Anamari Velenšek

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Anamari Velenšek
Anamari Velensek 2015.jpg
Velenšek at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Born15 May 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 33)
Celje, Slovenia
Occupation Judoka
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Sport Judo
Weight class –78 kg, +78 kg
ClubJK Sankaku
Coached byMarjan Fabjan
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg (2016)
World Champ. Silver medal world centered-2.svg (2015)
European Champ. Silver medal europe.svg(2013)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 78 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Astana 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Chelyabinsk 78 kg
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku 78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Budapest 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Istanbul 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Chelyabinsk 78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Almaty 78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Paris 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Tokyo 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Tokyo 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Baku +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Qingdao 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Rijeka 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Zagreb 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Zagreb 78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tashkent +78 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Zagreb +78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Düsseldorf 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Budapest 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Düsseldorf 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Budapest 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Budapest 78 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Agadir +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Düsseldorf 78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Cancún +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Zagreb +78 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Prague 78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Agadir 78 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Mungyeong 78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 1335
JudoInside.com 50727
Updated on 21 May 2023

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] She also competed in the women's +78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [5]

She trains at the Sankaku club, in her home town of Celje. [3] [6] 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. [6]

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