Vasilij Žbogar (born 4 October 1975), is a Slovenian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He was born in

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. Žbogar competed in 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), ...

, where he won a

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International Olympic Committee – Olympic Games
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s, where he won a

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, both of them in laser class. In 2010, he competed in the

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as a member of the record-setting yacht Esimit Europa 2, winning the event. In 2016, he competed in

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

and won a silver medal in Finn class. Žbogar was named

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in 2004.

References

1975 births Living people Slovenian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Laser Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Finn Olympic sailors for Slovenia Olympic bronze medalists for Slovenia Olympic silver medalists for Slovenia Olympic medalists in sailing Green Comm Racing sailors Sportspeople from Koper Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Finn Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Slovenia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in sailing {{Slovenia-yachtracing-bio-stub