Slovenia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
The Olympic Committee of Slovenia () fielded a team of 63 athletes, 39 men and 24 women, across 12 sports at the Games. Men's handball was the only team sport in which Slovenia qualified for the Games, returning to the Olympics after being absent from the previous two editions.
Of the 63 participants, twenty-one of them had past Olympic experience, with sailor Vasilij Žbogar (bronze in Athens 2004 and silver in Beijing 2008) headed to his fifth straight Games as the most experienced competitor and a potential medal favorite in the Finn class. The only medalist returning from the previous Games to compete in Rio de Janeiro, Žbogar was selected by the committee to lead the Slovenian delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Other notable Slovenian athletes included world judo champion Tina Trstenjak in the women's 63 kg, two-time slalom kayak world champion Peter Kauzer, and three-time world championship medalist in canoeing Benjamin Savšek.
Slovenia left Rio de Janeiro with four medals (1 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze), which matched its overall tally from both Athens 2004 and London 2012. Among the nation's medalists were Trstenjak, who succeeded Urška Žolnir to become the Olympic champion in the women's 63 kg; Kauzer, who improved upon his sixth-place feat from London by taking a silver in the men's slalom K-1; and Žbogar, who capped off his fifth Games with a silver and third medal overall of his Olympic career in the Finn class, making him one of the most successful Olympians in the history of independent Slovenia.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Tina Trstenjak Judo Women's 63 kg Peter Kauzer Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 Vasilij Žbogar Sailing Men's Finn Anamari Velenšek Judo Women's 78 kg
| width=22% align=left valign=top | Medals by sportSport TotalJudo 1 0 12Canoeing 0 1 01Sailing 0 1 01 Total 1 2 1 4
Athletics
Slovenian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLuka JanežičMen's 400 m45.332 Q45.07 NR4Did not advanceAnton KosmačMen's marathoncolspan=4 2:29:48117Žan RudolfMen's 800 m1:46.935Did not advanceDaneja GrandovecWomen's marathoncolspan=4 Maja MihalinecWomen's 200 m23.386Did not advanceSabina Veit23.757Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionRobert RennerMen's pole vault5.4522Did not advanceMaruša ČernjulWomen's high jump1.9221Did not advanceMartina RatejWomen's javelin throw59.7618Did not advanceTina ŠutejWomen's pole vault4.558 Q4.5011
Canoeing
Slalom Slovenian canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankBestRankTimeRankTimeRankBenjamin SavšekMen's C-199.69794.36394.364 Q98.704 Q99.366Luka BožičSašo TaljatMen's C-2105.216113.417105.216 Q111.147 Q107.737Peter KauzerMen's K-191.11896.881591.1112 Q91.014 Q88.70Urša KrageljWomen's K-1106.866102.794102.797 Q108.379 Q108.689
Sprint Slovenian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankŠpela PonomarenkoWomen's K-1 200 m40.382 Q40.793 FA40.764Women's K-1 500 m1:55.935 Q1:58.093 FB1:57.5410 Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Cycling
Road Slovenian riders qualified for a maximum of four quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World and Europe Tour. One additional spot was awarded to the Slovenian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.
AthleteEventTimeRankMatej MohoričMen's road raceDid not finishJan Polanc6:30:0552Primož RogličMen's road race6:19:4326Men's time trial1:14:5510Simon ŠpilakMen's road race6:30:0557Polona BatageljWomen's road race3:58:0332
Mountain biking Slovenian mountain bikers qualified for two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's sixth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.
AthleteEventTimeRankTanja ŽakeljWomen's cross-country1:35.1713
Gymnastics
Artistic Slovenia has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Teja Belak had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankTeja BelakVault13.650colspan=3 13.65019Did not advance
Handball
Summary
TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankSlovenia men'sMen's tournamentW 27–26W 31–28W 29–24L 25–28W 25–202L 30–37Did not advance6
Men's tournament
The Slovenian men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the second meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Malmö, Sweden, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since 2004.
Team roster
Group stage
Quarterfinal
Judo
Slovenia has qualified a total of five judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Mihael Žgank, Tina Trstenjak, Anamari Velenšek, and two-time Olympian Rok Drakšič were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Adrian Gomboc at men's half-lightweight (66 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region, as the highest-ranked Slovenian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAdrian GombocMen's −66 kgW 100–000W 101–000W 100–000L 000–000 L 000–1105Rok DrakšičMen's −73 kgL 000–100Did not advanceMihael ŽgankMen's −90 kgL 000–100Did not advanceTina TrstenjakWomen's −63 kgW 000–000 W 101–000W 101–000W 101–000Anamari VelenšekWomen's −78 kgW 001–000W 100-000L 000–100W 100–000
Sailing
Slovenian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Vasilij ŽbogarMen's Finn317101585498668Veronika MacarolTina MrakWomen's 4702654DSQ124DSQ561676 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Slovenian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankBoštjan MačekMen's trap11322Did not advanceŽiva DvoršakWomen's 10 m air rifle414.717colspan=2 Did not advanceWomen's 50 m rifle 3 positions57230colspan=2 Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)
Swimming
Slovenian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMartin Bau1500 m freestyle15:29.9536colspan=2 Did not advanceDamir Dugonjič100 m breaststroke1:00.4121Did not advanceAnže Tavčar100 m freestyle49.3836Did not advance200 m freestyle1:49.9639Did not advanceRobert Žbogar200 m butterfly1:57.0522Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnja Klinar400 m freestyle4:09.0718colspan=2 Did not advance800 m freestylecolspan=2 Did not advance200 m butterfly2:08.4314 Q2:09.4415Did not advanceTjaša Oder800 m freestyle8:33.1413colspan=2 Did not advanceŠpela Perše10 km open watercolspan=4 1:58.5916Tjaša Vozel100 m breaststroke1:11.1535Did not advanceAnja KlinarTjaša OderTjaša PintarJanja Šegel4 × 200 m freestyle relay8:02.2215colspan=2 Did not advance
Table tennis
Slovenia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2012 Olympian Bojan Tokič secured one of ten available Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.
AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round 3Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankBojan TokičMen's singlesW 4–1W 4–2W 4–1L 1–4Did not advance
Tennis
Slovenia has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Due to the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games, Polona Hercog (world no. 84) received a spare ITF Olympic place to compete in the women's singles, as the next highest-ranked eligible player, not yet qualified, in the WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankPolona HercogWomen's singlesL 3–6, 2–6Did not advance
Triathlon
Slovenia has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Mateja Šimic was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.
AthleteEventSwim (1.5 km)Trans 1Bike (40 km)Trans 2Run (10 km)Total TimeRankMateja ŠimicWomen's19:3701:061:03:5900:3837:082:02.2831
See also Slovenia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Rio 2016 Olympic Coverage – Slovenian Olympic Committee