Anamari Velenšek

Anamari "Ana" Velenšek (born 15 May 1991) is a Slovenian judoka. She won several medals at the world and European championships in 2011–15 and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 2016.[1][2] In 2015, she won silver at the World Championships.[3] That year, she also won gold in the Military World Games and bronze at the European Games.[3][4]

Anamari Velenšek
Velenšek at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Born15 May 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 29)
Celje, Slovenia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportJudo
ClubJK Sankaku
Coached byMarjan Fabjan

She trains at the Sankaku club, in her home town of Celje.[3][5] Since 2011, she is part of the Slovenian Armed Forces Athletes Unit.[3] She is studying for a degree in social care.[3] Her sister, Klara Apotekar, is also an international judoka.[5]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Velenšek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. Anamari Velensek. judoinside.com
  3. "Judo in the time of Covid-19: Anamari Velensek". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  4. "Belarus hopes for gold medal for Maryna Slutskaya". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  5. "Slovenian judo booming after success in London and Rio". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.


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