Lidija Rupnik

Lidija Rupnik
Personal information
Full nameLidija Rupnik – Šifrer
Country representedYugoslavia
Born(1915-02-20)20 February 1915
Trieste, Austria-Hungary
Died11 November 2003(2003-11-11) (aged 88)[1][better source needed]
Ljubljana, Slovenia
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior international elite
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1938 Prague Team[2]

Lidija Rupnik (20 February 1915 – 2003) was a Slovenian gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[3] Additionally, she competed at the 1938 World Championships where she placed 7th in the individual all-around competition and led her team in scoring to win the team silver medal.

  1. ^ Vreca, Sanja. (2016). ŽIvljenjepis Slovenskih Vrhunskih Telovadk od 1936 do 1970 [Curriculum Vitae of Top Slovenian Gymnasts from 1936 to 1970] (PDF) (Thesis) (in Slovenian). University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Sports. p. 15.
  2. ^ Macanovic, Hrvoje (30 July 1938). "Setsko gimnasticko prvenstvo 1938 u Pragu" [World Gymnastics Championships 1938 in Prague.]. Sokolsky Glasnik (in Slovenian). Vol. 9, no. 26–29. p. 34. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lidija Rupnik Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2019.