Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a

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n politician and a retired

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. She is a member of Judo Club Sankaku Celje. She won the

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

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and

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at the

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in the same division. That makes her the most successful Slovenian judoka of all time. She was the Slovenian flagbearer at the

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. 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 for 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 sportswomen Military World Games gold medalists for Slovenia Military World Games medalists in judo {{Slovenia-judo-bio-stub