignard came third in the giant slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Ch ... was disqualified due to doping, also bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidija Lapajne
Lidija is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Lidija Abrlić (born 1969), former Yugoslavian and Croatian basketball player *Lidija Auza (1914–1989), Latvian painter *Lidija Bajuk (born 1965), Croatian singer-songwriter and poet * Lidija Benedetič-Lapajne (born 1959), Slovenian athlete *Lidija Bizjak (born 1976), concert pianist *Lidija Bradara, politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina * Lidija Cvetkovic (born 1967), contemporary Australian poet * Lidija Cvijić (born 1998), Serbian handball player *Lidija Dimkovska (born 1971), Macedonian poet, novelist and translator *Lidija Doroņina-Lasmane (born 1925), Latvian dissident *Lidija Figner (1853–1920), Russian revolutionary *Lidija Franklin (1917–2019), American ballet dancer and teacher of Latvian descent *Lidija Pozaić Frketić (born 1974), member of the World Scout Committee *Lidija Horvat (born 1982), Croatian handball player *Lidija Horvat-Dunjko, Croatian opera singer *Lidija Liepiņa (1891–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreja Leskovšek
Andreja Leskovšek (born 11 January 1965, in Kranj) is a Slovenian former alpine skier who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... External links * 1965 births Living people Slovenian female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of Yugoslavia Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Universiade medalists in alpine skiing Sportspeople from Kranj Universiade bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1987 Winter Universiade {{Slovenia-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojana Dornig
Bojana Dornig (born 7 August 1960 in Ljubljana) is a former Slovenian alpine skier who competed for Yugoslavia. Dornig had two top-10 finishes in the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, she finished 7th in Piancavallo and 9th in Bormio Bormio ( lmo, Bormi, rm, italic=yes, , german: Worms im Veltlintal) is a town and ''comune'' with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. The centre of the upper Valtellina ..., Italy, both in December 1980. She was chosen as the Slovenian Sportwoman of the Year 1981. References 1960 births Living people Slovenian female alpine skiers Yugoslav female alpine skiers {{Slovenia-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breda Lorenci
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has 185,072 inhabitants on 13 September 2022 and is part of the Brabantse Stedenrij; it is the ninth largest city/municipality in the country, and the third largest in North Brabant after Eindhoven and Tilburg. It is equidistant between Rotterdam and Antwerp. As a fortified city, it was of strategic military and political significance. Although a direct Fiefdom of the Holy Roman Emperor, the city obtained a municipal charter; the acquisition of Breda, through marriage, by the House of Nassau ensured that Breda would be at the centre of political and social life in the Low Countries. Breda had a population of in ; the metropolitan area had a population of . History In the 11th century, Breda was a direct fief of the Holy Roman Emperor, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljuba Tkalčič
Ljuba Tkalčič is a retired Slovenian nine-pin bowler from Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th .... Tkalčič was the world champion in 1978 in doubles and in 1982 and 1996 at the team event. She was chosen as the Slovenian Sportwoman of the Year in 1978. References Slovenian nine-pin bowling players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Slovenia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine-pin Bowling
Nine-pin bowling (also known as ninepin bowling, nine-pin, kegel, or kegeln) is a bowling game played primarily in Europe. European championships are held each year. In Europe overall, there are some 130,000 players. Nine-pin bowling lanes are mostly found in Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Estonia, Switzerland, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ..., Slovenia, Croatia, Poland, North Macedonia, Hungary, Brazil and Liechtenstein. In English-speaking countries, where ten-pin bowling (which originated in the United States) is dominant, facilities for nine-pin bowling are uncommon, though it remains popular in areas the state of South Australia such as the Barossa Valley in which many German settlement in Australia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
