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Alja Koren
Alja is a Slovenian female given name. Notable people with this name include: * Alja Kozorog (born 1996), Slovenian slalom canoeist * Alja Omladič (born 1983), Slovenian pop singer * Alja Varagić, Slovenian handball player * Alja Robinson Crook (1864–1930), American academic * Alja Vrček (born 1993), Slovenian handball player {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alja Kozorog
Alja Kozorog (born 17 December 1996) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2012. She is from Idrija pri Bači and trains with KK Soške Elektrarne. Alja is coached by 1992 Olympian Borut Javornik. Kozorog won a bronze medal in the C1 team event at the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London. She also won two silver medals in the same event at the European Championships. She won a silver medal in C1 team event at the 2017 U23 European Championships in Hohenlimburg. Alja earned her best senior world championship result of 19th in the C1 event at the 2019 championships in La Seu d'Urgell, which secured Slovenia an Olympic quota. She finished in a career-best 4th place at the 2019 World Cup on her home course in Tacen. Kozorog finished in 12th place at the 2021 European Championships in Ivrea, ensuring her position at the delayed Games. Alja represented Slovenia in the C1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alja Omladič
Alya (born Alja Omladič, May 28, 1983, Mozirje, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian pop singer. Career Alya's connections to music goes far in her childhood. She started singing quite early and as a little girl she also played piano. Later on, she invited four boys to found her own quality band. One of her first performances was the radio Hit festival in 2001 with the song "Mr. Pozelenja" which brought her 2nd place. After that she made a boom on different radio music charts, especially with her next song "Igra" which had a premiere in the Slovenian Supermodel show 2002. All of the time she had lot of concerts in clubs and events. She also participated in the Slovenian Eurosong Contests (EMA) and hit the top of Slovenian charts.Her first CD albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alja Varagić
Alja Varagić (born 11 December 1990 as Alja Koren) is a Slovenian handball player for RK Krim and the Slovenian national team. International honours *EHF Cup Winners' Cup: **''Semifinalist'': 2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ... References 1990 births Living people Handball players from Celje Slovenian female handball players Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia Handball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Slovenia Slovenian expatriate handball players in Hungary {{Slovenia-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alja Robinson Crook
Alja Robinson Crook (June 17, 1864 – May 31, 1930) was an American scientist and academic from Ohio. Crook attended Ohio Wesleyan University and received a Dr. phil. in Munich, Germany in 1892. He was a professor of mineralogy and economic geology at Northwestern University from 1893 to 1906, when he was named Illinois State Geologist. As state geologist, he greatly expanded the state museum. Biography Alja Robinson Crook was born in Circleville, Ohio, on June 17, 1864. His father Isaac was a Methodist minister. Crook attended Ohio Wesleyan University, graduating in 1887. He studied abroad in the following years, attaining a Dr. Phil. at University of Munich, in 1892. He returned to Illinois and taught at Wheaton College for a year. Crook then accepted a position at Northwestern University as a professor of mineralogy and economic geology. Crook taught at Northwestern until September 15, 1906, when he was named Illinois State Geologist by Charles S. Deneen. This made him curato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |