Thanks to two gold medals – sport climber Janja Garnbret and judo player Andreja Leški – and silver kite surfer Toni Vodišek, Slovenia won 12th place – one medal per 707,983 inhabitants (the handball players won 4th place after losing to Spain).
In the ranking of only gold medals won in regards to the number of inhabitants, Slovenia is fourth after Dominica, Saint Lucia and New Zealand.
The closing ceremony of the Paris Games on August 11th was enhanced by Tom Cruise’s rope descent from the roof of the stadium, the Olympic flag traveled to Los Angeles, where the next Olympic Games will be held in four years.
Today August 12th at 8 p.m., the reception of the Slovenian Olympians will be held at Kongresni trg in Ljubljana.
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This is what Andreja Leški wrote on her Facebook page after winning the Paris gold:
“I’ve been dreaming about this for a long time… or am I still dreaming? No, this is the result, it’s real. Earned with steel will and love for this sport. Of course, a lot of work went into it! How many times I cried and broke down right in the middle of training just in the last 3 months… but the passion and joy that judo brought me was more important to me. And that’s exactly what I showed on the mat on my victorious Olympic day. Pleasure, calmness, soft path… the biggest proof that it is necessary to take life challenges lightly and even in difficult times, find and share as much positive energy as possible! To be human! Thank you to everyone who was and is able to see in me not only the perfect athlete but also simply the person I am. Thank you all for the wonderful thoughts these days, all the support over the past years, and cooperation in the circumstances that have been given to us!
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I DID IT!!!!!”
After winning her gold medal in Paris, Janja Garnbret wrote on her FB page: “Just proud.”
Toni Vodišek wrote:
“OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL!!
For me, a symbol of hard work, dedication, belief and hope that I will once live this moment. It still feels surreal after a week we have been through. The ups and some downs that result in this shinny thing I get to hold on for the rest of my life. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to my coaches, family, Nika, sponsors and the rest who made this possible. We, as a team, will work to be even better in the future. It’s a promise, Slovenia”
