Vasilij Žbogar
Vasilij Žbogar (born 4 October 1975), is a Slovenian sailor. He was born in Koper.
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| Born | 4 October 1975 Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class(es) | Laser, Finn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Žbogar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal [1] and in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal, both of them in laser class. In 2010, he competed in the Barcolana regatta as a member of the record-setting yacht Esimit Europa 2, winning the event. In 2016, he competed in 2016 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in Finn class.
Žbogar was named Slovenian Sportsman of the year in 2004.
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| Preceded by Peter Kauzer |
Flagbearer for Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
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| Settlements: | Administrative centre: Nova Gorica
|  Location of the Municipality of Nova Gorica in Slovenia | ||||
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