# Slovenia at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Slovenia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.
The Slovenian Olympic Committee (Slovene: Olimpijski komite Slovenije) fielded a team of 63 athletes, 39 men and 24 women, across 12 sports at the Games. Men's handball was the only team sport in which Slovenia qualified for the Games, returning to the Olympics after being absent from the previous two editions.
Of the 63 participants, twenty-one of them had past Olympic experience, with sailor Vasilij Žbogar (bronze in Athens 2004 and silver in Beijing 2008) headed to his fifth straight Games as the most experienced competitor and a potential medal favorite in the Finn class. The only medalist returning from the previous Games to compete in Rio de Janeiro, Žbogar was selected by the committee to lead the Slovenian delegation as the flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Other notable Slovenian athletes included world judo champion Tina Trstenjak in the women's 63 kg, two-time slalom kayak world champion Peter Kauzer, and three-time world championship medalist in canoeing Benjamin Savšek.
Slovenia left Rio de Janeiro with four medals (1 gold, 2 silver, and 1 bronze), which matched its overall tally from both Athens 2004 and London 2012. Among the nation's medalists were Trstenjak, who succeeded Urška Žolnir to become the Olympic champion in the women's 63 kg; Kauzer, who improved upon his sixth-place feat from London by taking a silver in the men's slalom K-1; and Žbogar, who capped off his fifth Games with a silver and third medal overall of his Olympic career in the Finn class, making him one of the most successful Olympians in the history of independent Slovenia.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Tina Trstenjak | Judo | Women's 63 kg | 9 August |
| Silver | Peter Kauzer | Canoeing | Men's slalom K-1 | 10 August |
| Silver | Vasilij Žbogar | Sailing | Men's Finn | 16 August |
| Bronze | Anamari Velenšek | Judo | Women's 78 kg | 11 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |

## Athletics

Slovenian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Luka Janežič | Men's 400 m | 45.33 | 2 Q | 45.07 NR | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anton Kosmač | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:29:48 | 117 |
| Žan Rudolf | Men's 800 m | 1:46.93 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Daneja Grandovec | Women's marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Maja Mihalinec | Women's 200 m | 23.38 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sabina Veit | Women's 200 m | 23.75 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Robert Renner | Men's pole vault | 5.45 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Maruša Černjul | Women's high jump | 1.92 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martina Ratej | Women's javelin throw | 59.76 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tina Šutej | Women's pole vault | 4.55 | 8 Q | 4.50 | 11 |

## Canoeing
### Slalom

Slovenian canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Preliminary | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Best | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Benjamin Savšek | Men's C-1 | 99.69 | 7 | 94.36 | 3 | 94.36 | 4 Q | 98.70 | 4 Q | 99.36 | 6 |
| Luka Božič Sašo Taljat | Men's C-2 | 105.21 | 6 | 113.41 | 7 | 105.21 | 6 Q | 111.14 | 7 Q | 107.73 | 7 |
| Peter Kauzer | Men's K-1 | 91.11 | 8 | 96.88 | 15 | 91.11 | 12 Q | 91.01 | 4 Q | 88.70 | |
| Urša Kragelj | Women's K-1 | 106.86 | 6 | 102.79 | 4 | 102.79 | 7 Q | 108.37 | 9 Q | 108.68 | 9 |

### Sprint

Slovenian canoeists have qualified one boat in each of the following events through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Špela Ponomarenko | Women's K-1 200 m | 40.38 | 2 Q | 40.79 | 3 FA | 40.76 | 4 |
| Špela Ponomarenko | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:55.93 | 5 Q | 1:58.09 | 3 FB | 1:57.54 | 10 |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling
### Road

Slovenian riders qualified for a maximum of four quota places in the men's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World and Europe Tour. One additional spot was awarded to the Slovenian cyclist in the women's road race by virtue of her top 100 individual placement in the 2016 UCI World Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Matej Mohorič | Men's road race | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Jan Polanc | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 52 |
| Primož Roglič | Men's road race | 6:19:43 | 26 |
| Primož Roglič | Men's time trial | 1:14:55 | 10 |
| Simon Špilak | Men's road race | 6:30:05 | 57 |
| Polona Batagelj | Women's road race | 3:58:03 | 32 |

