Urška Žolnir

Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a Slovenian retired judoka and a politician. She's a member of Judo Club Sankaku Celje.[1]

Urška Žolnir

Personal information
Born	(1981-10-09) 9 October 1981
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	–63 kg
Achievements and titles
World Champ.	(2005, 2011)
European Champ.	(2009)
Olympic Games	(2012)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Slovenia Olympic Games 2012 London –63 kg 2004 Athens –63 kg World Championships 2005 Cairo –63 kg 2011 Paris –63 kg European Championships 2009 Tbilisi –63 kg 2007 Belgrade –63 kg 2008 Lisbon –63 kg 2011 Istanbul –63 kg IJF Grand Slam 2008 Tokyo –63 kg 2011 Moscow –63 kg 2011 Tokyo –63 kg 2011 Paris –63 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Tunis –63 kg 2010 Rotterdam –63 kg 2011 Baku –63 kg 2010 Tunis –63 kg European Junior Championships 1997 Ljubljana –61 kg 1999 Rome –63 kg Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara –63 kg 2005 Almeria –63 kg Military World Games 2003 Catania –63 kg 2011 Rio de Janeiro –63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	268
JudoInside.com	3426
Updated on 24 October 2022.

She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight (–63 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics and gold medal at the 2012 Olympics in the same division.[2][3] That makes her the most successful Slovenian judoka of all time.

She was the Slovenian flagbearer at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

She is a candidate for the Slovenian National Assembly under the Party Povežimo Slovenijo.