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)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍78 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Astana ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍78 kg
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku ‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Istanbul ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chelyabinsk ‍–‍78 kg
World Masters
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Almaty ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2014 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Baku +78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2012 Qingdao ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Rijeka ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tashkent +78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2018 Zagreb +78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2016 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Agadir +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Cancún +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tel Aviv +78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Zagreb +78 kg
European U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Prague ‍–‍78 kg
World Juniors Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Agadir ‍–‍78 kg
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Mungyeong ‍–‍78 kg
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

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  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.
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