Alenka Bikar (born 7 January 1974) is a retired female sprinter from

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, born in

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. She specialised in the

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, competing in three Olympic games from 1996 to 2004. She was also named Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year in 2001. Bikar won the gold medal in the 200 m in the Mediterranean Games in 2005. On 19 April 2012, Bikar replaced Zoran Janković as a deputy of the

Positive Slovenia Positive Slovenia ( sl, Pozitivna Slovenija, PS) was a centre-left political party in Slovenia, following April 2014 led by founder Zoran Janković. The party was founded under the name ''Zoran Janković's List – Positive Slovenia''. It wa ...

party in the

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of Slovenia.

Competition record

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 11.21s (2001) *

– 22.76s (2001)

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* * 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Ljubljana Slovenian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Slovenia Members of the National Assembly (Slovenia) Positive Slovenia politicians Slovenian sportsperson-politicians Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Olympic female sprinters {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub