Slovenia at the Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Slovenia at the Olympics
IOC code	SLO
NOC	Slovenian Olympic Committee
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Medals Ranked 52nd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 14 18 23 55
Summer appearances
1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winter appearances
1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
Other related appearances
Austria (1912)  Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Slovenia first joined the Olympic Games as an independent country at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Since then, Slovenian athletes have competed in every Olympic Games. The Slovenian Olympic Committee was created in 1991. It was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee on February 5, 1992.

Before 1992, Slovenian athletes competed as part of other teams. In 1912, at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, they were part of the Austrian team. Rudolf Cvetko won Slovenia's first Olympic medal, a silver in fencing. After that, until Slovenia became independent, its athletes competed for Yugoslavia. Many early medals for Yugoslavia were won by Slovenian gymnasts. The most famous pre-independence athlete was Leon Štukelj. He won six medals: three gold, one silver, and two bronze. He is still Slovenia's most decorated Olympian. Later, Miroslav Cerar won two gold and one bronze medal, also in gymnastics. All of Yugoslavia's Winter Olympic medals were won by Slovenians. The first was a silver medal by Jure Franko in alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.

Slovenian athletes have won a total of 31 medals at the Summer Olympic Games. They have also won 24 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Slovenia's best Summer Olympics was the 2020 Summer Olympics, where they won three gold medals and five medals overall. Their most successful Winter Games was the 2014 Winter Olympics. There, Slovenian athletes won a record eight medals, including two gold.

Some of Slovenia's most successful Olympians after independence are Tina Maze (alpine skiing), Peter Prevc (ski jumping), and Iztok Čop (rowing). Each of them has won four medals. The shooter Rajmond Debevec has competed in the Olympics eight times, from 1984 to 2012. He represented Yugoslavia for his first two Games. Track and field athlete Merlene Ottey competed seven times from 1980 to 2004. She won nine medals for Jamaica before representing Slovenia in her last Games. Rajmond Debevec is the oldest Slovenian medalist and participant, winning his last medal at age 49 in 2012. The youngest Slovenian participant was Nastja Govejšek, a swimmer, who was 15 at the 2012 Games. The youngest Slovenian Olympic medalist was alpine skier Alenka Dovžan, who was 18 at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Slovenian athletes have won medals in nine different sports at the Summer Olympics. They have won medals in five sports at the Winter Games. The most successful Summer Olympic sport for Slovenia is judo, with seven medals (three gold). For the Winter Olympics, alpine skiing is the most successful sport, with eight medals (two gold). In team sports, Slovenia's men's national teams have played in handball (four times), ice hockey (twice), and basketball and volleyball (once each). Slovenia has a population of just over 2 million people. This means it often ranks high among countries with the most medals per person!

Olympic Medals for Slovenia

Medals by Summer Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1912 Stockholm as part of  Austria (AUT) 1920–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1992 Barcelona 35 0 0 2 2 52 1996 Atlanta 37 0 2 0 2 55 2000 Sydney 74 2 0 0 2 36 2004 Athens 79 0 1 3 4 63 2008 Beijing 62 1 2 2 5 39 2012 London 65 1 1 2 4 42 2016 Rio de Janeiro 63 1 2 1 4 45 2020 Tokyo 53 3 1 1 5 31 2024 Paris 90 2 1 0 3 34 2028 Los Angeles future event Total 10 10 11 31 59

Medals by Winter Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1924–1988 as part of  Yugoslavia (YUG) 1992 Albertville 27 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer 22 0 0 3 3 20 1998 Nagano 34 0 0 0 0 – 2002 Salt Lake City 40 0 0 1 1 23 2006 Turin 37 0 0 0 0 – 2010 Vancouver 47 0 2 1 3 21 2014 Sochi 66 2 2 4 8 16 2018 Pyeongchang 71 0 1 1 2 24 2022 Beijing 42 2 3 2 7 15 2026 Milan/Cortina future event Total 4 8 12 24 27

Slovenian Olympic Medalists

Summer Olympics Medalists

Rajmond Debevec competed in eight Olympics and won three medals, including one gold.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	CopIztok Čop Denis Žvegelj	1992 Barcelona	Rowing	Men's coxless pair
3 Bronze	Janša, MilanMilan Janša Janez Klemenčič Sašo Mirjanič Sadik Mujkić	1992 Barcelona	Rowing	Men's coxless four
2 Silver	Bukovec, BrigitaBrigita Bukovec	1996 Atlanta	Athletics	Women's 100 metre hurdles
2 Silver	Vehovar, AndražAndraž Vehovar	1996 Atlanta	Canoeing	Men's K-1 slalom
1 Gold	CopIztok Čop Luka Špik	2000 Sydney	Rowing	Men's double sculls
1 Gold	Debevec, RajmondRajmond Debevec	2000 Sydney	Shooting	Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions
2 Silver	CopIztok Čop Luka Špik	2004 Athens	Rowing	Men's double sculls
3 Bronze	CeplakJolanda Čeplak	2004 Athens	Athletics	Women's 800 metres
3 Bronze	ZolnirUrška Žolnir	2004 Athens	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
3 Bronze	ZbogarVasilij Žbogar	2004 Athens	Sailing	Men's Laser class
1 Gold	Kozmus, PrimožPrimož Kozmus	2008 Beijing	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
2 Silver	Žbogar, VasilijVasilij Žbogar	2008 Beijing	Sailing	Men's Laser class
2 Silver	Isaković, SaraSara Isaković	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 200 metre freestyle
3 Bronze	PolavderLucija Polavder	2008 Beijing	Judo	Women's half-heavyweight
3 Bronze	Debevec, RajmondRajmond Debevec	2008 Beijing	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle three positions
1 Gold	ZolnirUrška Žolnir	2012 London	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
2 Silver	Kozmus, PrimožPrimož Kozmus	2012 London	Athletics	Men's hammer throw
3 Bronze	CopIztok Čop Luka Špik	2012 London	Rowing	Men's double sculls
3 Bronze	Debevec, RajmondRajmond Debevec	2012 London	Shooting	Men's 50 m rifle prone
1 Gold	Trstenjak, TinaTina Trstenjak	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
2 Silver	Kauzer, PeterPeter Kauzer	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Canoeing	Men's slalom K-1
2 Silver	Žbogar, VasilijVasilij Žbogar	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Sailing	Men's Finn
3 Bronze	Velenšek, AnamariAnamari Velenšek	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Judo	Women's half-heavyweight
1 Gold	Savšek, BenjaminBenjamin Savšek	2020 Tokyo	Canoeing	Men's slalom C-1
1 Gold	Roglič, PrimožPrimož Roglič	2020 Tokyo	Cycling	Men's road time trial
1 Gold	Garnbret, JanjaJanja Garnbret	2020 Tokyo	Sport climbing	Women's combined
2 Silver	Trstenjak, TinaTina Trstenjak	2020 Tokyo	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
3 Bronze	Pogačar, TadejTadej Pogačar	2020 Tokyo	Cycling	Men's road race
1 Gold	Leški, AndrejaAndreja Leški	2024 Paris	Judo	Women's half-middleweight
1 Gold	Garnbret, JanjaJanja Garnbret	2024 Paris	Sport climbing	Women's combined
2 Silver	Vodišek, ToniToni Vodišek	2024 Paris	Sailing	Men's Formula Kite

Winter Olympics Medalists

Tina Maze won four Olympic medals, including two gold.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
3 Bronze	Dovžan, AlenkaAlenka Dovžan	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Women's combined
3 Bronze	Košir, JureJure Košir	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Men's slalom
3 Bronze	Koren, KatjaKatja Koren	1994 Lillehammer	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
3 Bronze	Fras, DamjanDamjan Fras Robert Kranjec Primož Peterka Peter Žonta	2002 Salt Lake City	Ski jumping	Men's team (K120)
2 Silver	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Women's super-G
2 Silver	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2010 Vancouver	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
3 Bronze	Majdič, PetraPetra Majdič	2010 Vancouver	Cross-country skiing	Women's sprint
1 Gold	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2014 Sochi	Alpine skiing	Women's downhill
1 Gold	Maze, TinaTina Maze	2014 Sochi	Alpine skiing	Women's giant slalom
2 Silver	Prevc, PeterPeter Prevc	2014 Sochi	Ski jumping	Men's normal hill individual
2 Silver	Košir, ŽanŽan Košir	2014 Sochi	Snowboarding	Men's parallel slalom
3 Bronze	Fabjan, VesnaVesna Fabjan	2014 Sochi	Cross-country skiing	Women's sprint
3 Bronze	Gregorin, TejaTeja Gregorin	2014 Sochi	Biathlon	Women's pursuit
3 Bronze	Prevc, PeterPeter Prevc	2014 Sochi	Ski jumping	Men's large hill individual
3 Bronze	Košir, ŽanŽan Košir	2014 Sochi	Snowboarding	Men's parallel giant slalom
2 Silver	Fak, JakovJakov Fak	2018 Pyeongchang	Biathlon	Men's individual
3 Bronze	Košir, ŽanŽan Košir	2018 Pyeongchang	Snowboarding	Men's parallel giant slalom
1 Gold	Bogataj, UršaUrša Bogataj	2022 Beijing	Ski jumping	Women's normal hill individual
1 Gold	Križnar, NikaNika Križnar Timi Zajc Urša Bogataj Peter Prevc	2022 Beijing	Ski jumping	Mixed team
2 Silver	Mastnak, TimTim Mastnak	2022 Beijing	Snowboarding	Men's parallel giant slalom
2 Silver	Kranjec, ŽanŽan Kranjec	2022 Beijing	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
2 Silver	Kos, LovroLovro Kos Cene Prevc Timi Zajc Peter Prevc	2022 Beijing	Ski jumping	Men's large hill team
3 Bronze	Križnar, NikaNika Križnar	2022 Beijing	Ski jumping	Women's normal hill individual
3 Bronze	Kotnik, GloriaGloria Kotnik	2022 Beijing	Snowboarding	Women's parallel giant slalom

Athletes with Multiple Medals

This list shows Olympic medal winners for Slovenia since it became an independent country. Two medalists for Slovenia also won medals for other countries: Sadik Mujkić won a bronze for Yugoslavia in 1988, and Jakov Fak won a bronze for Croatia in 2010.

Slovenian Medalists Before Independence

This section lists Olympic medals won by Slovenian athletes before Slovenia became an independent country in 1992. These medals were won either as part of the Austrian team or the Yugoslavian team. Rudolf Cvetko won a medal with the Austrian team. All other athletes on this list won medals for Yugoslavia. Some athletes, like Stojna Vangelovska and Vinko Jelovac, are sometimes included in lists of Slovenian medalists because they played for Slovenian clubs for a long time. After Yugoslavia broke up, handball player Iztok Puc played for Croatia and won a gold medal in 1996. Later, he played for Slovenia, becoming the only handball player to represent three different teams at the Olympics.

Summer Olympics Medalists (Pre-Independence)

Leon Štukelj was a famous Slovenian athlete before independence, winning six Olympic medals, including three gold.

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Cvetko, RudolfRudolf Cvetko	1912 Stockholm	Fencing	Men's team sabre
1 Gold	StukeljLeon Štukelj	1924 Paris	Gymnastics	Men's individual all-around
1 Gold	StukeljLeon Štukelj	1924 Paris	Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bar
1 Gold	StukeljLeon Štukelj	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's rings
2 Silver	Primožič, JosipJosip Primožič	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's parallel bars
3 Bronze	StukeljLeon Štukelj	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's individual all-around
3 Bronze	Derganc, StaneStane Derganc	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's vault
3 Bronze	Antosiewicz, EdvardEdvard Antosiewicz Stane Derganc Boris Gregorka Anton Malej Janez Porenta Josip Primožič Leon Štukelj	1928 Amsterdam	Gymnastics	Men's team
2 Silver	StukeljLeon Štukelj	1936 Berlin	Gymnastics	Men's rings
1 Gold	Cerar, MiroslavMiroslav Cerar	1964 Tokyo	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
3 Bronze	Cerar, MiroslavMiroslav Cerar	1964 Tokyo	Gymnastics	Men's horizontal bar
1 Gold	Cerar, MiroslavMiroslav Cerar	1968 Mexico City	Gymnastics	Men's pommel horse
2 Silver	Daneu, IvoIvo Daneu Aljoša Žorga	1968 Mexico City	Basketball	Men's team
1 Gold	Cuderman, AlenkaAlenka Cuderman	1984 Los Angeles	Handball	Women's team
1 Gold	Pušnik, RolandoRolando Pušnik	1984 Los Angeles	Handball	Men's team
3 Bronze	Katanec, SrečkoSrečko Katanec Marko Elsner	1984 Los Angeles	Football	Men's team
2 Silver	Dornik, PolonaPolona Dornik	1988 Seoul	Basketball	Women's team
2 Silver	Zdovc, JureJure Zdovc	1988 Seoul	Basketball	Men's team
3 Bronze	Mujkić, SadikSadik Mujkić Bojan Prešern	1988 Seoul	Rowing	Men's coxlees pair
3 Bronze	Puc, IztokIztok Puc Rolando Pušnik	1988 Seoul	Handball	Men's team

Winter Olympics Medalists (Pre-Independence)

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
2 Silver	Franko, JureJure Franko	1984 Sarajevo	Alpine skiing	Men's giant slalom
2 Silver	Debelak, MatjažMatjaž Debelak Miran Tepeš Primož Ulaga Matjaž Zupan	1988 Calgary	Ski jumping	Team large hill
2 Silver	Svet, MatejaMateja Svet	1988 Calgary	Alpine skiing	Women's slalom
3 Bronze	Debelak, MatjažMatjaž Debelak	1988 Calgary	Ski jumping	Large hill individual

See Also

In Spanish: Eslovenia en los Juegos Olímpicos para niños

• List of flag bearers for Slovenia at the Olympics
• Category:Olympic competitors for Slovenia
• Slovenia at the Paralympics