Maja Pohar Perme (born 8 April 1976) is a Slovenian former

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player affiliated with Olimpija club. She competed at the

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, Australia. Her brother Andrej Pohar also a professional badminton player, and the duo played in the mixed doubles event. She won 33 times

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title, 10 in the women's singles, 9 in the women's doubles, and 14 in the mixed doubles event. Pohar received her

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and

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University of Ljubljana The University of Ljubljana ( sl, Univerza v Ljubljani, , la, Universitas Labacensis), often referred to as UL, is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. It has approximately 39,000 enrolled students. History Beginnings Although certain ...

. She is an associate professor of Biostatistics at the Medical faculty of the University of Ljubljana and teaches both medical students as well as statistics students at masters and PhD level. As statistician, she is the co-editor of the Slovenian Medical Journal.

Achievements

IBF International

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pohar, Maja 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Ljubljana Slovenian female badminton players Olympic badminton players for Slovenia Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics University of Ljubljana alumni Biostatisticians Women statisticians