• Source: Slovenian Rowing Federation

    • The Slovenian Rowing Federation (Slovene: Veslaška zveza Slovenije) is the governing body of rowing in Slovenia. It is responsible for Slovenian national Rowing team, and organization of the international regattas, World Cup in Rowing, Bled 2010 and World Rowing Championships in Bled 2011.
    The federation was formed in 1952. It is a member of the Slovenian Olympic Committee and the International Federation of Rowing Associations
    It organized the World Rowing Championships on Bled in 1966, 1979, 1989, and will host it again in 2011


    Presidents


    Slobodan Radujko 1994–2004
    Tomo Levovnik 2004–2009
    Denis Žvegelj 2009–2013
    Jošt Dolničar 2013-


    Major achievements


    Slovenian rowers have many international successes in World Rowing Championships, European Rowing Championships, Junior World Rowing Championships, U23 World Rowing Championships and Olympic Games

    Seoul 1988 Olympic Games bronze medal 2- (Coxless pair) Sadik Mujkič, Bojan Prešern (racing as Yugoslavia)
    Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games bronze medal 2- (Coxless pair) Denis Žvegelj, Iztok Čop
    Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games bronze medal 4- (Coxless four) Sadik Mujkič, Milan Janša, Sašo Mirjanič, Jani Klemenčič
    Sydney 2000 Olympic Games gold medal 2x (Double scull) Iztok Čop, Luka Špik
    Athens 2004 Olympic Games silver medal 2x (Double scull) Iztok Čop, Luka Špik
    London 2012 Olympic Games bronze medal 2x (Double scull) Iztok Čop, Luka Špik
    National coach for all winning medals was Miloš Janša


    References


    Rowing Federation of Slovenia

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