The Most Famous
WRESTLERS from Slovenia
This page contains a list of the greatest Slovene Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,027 Wrestlers, 3 of which were born in Slovenia. This makes Slovenia the birth place of the 41st most number of Wrestlers behind Kyrgyzstan, and Ireland.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Slovene Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Slovene Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Tina Trstenjak (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 34.55, Tina Trstenjak is the most famous Slovene Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 33 different languages on wikipedia.
Tina Trstenjak (born 24 August 1990) is a Slovenian retired judoka who won gold in the Women's 63 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She also won the silver medal in Women's Judo 63 kg, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
2. Urška Žolnir (b. 1981)
With an HPI of 34.51, Urška Žolnir is the 2nd most famous Slovene Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 25 different languages.
Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a Slovenian politician and a retired judoka. She is a member of Judo Club Sankaku Celje. 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. That makes her the most successful Slovenian judoka of all time. She was the Slovenian flagbearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. She is a candidate for the Slovenian National Assembly under the Party Povežimo Slovenijo.
3. Lucija Polavder (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 29.41, Lucija Polavder is the 3rd most famous Slovene Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Lucija Polavder (born 15 December 1984 in Celje) is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advanced to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada. In the bronze medal match, Polavder defeated Korean Kim Na-Young and became the second Slovenian judoka to win a medal at the Olympics (after Urška Žolnir in 2004).
4. Klara Apotekar (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 0.00, Klara Apotekar is the 4th most famous Slovene Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Klara Apotekar (born 2 August 1997) is a Slovenian judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 European Judo Championships which were held as part of the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. Apotekar also won the gold medal in the women's 78 kg event at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China.
5. Kaja Kajzer (b. 2000)
With an HPI of 0.00, Kaja Kajzer is the 5th most famous Slovene Wrestler. Her biography has been translated into different languages.
Kaja Kajzer (born 31 January 2000) is a Slovenian judoka. She won the silver medals in the women's 57 kg event at the 2021 European Judo Championships held in Lisbon, Portugal and at the 2024 European Judo Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia. Kajzer made her Olympic debut in 2021, when she competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan and finished in the 5th place. She also competed in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Slovene wrestlers born between 1981 and 2000. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Slovene wrestlers include Tina Trstenjak, Urška Žolnir, and Lucija Polavder. As of April 2024, 2 new Slovene wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Klara Apotekar, and Kaja Kajzer.
Living Slovene Wrestlers
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Tina Trstenjak
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.55
Urška Žolnir
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Lucija Polavder
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Klara Apotekar
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Kaja Kajzer
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
