Vesna Dekleva

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Vesna Dekleva
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Zadar 470
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Brest 470
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Riva del Garda 470

Vesna Dekleva Paoli [1] (born 6 April 1975) is a Slovenian sailor. She competed at three Olympics: in 1996, 2004, and 2008. Her best result was at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she finished fourth. [2]

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References

  1. Bayliss, Liz (15 January 2012). "Final three Women's Match Racing berths up for grabs: Women's Match Race Country Qualifier to take place after Rolex Miami OCR". The Daily Sail. Slovenia - Vesna Dekleva Paoli, ranked #24 by ISAF, finishing 19th in Perth
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vesna Dekleva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.