| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Slovenia |
| Born | (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990 (age 34) Radovljica, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Open water |
| Club | PK Radovljica |
Teja Zupan (born 4 December 1990, in Radovljica) is a Slovenian swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon. Zupan qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after placing tenth in the 10 km Marathon Swimming Olympic test event at Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. Zupan swam in the first-ever women's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including South African amputee swimmer Natalie du Toit, British duo Keri-Anne Payne and Cassandra Patten, and sixteen-year-old American Chloe Sutton. Zupan finished the race in twelfth place, with a total time of 1:59:43.7, sixteen seconds behind winner Larisa Ilchenko of Russia.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Teja Zupan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Eleven women qualify for first Olympic 10km swim". Women Sport Report. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Open Water Test Event: Chloe Sutton Wins 10K, Qualifies for Olympics". Swimming World Magazine. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Women's Marathon 10km". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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