Rožle Prezelj (born 26 September 1979) is a

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er. Prezelj represented Slovenia at the 2004, 2008 and 2012

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. His best result came at the

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when he finished the competition in 12th place. His father Dušan, who competed in the decathlon, had a high jump personal best of 2.15 m (set in 1976) and his mother Stanka Lovše-Prezelj was a two-time Yugoslav high jump champion with a personal best of 1.86 m (set in 1981). After his retirement from professional competitions, Prezelj continued to be actively involved in athletics. In February 2016, he was elected Chairman of the

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Athletes' Commission (which is responsible for reviewing athletes' concerns and implementing relevant improvements), succeeding

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in the role.Prezelj elected Chairman of IAAF Athletes' Commission
IAAF (2016-02-27). Retrieved on 2016-02-28.

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* 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Maribor Slovenian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Slovenia Athletes (track and field) at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia Slovenian athletics coaches {{Slovenia-athletics-bio-stub