Andreja Koblar
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Andreja Koblar (born September 2, 1971 in Kranj
Kranj
' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...

, SFR Yugoslavia), is a former Slovenian biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

.

Career

Andreja Koblar, who now lives in Križe
Križe, Tržic
Križe is a village in the Tržič municipality in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.The parish church in the village is dedicated to the Feast of the Holy Cross.-External links:*...

 began to sport in 1993 with the Biathlon
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...

 and was also the national team since their country. Even in the same year she made her debut in the Biathlon World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....

 in the season opener in Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...

, where they immediately 24 Rank in a single occupied. A year later, again in Bad Gastein, she came in seventh in a sprint for the first time among the best ten. Their outstanding results they could produce on individual routes. Here she won three times (1995-96 in Osrblie
Osrblie
Osrblie is a village and municipality in Brezno District, in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. The village is best known for biathlon races, with Biathlon World Cup events taking place since the mid 1990s and with one Biathlon World Championships in 1997.-History:In historical records...

, 1996/97 in Nozawa Onsen
Nagano, Nagano
, the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers, on the main Japanese island of Honshū.As of April 1, 2011 the city has a population of 387,146...

 and 1997/98 in Östersund
Östersund
Östersund is an urban area in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth largest lake, Storsjön, opposite the island Frösön, and is the only city in Jämtland. Östersund is the...

) World Cup race. A total of nine times - seven times in addition to single and twice in sprints - they could some Walk on the podium. In 1996 she graduated from the World Cup season on a fourth place overall, 1998, she was sixth, 1996 Eighth.

Between 1995 and 2005 Koblar took nine World Cups
Biathlon World Cup
The Biathlon World Cup has been held since the winter seasons of 1977/78 and 1982/83, for men and women, respectively ....

 in part. Their best results were a sixth place in the Sprint 1995
Biathlon World Championships 1995
The 30th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1995 for the third time in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.-10 km sprint:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:-7.5 km sprint:-15 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-Team event:...

 in Antholz, a fourth place 1999
Biathlon World Championships 1999
The 34th Biathlon World Championships were held in 1999 in Kontiolahti, Finland. Due to the cold, the individual and the mass start events were moved to Oslo, Norway...

 on Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen
Holmenkollen is a neighborhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. In addition to being a residential area, the area has been a ski recreation area since the late 19th century, with its famous, eponymous, ski jump arena hosting competitions since 1892...

 in the mass start and a seventh place in their home World Cup 2001
Biathlon World Championships 2001
The 36th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2001 for the second time in Pokljuka, Slovenia.-10 km sprint:-12,5 km pursuit:-15 km mass start:-20 km individual:-4 x 7.5 km relay:-7.5 km sprint:-10 km pursuit:...

 in individual race in Pokljuka
Pokljuka
Pokljuka is a foresty plateau at the altitude of around 1300 metres, situated partly in the municipality of Bled and partly in municipality of Bohinj in northwestern Slovenia. It is part of Triglav national park...

 by. In the Olympics, she took 1998
1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...

 in Nagano, 2002
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

 in Salt Lake City and 2006
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 in Turin
Turin
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 part. In 1998 she started in single (44th) and Sprint (18) in the more successful 2002 single (9) (5) and Sprint (12) and in the season. In 2006, she reached in her specialty, the individual, although only one 56th Rank, but a tenth in the sprint and the pursuit of an eighth of the season and with a sixth place.

Since they are for the 2006-07 season could not qualify for the World Cup team, finished it with 35 years of her career. At the World Cup race in her home on 17 January 2007, her gratitude for her services to the Slovenian biathlon again allowed a start, with whom she could say goodbye to their fans. She began the race with a Slovenian flag in his hand, which she kept her entire race in hand, but it ended after the first shooting.

Personal life

Koblar is married to alpine skier Jernej Koblar and works as an instructor in the Slovenian Army. Before the beginning of her career, she was skiing cross-country skier. Your career start was quite difficult as they began their career, the only woman in the national team was.

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