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Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
SLO

Competitors
  
62 in 11 sports

Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Slovenian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.olympic.si (Slovene) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Urška Žolnir (opening) Špela Ponomarenko (closing)

Medals Ranked 39th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 2 2 5

Slovenia, represented by the Slovenian Olympic Committee (Olimpijski komite Slovenije, abbreviated OKS), sent a team with 62 athletes to compete in 11 sports at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The flag on the opening ceremony was held by Slovenian judoka Urška Žolnir, who was bronze in 2004 Olympics Judo Competition.

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Medalists

Notes
  • Primož Kozmus wins the first ever Olympic track and field gold medal for independent Slovenia.
  • Sara Isakovič wins the first swimming medal and reaches first women's swimming finals in independent Slovenia.
  • Rajmond Debevec was ranked fourth before the last shot, but a mistake by the U.S. competitor and then-leader Matt Emmons allowed for Debevec to attain the bronze medal.

    • Athletics

    Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
    • Men
    Track & road events

    * Damjan Zlatnar did not compete in the quarterfinal round of the men's 110 metre hurdles because of Achilles' tendon injury.

    Field events
    Combined events – Decathlon
    Women
    Track & road events
    Field events

    Sprint

    Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

    Artistic

    Men
    Women

    Judo

    Men
    Women

    Rowing

    Men

    Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

    Sailing

    Men
    Women
    Open

    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

    Shooting

    Men

    Swimming

    Men

    * Luka Turk withdrew from the Games because of injury.

    Women

    References

    Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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