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Anamari Velenšek

Anamari Velenšek
Velenšek at the 2015 Military World Games
Personal information
Born15 May 1991 (1991-05-15) (age 33)
Celje, Slovenia
OccupationJudoka
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Sport
Country Slovenia
SportJudo
Weight class–78 kg, +78 kg
ClubJK Sankaku
Coached byMarjan Fabjan
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesBronze (2016)
World Champ.Silver (2015)
European Champ.Silver (2013)
Profile at external databases
IJF1335
JudoInside.com50727
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]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Velenšek". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Anamari Velensek. judoinside.com
  3. ^ a b c d e "Judo in the time of Covid-19: Anamari Velensek". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Belarus hopes for gold medal for Maryna Slutskaya". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Slovenian judo booming after success in London and Rio". www.judoinside.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.