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Brigita Bukovec

1970 - Today

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Brigita Bukovec (born 21 May 1970) is a retired Slovenian hurdler who won an Olympic silver medal in 1996. During the Olympics she set a personal best time with 12.59 seconds. She retired from athletics at the end of the 1999 season. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Brigita Bukovec is the 2,645th most popular athlete (up from 2,909th in 2024), the 161st most popular biography from Slovenia (up from 188th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Slovene Athlete.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Brigita Bukovec ranks 546Before her are Rivers Cuomo, Claudia López, Valérie Bonneton, Kenichi Shimokawa, Shepard Fairey, and Dan Eggen. After her are Leontien van Moorsel, Kim Taek-soo, Albert Tomàs, Karla Homolka, Jennifer Gareis, and Alejandra Barros.

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In Slovenia

Among people born in Slovenia, Brigita Bukovec ranks 161 out of 340Before her are Matjaž Debelak (1965), Katarina Srebotnik (1981), Rajmond Debevec (1963), Boštjan Cesar (1982), Jure Košir (1972), and Aleš Čeh (1968). After her are Suad Fileković (1978), Teja Gregorin (1980), Bojan Jokić (1986), Sebastjan Cimirotič (1974), Marijan Pušnik (1960), and Darja Švajger (1965).

Among ATHLETES In Slovenia

Among athletes born in Slovenia, Brigita Bukovec ranks 5Before her are Valerio Perentin (1909), Giovanni Delise (1907), Martin Strel (1954), and Primož Kozmus (1979). After her are Teja Gregorin (1980), Bojan Prešern (1962), Iztok Čop (1972), Jolanda Čeplak (1976), Milan Janša (1965), Sadik Mujkič (1968), and Janja Garnbret (1999).