Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and ...

n retired judoka and a politician. She's a member of Judo Club Sankaku Celje. She won the

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in the half-middleweight (–63 kg) division at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

and

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at the

2012 Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

in the same division. That makes her the most successful Slovenian judoka of all time. She was the Slovenian flagbearer at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. She is a candidate for the

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under the Party Povežimo Slovenijo.

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Judo club Sankaku
1981 births Living people Slovenian female judoka Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka of Slovenia Olympic bronze medalists for Slovenia Sportspeople from Celje Olympic medalists in judo Olympic gold medalists for Slovenia Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judoka trainers Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Slovenia Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in judo 21st-century Slovenian women {{Slovenia-judo-bio-stub