| Slovenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SLO |
| NOC | Slovenian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 37 (25 men and 12 women) in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer | Brigita Bukovec |
| Medals Ranked 55th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Austria (1912) Yugoslavia (1920–1988) | |
Slovenia competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Brigita Bukovec | Athletics | Women's 100 metres Hurdles |
| Silver | Andraž Vehovar | Canoeing | Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles |
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.
| 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 | — |  Russia (RUS)W 242-241 |  South Korea (KOR)L 239-251 | did not advance | |||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | — | 2:46.58 | 53 | |||||
| Jerneja Perc | 100 m | 11.63 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | | |
One male cyclist represented Slovenia in 1996.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pintarič | Road race | 4:56:08 | 70 |
| Time trial | 1:12:35 | 32 |
| 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 | — | 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 | — | 6:43.55 | 14 | |
| Milan Janša Sadik Mujkič Denis Žvegelj Janez Klemenčič | Coxless four | 6:15.86 | 2 Q | BYE | — | 6:13.14 | 3Q | 6:07.87 | 4 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 116.0 | 14 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Vesna Dekleva | Europe | 17 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 114.0 | 18 | ||
| Janja Orel Alenka Orel | 470 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 143.0 | 19 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||||
| 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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