Hobbies
Cooking, aquatic sports, skiing. (skv-turnen.de, 01 Jun 2021)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Coaching, Teaching - University of Maribor, Slovenia
Family
Wife Nina, sons Jaka and Jan
Spoken languages
English, German, Slovene
Club
Siegerlander KV [GER] / SD Narodni Dom [SLO]
Coach
Sebastijan Piletic [personal, national]
International senior debut
2000 for Slovenia (ljubljana.si, 23 Nov 2012)
Injuries
He suffered a shoulder injury at the 2020 European Championships in Mersin, Turkey, which affected his performances in the 2021 season. (rtvslo.si, 30 Aug 2021; siol.net, 29 May 2021)
Problems with his elbow meant he did not compete from the early part of 2019 until September of the same year. (zurnal24.si, 14 Apr 2019)
He had elbow surgery in November 2013. Six weeks later he developed an infection, which he continues to control through medication. Although the injury means he is in pain while he competes, curing the problem would need 18 months of rehabilitation and likely mean the end of his career. (vecer.com, 18 May 2017; dnevnik.si, 23 Jun 2015)
He has torn ligaments in his left wrist during his career. (moskisvet.com, 18 Jan 2019)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age seven at the SD Narodni Dom club in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He began competing in the sport in 1991. (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015; ljubljana.si, 23 Nov 2012)
Reason for taking up the sport
His mother was a gymnastics coach. (dnevnik.si, 23 Jun 2015)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. (sport-tv.si, 04 Sep 2021; rtvslo.si, 30 Aug 2021)
Hero / Idol
Slovenian gymnast Mitja Petkovsek. (dnevnik.si, 23 Jun 2015)
Most influential person in career
Coach Sebastijan Piletic. (moskisvet.com, 18 Jan 2019)
Philosophy / Motto
"With work you can achieve everything." (moskisvet.com, 18 Jan 2019)
Awards
He was flag bearer for Slovenia at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona, Spain. (mundodeportivo.com, 22 Jun 2018)
In 2013, 2014 and 2015 he was named Male Artistic Gymnast of the Year by the Gymnastics Association of Slovenia. (Facebook page, 17 Sep 2017; klubrg-narodnidom.si, 24 Jan 2015)
In 2012 he received the Marjan Rozanc Award in recognition of his outstanding sports achievements in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (ljubljana.si, 23 Nov 2012)
Additional information
General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2017 he took part in the Slovenian version of the reality television programme 'Masterchef'. He eventually finished ninth in the contest. (sasobertoncelj.si, 31 Aug 2017)
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