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Nationality | Slovenia |
Born | Postojna, Slovenia | 18 February 1997
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Sport | Swimming |
Medal record |
Tilka Paljk (born 18 February 1997) is a Slovenian swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. [1] [2] She also competed in three events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [3] Paljk was born in Postojna, Slovenia. [4] Paljk was named the Zambia Sportswoman of the Year in 2018 and 2019, [5] [6] and was named in Forbes Africa 30 under 30 in 2021. [7]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Zambia | |||||
2013 | World Championships | Barcelona, Spain [8] | 62nd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 29.05 |
56th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 34.28 | |||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, Great Britain [9] [10] [11] | 38th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 28.20 |
23rd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 35.19 | |||
33rd (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:20.44 | |||
2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia [12] | 55th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:17.13 |
46th (h) | 200 m breaststroke | 2:55.98 | |||
2017 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary [13] | 32nd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.72 |
36th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.65 | |||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia [14] [15] [16] | 22nd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 27.47 |
13th (sf) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.05 | |||
21st (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:12.01 | |||
African Championships | Algiers, Algeria [17] | 2nd | 50 m breaststroke | 32.15 | |
4th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.41 | |||
2019 | World Championships | Gwangju, South Korea [18] | 34th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.37 |
42nd (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.02 | |||
African Games | Casablanca, Morocco [19] | 7th | 50 m freestyle | 27.39 | |
3rd | 50 m breaststroke | 32.92 | |||
4th | 100 m breaststroke | 1:13.78 | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan [20] | 52nd (h) | 50 m freestyle | 27.34 |
2022 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary [21] | 40th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 33.64 |
56th (h) | 50 m butterfly | 31.48 | |||
Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, Great Britain [22] [23] [24] | 39th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 27.94 | |
22nd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 34.20 | |||
19th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:15.26 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Zambia | |||||
2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada [25] | 64th (h) | 50 m freestyle | 26.89 |
80th (h) | 100 m freestyle | 58.67 | |||
35th (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 32.29 | |||
40th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.48 | |||
2018 | World Championships | Hangzhou, China [26] | 33rd (h) | 50 m breaststroke | 31.84 |
36th (h) | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.22 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Team | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Zambia | ||||||
2015 | World Championships | Kazan, Russia [27] | Howard / Axiotis / Goveia / Paljk | 20th (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:14.40 |
2019 | African Games | Casablanca, Morocco [28] | Naidu / Goveia / Paljk / Mwape | 10th (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:27.78 |
2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, Great Britain [29] | Naidu / Moyo / Phiri / Paljk | 16th (h) | 4 × 100 m mixed medley | 4:30.43 |
Year | Competition | Venue | Team | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Zambia | ||||||
2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada [30] | Howard / Axiotis / Goveia / Paljk | 23rd (h) | 4 × 50 m mixed medley | 1:50.01 |
Event | Result | SP | Competition | Venue | Date |
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Long course | |||||
50 m Breaststroke | 32.05 NR | 771 | Commonwealth Games [31] | Gold Coast | 5 April 2018 |
100 m Breaststroke | 1:12.01 NR | 706 | Commonwealth Games [31] | Gold Coast | 8 April 2018 |
Short course | |||||
50 m Breaststroke | 31.74 NR | 772 | CANA Zone IV Championships [31] | Lilongwe | 21 March 2018 |
100 m Breaststroke | 1:10.17 NR | 701 | CANA Zone IV Championships [31] | Lilongwe | 23 March 2018 |
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