Vesna Fabjan

Vesna Fabjan
Vesna Fabjan in January 2018
Country Slovenia
Born (1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 39)
Kranj, SR Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Ski clubTSK Merkur
World Cup career
Seasons16 – (20052020)
Starts209
Podiums5
Wins2
Overall titles0 – (21st in 2010)
Discipline titles0
Medal record
Women's cross-country skiing
Representing  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Individual sprint
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Mals Individual sprint
Updated on 30 March 2020.

Vesna Fabjan (born 13 March 1985) is a Slovenian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. Competing in three Winter Olympics, her best finish is third in the individual sprint event at Sochi in 2014.

Fabjan's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fourth in the individual sprint in Oslo in 2011. She finished ninth in the team sprint event in Sapporo in 2007.

Her two World Cup victories were achieved at a sprint freestyle event in Russia in January 2010 and February 2011.

Fabjan finished third in the individual sprint to win bronze at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

In June 2020, she announced her retirement.[1]

  1. ^ "Winter Olympic medallist Fabjan retires from cross-country skiing". insidethegames.com. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.