Lucija Polavder

Personal information
Born	(1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 39)
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Country	Slovenia
Sport	Judo
Weight class	+78 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	(2008)
World Champ.	(2007)
European Champ.	(2010, 2013)
Medal record Women's judo Representing  Slovenia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing +78 kg World Championships 2007 Rio de Janeiro Open European Championships 2010 Vienna +78 kg 2013 Budapest +78 kg 2012 Chelyabinsk +78 kg 2003 Düsseldorf Open 2006 Tampere +78 kg 2007 Belgrade +78 kg 2008 Lisbon +78 kg 2011 Istanbul +78 kg World Masters 2011 Baku +78 kg 2013 Tyumen +78 kg IJF Grand Slam 2010 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg 2011 Paris +78 kg 2009 Tokyo +78 kg 2011 Tokyo +78 kg 2014 Paris +78 kg IJF Grand Prix 2009 Tunis +78 kg 2010 Tunis +78 kg 2012 Düsseldorf +78 kg 2013 Rijeka +78 kg 2011 Düsseldorf +78 kg 2010 Düsseldorf +78 kg 2011 Amsterdam +78 kg European Junior Championships 2003 Sarajevo +78 kg 2001 Budapest +78 kg Mediterranean Games 2009 Pescara +78 kg 2013 Mersin +78 kg Military World Games 2007 Hyderabad +78 kg 2011 Rio de Janeiro +78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF	269
JudoInside.com	12615
Updated on 30 May 2023.

Lucija Polavder (born 15 December 1984 in Celje)^[1] is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advanced to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada. In the bronze medal match, Polavder defeated Korean Kim Na-Young and became the second Slovenian judoka to win a medal at the Olympics (after Urška Žolnir in 2004).