### Mountain biking

Slovenian mountain bikers qualified for two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's sixth-place finish in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of May 25, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Tanja Žakelj | Women's cross-country | 1:35.17 | 13 |

## Gymnastics
### Artistic

Slovenia has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Teja Belak had claimed her Olympic spot in the women's apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank | V | UB | BB | F | Total | Rank |
| Teja Belak | Vault | 13.650 | — | — | — | 13.650 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Handball
### Summary

Key:
* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Slovenia men's | Men's tournament | Egypt W 27–26 | Brazil W 31–28 | Sweden W 29–24 | Germany L 25–28 | Poland W 25–20 | 2 | Denmark L 30–37 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 6 |

### Men's tournament

The Slovenian men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by virtue of a top two finish at the second meet of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Malmö, Sweden, signifying the nation's Olympic comeback to the sport for the first time since 2004.

#### Team roster

The following is the Slovenian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The caps and goals are updated as of 17 August 2016.
Head coach: Veselin Vujović
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Matevž Skok
* (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 29)
* 1.88 m
* 62
* 0
* Zagreb
* 3
* P
* Blaž Blagotinšek
* (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 22)
* 2.02 m
* 35
* 35
* Veszprém
* 5
* LB
* Nik Henigman
* (1995-12-04)4 December 1995 (aged 20)
* 1.99 m
* 9
* 9
* Ribnica
* 7
* RB
* Vid Kavtičnik
* (1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 32)
* 1.91 m
* 168
* 474
* Montpellier Handball
* 8
* RW
* Blaž Janc
* (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 19)
* 1.85 m
* 12
* 51
* Celje
* 11
* RB
* Jure Dolenec
* (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 27)
* 1.90 m
* 104
* 373
* Montpellier Handball
* 12
* GK
* Gorazd Škof
* (1977-07-11)11 July 1977 (aged 39)
* 1.88 m
* 187
* 0
* Paris Saint-Germain
* 13
* LW
* Darko Cingesar
* (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 26)
* 1.87 m
* 34
* 54
* Zagreb
* 15
* P
* Vid Poteko
* (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 25)
* 1.94 m
* 32
* 13
* Celje
* 18
* RB
* David Miklavčič
* (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 33)
* 1.95 m
* 95
* 140
* Zagreb
* 22
* P
* Matej Gaber
* (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 25)
* 1.97 m
* 94
* 112
* MOL-Pick Szeged
* 23
* CB
* Uroš Zorman
* (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 36)
* 1.90 m
* 224
* 519
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 25
* CB
* Marko Bezjak
* (1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 30)
* 1.84 m
* 89
* 146
* SC Magdeburg
* 31
* LW
* Simon Razgor
* (1985-09-18)18 September 1985 (aged 30)
* 1.83 m
* 45
* 108
* Meshkov Brest
* 32
* CB
* Miha Zarabec
* (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)
* 1.77 m
* 18
* 41
* Celje
* 44
* CB
* Dean Bombač
* (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 26)
* 1.89 m
* 69
* 120
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 90
* GK
* Urban Lesjak
* (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 34)
* 1.88 m
* 25
* 0
* Celje

#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 141 | +12 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 126 | +11 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 150 | −9 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 140 | −1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Egypt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 129 | 143 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 131 | +1 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Slovenia 25–28 Germany
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 21:50 | Slovenia | 27–26 | Egypt | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 21:50 | Janc 8 | (15–15) | El-Ahmar 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 21:50 | 3× 9× | Report | 4× 5× 1× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 16:40 | Brazil | 28–31 | Slovenia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 16:40 | Chiuffa 8 | (13–16) | Janc 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 16:40 | 2× 6× | Report | 2× 13× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 19:50 | Slovenia | 29–24 | Sweden | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 19:50 | Janc, Razgor 5 | (14–13) | Tollbring 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 19:50 | 4× 7× | Report | 4× 6× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 09:30 | Slovenia | 25–28 | Germany | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 09:30 | Dolenec 6 | (12–11) | Gensheimer 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 09:30 | 4× 6× | Report | 4× 8× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 09:30 | Poland | 20–25 | Slovenia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 09:30 | Bielecki 4 | (13–13) | Zarabec 7 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 09:30 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 8× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

