WRESTLERS from Slovenia

Top 3

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 (1990 - )

With an HPI of 34.70, Tina Trstenjak is the most famous Slovene Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 32 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 (1981 - )

With an HPI of 32.28, Urška Žolnir is the 2nd most famous Slovene Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Urška Žolnir (born 9 October 1981) is a Slovenian politician and a retired judoka. She's 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 (1984 - )

With an HPI of 26.53, 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).