Vrhovnik (rank)
Vrhovnik is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Majda Vrhovnik (1922–1945), Slovene communist and medical student * Matjaž Vrhovnik (born 1972), Slovene skier * Vid Vrhovnik (born 1999), Slovene skier Other uses * A military rank conferred by the Croatian Parliament on Franjo Tuđman Franjo Tuđman (; 14 May 1922 – 10 December 1999), also written as Franjo Tudjman, was a Croatian politician and historian. Following the country's independence from Yugoslavia, he became the first president of Croatia and served as ...

Majda Vrhovnik
Majda Vrhovnik (nom de guerre LojzkaLeben, Andrej. 2003. ''V borbi smo bile enakopravne: uporniške ženske na Koroškem v letih 1939–1955'' Klagenfurt: Drava, p. 55.) (14 April 1922 – 4 May 1945) was a Slovene communist and medical student. She was a member of the District Committee of the Communist Party of Slovenia for Klagenfurt and was named a people's hero of Yugoslavia after her death. Life Majda Vrhovnik was born 14 April 1922 in Ljubljana.Jeršek, Dare, Milica Kacin, & Alenka Nedog. 1963. ''Oris mladinskega gibanja na slovenskem vobdobju 1941-1945''. Ljubljana: Centralni komite Zveza mladine slovenije, p. 163.Jakopič, Albert, & Franc Benedik. 1978. ''Vodnik po partizanskih poteh''. Ljubljana: Borec, p. 20. Her older brother Vladimir Vrhovnik (17 August 1916 – 28 April 1945, a.k.a. Volodja or Mirko, also a member of the Communist Party) was born in Vienna, but the family moved to Ljubljana after the First World War. After graduating from an upper secondary scho ...
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Matjaž Vrhovnik
Matjaž Vrhovnik (born May 6, 1972 ) is a former Slovenian former alpine skier. Vrhovnik has one victory in Alpine Skiing World Cup The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France ..., from 2000 in slalom. That same year, he also finished 3rd in the overall slalom standings. He won 3 more podiums in World Cup, all in slalom. World Cup results Season standings Race podiums References 1972 births Living people Slovenian male alpine skiers {{Slovenia-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ...
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Vid Vrhovnik
Vid Vrhovnik (born 12 July 1999 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian Nordic combined skier. Vrhovnik won the gold medal at the ski jumping team competition at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, together with Ema Klinec and Bor Pavlovčič. In 2018, Vrhovnik became the Junior World Champion in Nordic combined. He represented Slovenia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of S ..., South Korea. His personal best is 48s. References 1999 births Living people Slovenian male Nordic combined skiers Nordic combined skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic Nordic combined skiers for Slovenia Nordic combined skiers at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Sl ...
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