#### Quarterfinal

| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00 | Denmark | 37–30 | Slovenia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00 | M. Hansen, L. Hansen 8 | (16–13) | Bezjak, Janc 6 | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
| 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 8× | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |

## Judo

Slovenia has qualified a total of five judokas for the following weight classes at the Games. Mihael Žgank, Tina Trstenjak, Anamari Velenšek, and two-time Olympian Rok Drakšič were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016, while Adrian Gomboc at men's half-lightweight (66 kg) earned a continental quota spot from the European region, as the highest-ranked Slovenian judoka outside of direct qualifying position.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Adrian Gomboc | Men's −66 kg | Bye | Margvelashvili (GEO) W 100–000 | Punza (ZAM) W 101–000 | Bouchard (CAN) W 100–000 | Basile (ITA) L 000–000 S | Bye | Sobirov (UZB) L 000–110 | 5 |
| Rok Drakšič | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Muki (ISR) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mihael Žgank | Men's −90 kg | Bye | Kukolj (SRB) L 000–100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tina Trstenjak | Women's −63 kg | — | Bye | Gwend (ITA) W 000–000 S | Yang Jx (CHN) W 101–000 | M Silva (BRA) W 101–000 | Bye | Agbegnenou (FRA) W 101–000 | |
| Anamari Velenšek | Women's −78 kg | — | Bye | Turks (UKR) W 001–000 | Castillo (CUB) W 100-000 | Harrison (USA) L 000–100 | Bye | Malzahn (GER) W 100–000 | |

## Sailing

Slovenian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual Worlds, and European qualifying regattas.
| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Vasilij Žbogar | Men's Finn | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 68 | |
| Veronika Macarol Tina Mrak | Women's 470 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 12 | 4 | DSQ | 5 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 6 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

## Shooting

Slovenian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2014 and 2015 ISSF World Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Boštjan Maček | Men's trap | 113 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Živa Dvoršak | Women's 10 m air rifle | 414.7 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Živa Dvoršak | Women's 50 m rifle 3 positions | 572 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

## Swimming

Slovenian swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martin Bau | 1500 m freestyle | 15:29.95 | 36 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Damir Dugonjič | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.41 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anže Tavčar | 100 m freestyle | 49.38 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anže Tavčar | 200 m freestyle | 1:49.96 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robert Žbogar | 200 m butterfly | 1:57.05 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Anja Klinar | 400 m freestyle | 4:09.07 | 18 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anja Klinar | 800 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anja Klinar | 200 m butterfly | 2:08.43 | 14 Q | 2:09.44 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tjaša Oder | 800 m freestyle | 8:33.14 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Špela Perše | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:58.59 | 16 |
| Tjaša Vozel | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.15 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anja Klinar Tjaša Oder Tjaša Pintar Janja Šegel | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:02.22 | 15 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Slovenia has entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games. 2012 Olympian Bojan Tokič secured one of ten available Olympic spots in the men's singles by winning the group final match at the European Qualification Tournament in Halmstad, Sweden.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Bojan Tokič | Men's singles | Bye | No Alamian (IRI) W 4–1 | Wang Zy (POL) W 4–2 | Apolónia (POR) W 4–1 | Ovtcharov (GER) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Tennis

Slovenia has entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament. Due to the withdrawal of several tennis players from the Games, Polona Hercog (world no. 84) received a spare ITF Olympic place to compete in the women's singles, as the next highest-ranked eligible player, not yet qualified, in the WTA World Rankings as of June 6, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Polona Hercog | Women's singles | Puig (PUR) L 3–6, 2–60 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Triathlon

Slovenia has entered one triathlete to compete at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Mateja Šimic was ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes in the women's event based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of May 15, 2016.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Mateja Šimic | Women's | 19:37 | 01:06 | 1:03:59 | 00:38 | 37:08 | 2:02.28 | 31 |