Slovenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Slovenia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

Slovenia at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSLO
NOCSlovenian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.si (in Slovene and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors37 (25 men and 12 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Brigita Bukovec
Medals
Ranked 55th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Austria (1912)
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverBrigita BukovecAthleticsWomen's 100 metres Hurdles
 SilverAndraž VehovarCanoeingMen's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles

Archery
Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In Slovenia's second archery competition, the nation entered only men. Veteran Samo Medved won his first two matches before being defeated in the round of 16.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Score Seed Score Score Score Score Score Score Rank
Peter Koprivnikar Individual 652 54  Keith Hanlon (IRL)
L 151-155		 Did not advance
Matevž Krumpestar 643 64  Butch Johnson (USA)
L 140-158		 Did not advance
Samo Medved 656 14  Aleksandr Yatsenko (UKR)
W 161-150		  Jari Lipponen (FIN)
W 161-161, 9-8		  Paul Vermeiren (BEL)
L 159-161		 Did not advance
Peter Koprivnikar
Matevž Krumpestar
Samo Medved		 Team 1951 8 N/A  Russia (RUS)
W 242-241		  South Korea (KOR)
L 239-251		 Did not advance

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Miro Kocuvan 400 m hurdles 49.66 5 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Gregor Cankar Long jump 8.00 12 Q 8.11 6
Igor Primc Discus throw 59.12 24 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alenka Bikar 200 m 22.88 3 Q 22.89 4 Q 22.82 7 Did not advance
Brigitta Bukovec 100 m hurdles 12.72 1 Q 12.66 1 Q 12.63 2 Q 12.59
Helena Javornik Marathon N/A 2:46.58 53
Jerneja Perc 100 m 11.63 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Britta Bilač High jump 1.93m 7 q 1.93 10
Ksenija Predikaka Long jump 6.37 21 Did not advance
Renata Strašek Javelin throw 57.04 21 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Slalom
Athlete Event Preliminary Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank
Simon Hočevar Men's C-1 252.90 26 231.00 25 231.00 28
Gregor Terdič 187.79 22 199.08 21 187.79 24
Jernej Abramič Men's K-1 156.59 12 145.81 5 145.81 7
Fedja Marušič 155.70 16 158.24 10 155.70 26
Andraž Vehovar 145.38 4 141.65 1 141.65

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented Slovenia in 1996.

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Robert Pintarič Road race 4:56:08 70
Time trial 1:12:35 32

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals C-D Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Iztok Čop Single sculls 7:32.69 2 R 7:41.83 1 Q N/A 7:15.07 2 Q 6:51.71 4
Erik Tul
Luka Špik		 Double sculls 7:02.48 4 R 7:06.06 4 SC/D 6:56.43 3 FC N/A 6:43.55 14
Milan Janša
Sadik Mujkič
Denis Žvegelj
Janez Klemenčič		 Coxless four 6:15.86 2 Q BYE N/A 6:13.14 3Q 6:07.87 4

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Tomaž Čopi
Mitja Margon		 470 14 20 13 11 8 PMS 16 17 7 25 10 116.0 14
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Vesna Dekleva Europe 17 21 11 21 17 21 5 10 6 15 12 114.0 18
Janja Orel
Alenka Orel		 470 20 21 17 14 20 19 13 21 7 15 18 143.0 19

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Rajmond Debevec Men's 50 metre rifle three positions 1166 9 Did not advance
Men's 50 metre rifle prone 596 9 Did not advance
10 m air rifle 591 4 Q 692.1 6

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final B Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jure Bučar 200 m freestyle 1:54.75 34 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:57.36 20 Did not advance
Igor Majcen 1500 m freestyle 16:10.81 28 Did not advance
Peter Mankoč 100 m butterfly 55.59 36 Did not advance
200 m individual medley DSQ Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final B Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Alenka Kejžar 200 m breaststroke 2:33.34 20 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:18.39 19 Did not advance
Metka Šparovec 50 m freestyle 26.43 25 Did not advance
100 m freestyle 57.66 28 Did not advance

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