Monika Oražem

Monika Oražem (born 9 May 1993 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian professional triathlete, National Sprint Triathlon Champion of the year 2009, and National Sprint Duathlon Champion of the year 2010. According to the Olympic Simulation (August 2011),,[1] she would be a reserve member of the Slovenian team at the Olympic Games in London 2012.

Monika Oražem
Oražem at the 2011 European Championships (Junior)
Personal information
Born (1993-05-09) May 9, 1993
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sport
SportTriathlon

Sports career

Monika Oražem started triathlon in 2004, at the age of 11, and from 2007 on she has regularly taken part in ITU competitions.

Monika Oražem takes part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux representing SAS (Saint Avertin Sports) Tri 37. At the opening triathlon of the 2011 circuit in Nice (24 April 2011), Oražem placed 10th, in Paris (9 July 2011) 24th, thus proving to be the best female triathlete of her club. For the experimental relay type Grand Prix triathlon in Tours (28 August 2011) she was consequently chosen as the decisive finalist and solo runner but this time she could not outdo her teammates.

In Slovenia, Oražem represents Triatlon klub Inles Riko Ribnica.

ITU Competitions
Oražem at the Grand Prix Triathlon in Tours, 2011.

In the four years from 2007 to 2010, Oražem took part in 20 ITU competitions and achieved 17 top ten positions. In 2011 Oražem took part in her first Elite competition, i.e. the Mixed Relay at the European Championships in Pontevedra.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.[2] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2007-08-12  Junior European CupTiszaújváros 8
  2007-09-08  Junior European CupBled 2
  2008-06-28  Junior European CupHolten 1
  2008-07-12  Junior European CupTiszaújváros 3
  2008-09-07  Team Relay European Championships (Youth)Pulpí 4
  2008-09-13  Junior European CupBled DNF
  2008-09-27  Duathlon World Championships (Junior)Rimini 9
  2009-05-23  Duathlon European Championships (Junior)Budapest 4
  2009-06-06  Junior European CupVienna 7
  2009-07-02  European Championships (Junior)Holten 15
  2009-08-08  Junior European CupTiszaújváros 5
  2009-09-05  Junior European CupBled 5
  2009-09-26  European YOG (Youth Olympic Games) QualifierMar Menor 8
  2010-04-30  Duathlon European ChampionshipsNancy 9
  2010-06-12  Junior European CupVienna 3
  2010-07-03  European Championships (Junior)Athlone 4
  2010-08-01  Junior European CupTabor 3
  2010-08-14  Youth Olympic GamesSingapore 10
  2010-09-04  Junior European CupBled 1
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: Junior World ChampionshipsBudapest 29
  2011-04-17  Duathlon European Championships (Junior)Limerick 5
  2011-04-30  Junior European CupTournai 1
  2011-05-21  Junior European CupBrno 1
  2011-06-11  Junior European CupVienna 6
  2011-06-24  European Championships (Junior)Pontevedra 6
  2011-07-31  Junior European CupTabor 2
  2011-08-13  Junior European CupTiszaújváros 9
  2011-08-13  Junior European Cup: Semifinal 1Tiszaújváros 2
  2011-08-20  Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne 41
  2011-08-21  Team World ChampionshipsLausanne 18

DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

Notes
  1. See http://www.triathlon.org/files/events/rankings/olympic-simulation-nations-2012.pdf. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=NjE2OQ==. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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