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. While the term ''sailor'' ...

. He was born in

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. Žbogar competed in the

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, where he won a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives ...

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/ref> and in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a

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, both of them in laser class. In 2010, he competed in the Barcolana regatta as a member of the record-setting yacht Esimit Europa 2, winning the event. In 2016, he competed in

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and won a silver medal in Finn class. Žbogar was named Slovenian Sportsman of the year 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 Sailors (sport) 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