Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Slovenia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Yugoslav era. The Olympic Committee of Slovenia () sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history. A total of 79 athletes, 56 men and 23 women, competed in 10 sports. For the second consecutive time, men's handball was the only team-based sport in which Slovenia had its representation at these Games.

The Slovenian team featured three defending Olympic champions from Sydney: double sculls pair Iztok Čop and Luka Špik, and rifle shooter Rajmond Debevec, who became the first Slovenian to compete in six Olympic Games (including two appearances for Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Sprinter Merlene Ottey, who granted a dual citizenship in 2002, also set a historic milestone as the first female track and field athlete to participate in seventh Olympics, although she appeared for her native Jamaican team in previous editions. Handball team goalkeeper Beno Lapajne was appointed by the committee to carry the Slovenian flag in the opening ceremony.

Slovenia left Athens with a total of four medals, one silver and bronze, failing to achieve an Olympic gold for the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Unable to defend their Olympic rowing title from the previous Games, Čop and Špik managed to settle only for the silver after losing out to France by two seconds in the men's double sculls. Meanwhile, the remaining medals were awarded to the athletes for the first time in women's judo and sailing.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date Rowing Men's double sculls Judo Women's 63 kg Sailing Laser class Athletics Women's 800 m

Athletics

Slovenian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).

Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankBoštjan Buč3000 m steeplechase8:37.2910colspan=4 Did not advanceRoman KejžarMarathoncolspan=6 2:23:3454Matic Osovnikar100 m10.15 NR3 Q10.264Did not advance200 m20.574 Q20.47 NR4 q20.898Did not advanceMatija Šestak400 m45.884 qcolspan=2 46.547Did not advanceDamjan Zlatnar110 m hurdles13.66 NR7 qDid not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionGregor CankarLong jump7.3239Did not advancePrimož KozmusHammer throw78.815 Q78.566Rožle PrezeljHigh jump2.20=20Did not advanceIgor PrimcDiscus throw56.3330Did not advanceJure RovanPole vault5.5025Did not advanceBoštjan ŠimuničTriple jump16.0737Did not advanceMiroslav VodovnikShot put20.0412 q19.3411Peter ZupancJavelin throw77.3422Did not advance

Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAlenka Bikar200 m23.092 Q23.387Did not advanceJolanda Čeplak800 m2:00.611 Qcolspan=2 1:58.802 Q1:56.43Helena Javornik10000 mcolspan=6 31:06.63 NR10Merlene Ottey100 m11.142 Q11.243 Q11.215Did not advance200 m22.72 NR3 Q23.074 qDid not advance

Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionTina ČarmanLong jump5.7236Did not advanceTeja MelinkPole vault4.15=24Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankSimon HočevarMen's C-1104.179105.1811209.359 Q100.248 Q99.546199.786Uroš KodeljaMen's K-1102.241997.9913200.2317 Q96.688 Q104.9310201.6110Nada MaliWomen's K-1165.6519110.8310278.4819Did not advance

Sprint AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJernej Župančič RegentK-1 1000 m3:32.5527 q3:35.0506Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Road AthleteEventTimeRankAndrej HauptmanMen's road race5:41:565Uroš Murn5:44:1350Gorazd ŠtangeljMen's road race5:43:2043Men's time trial1:03:45.8435Tadej ValjavecMen's road race5:41:5626

Handball

Men's tournament

Roster

Group play

Classification match (11th–12th place)

Judo

Five Slovenian judoka (one men and four women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Men AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSašo Jereb−73 kgL 0010–1000Did not advance

Women AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPetra Nareks−52 kgL 0001–0010Did not advanceUrška Žolnir−63 kgW 0010–0001W 1020–0000L 0111–1000colspan=3 W 0100–0010Raša Sraka−70 kgL 0001–0012Did not advanceW 0010–0000L 0000–0200Did not advanceLucija Polavder+78 kgL 0000–1010Did not advance

Rowing

Slovenian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDavor MizeritSingle sculls7:24.603 R7:01.311 SA/B/C7:04.073 FB6:55.649Andrej HrabarMatija PavšičPair7:05.365 R6:30.893 SA/B6:46.125 FB6:27.119Iztok ČopLuka ŠpikDouble sculls6:45.261 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:11.961 FA6:31.72Janez KlemenčičMiha PirihTomaž PirihGregor SračnjekFour6:25.363 SA/Bcolspan=2 5:55.534 FB5:50.599 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

Slovenian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Gašper VinčecFinn4241419DNF198171852315120Tomaž ČopiDavor Glavina470131317615208191561412614

Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Vesna DeklevaKlara Maučec470351418215121832654

Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Vasilij ŽbogarLaser211338411411451376 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

One Slovenian shooter qualified to compete in the following events:

Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankRajmond Debevec10 m air rifle589=29Did not advance50 m rifle prone594=9Did not advance50 m rifle 3 positions11665 Q1262.64

Swimming

Slovenian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPeter Mankoč50 m freestyleDid not advance100 m freestyle49.5410 Q49.7113Did not advance200 m freestyle1:50.7222Did not advance100 m butterfly54.1429Did not advance200 m individual medleyDid not advanceBlaž Medvešek200 m backstroke2:01.1315 Q1:59.377 Q2:00.06 NR8Marko Milenkovič400 m individual medley4:30.9931colspan=2 Did not advanceEmil Tahirovič100 m breaststroke1:02.1217Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:18.6536Did not advanceBojan Zdešar400 m freestyle3:59.3831colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m freestyle15:31.5720colspan=2 Did not advanceJernej GodecPeter MankočBlaž MedvešekEmil Tahirovič4 × 100 m medley relay3:44.1714colspan=2 Did not advance

Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnja Čarman400 m freestyle4:17.7924colspan=2 Did not advance800 m freestylecolspan=2 Did not advance200 m backstroke2:17.6223Did not advanceSara Isaković50 m freestyle26.8136Did not advance100 m freestyle56.67=26Did not advance200 m freestyle2:01.7118Did not advanceAlenka Kejžar200 m backstrokeDid not advance200 m breaststroke2:32.6418Did not advance200 m individual medley2:18.6018Did not advanceAnja Klinar200 m butterfly2:18.1528Did not advance400 m individual medley4:46.6613colspan=2 Did not advanceLavra BabičAnja ČarmanSara IsakovićAnja Klinar4 × 200 m freestyle relay8:16.8916colspan=2 Did not advance

Tennis

Slovenia nominated four female tennis players to compete in the tournament.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaja MatevžičWomen's singlesW 7–6(7–3), 7–5L 0–6, 0–6Did not advanceTina PisnikL 3–7, 7–5, 4–6Did not advanceKatarina SrebotnikW 6–3, 0–6, 6–4L 5–7, 4–6Did not advanceTina KrižanKatarina SrebotnikWomen's doublesL 5–7, 3–6Did not advanceMaja MatevžičTina PisnikL 1–6, 2–6Did not advance

See also Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Slovenia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

References

External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Slovenian Olympic Committee