Polona Klemenčič

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Polona Klemenčič
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 27)
Kranj, Slovenia
Sport
CountrySlovenia
SportBiathlon

Polona Klemenčič (born 16 April 1997) is a Slovenian biathlete. She has competed in the Biathlon World Cup since 2018.[1]

Career

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Klemenčič competed for Slovenia at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Her best result was 20th place in the mixed relay and 29th place in individual race. She has competed at the World Championships six times, with a best finish of 7th place in the single mixed relay in 2023 and 8th place in the sprint in the Oberhof.[2][3]

Personal life

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She has a younger sister Živa Klemenčič, who is also a biathlete.[4]

Biathlon results

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All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay
China 2022 Beijing 29th 59th 51st 20th

World Championships

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Event Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Austria 2017 Hochfilzen 17th N/A
Sweden 2019 Östersund 81st 77th 23rd 25th
Italy 2020 Antholz 91st 19th
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 84th 76th 19th 16th 13th
Germany 2023 Oberhof 46th 8th 22nd 19th 12th 12th 7th
Czech Republic 2024 Nové Město 45th 44th 48th 13th 9th 18th
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Polona Klemenčič".
  2. ^ "Polona Klemenčič v Oberhofu s predstavo kariere do osmega mesta". Sloski. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  3. ^ "preberi.si - Polona Klemenčič do uspeha kariere, Lampičeva tokrat slabše". preberi.si. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Sestrični veseli, da sta dobili nekoga, ki ga lahko lovita". siol.net. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
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