Vasilij Žbogar

Vasilij Žbogar (born 4 October 1975), is a Slovenian sailor. He was born in Koper.

Vasilij Žbogar

Personal information
Nationality	Slovenia
Born	(1975-10-04) 4 October 1975 Koper, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Sailing career
Class(es)	Laser, Finn
Medal record Representing  Slovenia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 2 1 Total 0 2 1 Sailing Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Laser 2016 Rio de Janeiro Finn 2004 Athens Laser World Championships 2005 Fortaleza Laser World Championships 2015 Takapuna Finn European Championships 2013 Scarlino Finn 2012 Warnemünde Finn 2014 La Rochelle Finn 2015 Split Finn Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Laser

Žbogar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal[1] and in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal, both of them in laser class. In 2010, he competed in the Barcolana regatta as a member of the record-setting yacht Esimit Europa 2, winning the event. In 2016, he competed in 2016 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in Finn class.

Žbogar was named Slovenian Sportsman of the year in 2004.