Full name Metka Sparavec Role Olympic athlete Name Metka Sparavec | Sport Swimming Nationality Slovenia | |
Born December 9, 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-12-09 ) Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia Strokes Freestyle and backstroke | ||
Metka Sparavec (born December 9, 1978 in Maribor) is a retired female freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Slovenia. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she did not reach the final in her two individual starts (50 m and 100 m freestyle).
Sparavec was named Slovenian Sportswoman of the year in 1999, after having claimed the bronze medal in the women's 50 m backstroke event at the 1999 European LC Championships in Istanbul.
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