Slovenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Slovenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SLO
NOC	Olympic Committee of Slovenia
Website	www.olympic.si  (in Slovene and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	37 (25 men and 12 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Brigita Bukovec
Medals Ranked 55th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2
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Slovenia was represented at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States by the Olympic Committee of Slovenia.

In total, 37 athletes including 25 men and 12 woman represented Slovenia in eight different sports including archery, athletics, canoeing, cycling, rowing, sailing, shooting and swimming.

Slovenia won a total of two medals at the games after Brigita Bukovec claimed silver in the women's 100 m hurdles and Andraž Vehovar also won silver in the canoeing men's slalom K-1.

Competitors

In total, 37 athletes represented Slovenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States across eight different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	3	0	3
Athletics	3	7	10
Canoeing	5	0	5
Cycling	1	0	1
Rowing	7	0	7
Sailing	2	3	5
Shooting	1	0	1
Swimming	3	2	5
Total	25	12	37

Medalists

Slovenia won a total of two medals at the games after Brigita Bukovec claimed silver in the women's 100 m hurdles and Andraž Vehovar also won silver in the canoeing men's slalom K-1. ^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Brigita Bukovec	Athletics	Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Silver	Andraž Vehovar	Canoeing	Men's K1 Kayak Slalom Singles

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, three Slovenian athletes participated in the archery events – Peter Koprivnikar, Matevž Krumpestar and Samo Medved in the men's individual and the men's team. ^[1]

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

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, 10 Slovenian athletes participated in the athletics events – Alenka Bikar in the women's 200 m, Britta Bilač in the women's high jump, Brigitta Bukovec in the women's 100 m hurdles, Gregor Cankar in the men's long jump, Helena Javornik in the women's marathon, Miro Kocuvan in the men's 400 m hurdles, Jerneja Perc in the women's 100 m, Ksenija Predikaka in the women's long jump, Igor Primc in the men's discus throw and Renata Strašek in the women's javelin throw. ^[1]

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	—						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

In total, five Slovenian athletes participated in the canoeing events – Simon Hočevar and Gregor Terdič in the men's slalom C-1 and Jernej Abramič, Fedja Marušič and Andraž Vehovar in the men's slalom K-1. ^[1]

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

In total, one Slovenian athlete participated in the cycling events – Robert Pintarič in the men's road race and the men's time trial. ^[1]

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

In total, seven Slovenian athletes participated in the rowing events – Iztok Čop in the men's single sculls, Erik Tul and Luka Špik in the men's double sculls and Milan Janša, Sadik Mujkič, Denis Žvegelj and Janez Klemenčič in the men's coxless four. ^[1]

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

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

In total, five Slovenian athletes participated in the sailing events – Tomaž Čopi and Mitja Margon in the men's 470, Vesna Dekleva in the Europe and Janja Orel and Alenka Orel in the women's 470. ^[1]

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

In total, one Slovenian athlete participated in the shooting events – Rajmond Debevec in the men's 50 m rifle three positions, the men's 50 m rifle prone and men's 10 m air rifle. ^[1]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Rajmond Debevec	Men's 50 m rifle three positions	1166	9	did not advance
	Men's 50 m 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

In total, five Slovenian athletes participated in the swimming events – Jure Bučar in the men's 200 m freestyle and the men's 400 m freestyle, Igor Majcen in the men's 1,500 m freestyle, Peter Mankoč in the men's 100 m butterfly and the men's 200 m individual medley, Alenka Kejžar in the women's 200 m breaststroke and the women's 200 m individual medley and Metka Šparovec in the women's 50 m freestyle and the women's 100 m freestyle. ^[1]

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	1,500 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

External links

• sports-reference
• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database

References

1. "Slovenia at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.