TOMIČ Štefka – PVE – Medal winning International Player (1997- present), Awards from Slovenian Association for Sport for the Disabled and Slovenian Olympic Committee; work in the field of event organisation.

POSTHUMOUS

TOMIČ Štefka – SLO (PVE)

TOMIC

Štefka Tomič started to play volleyball in club ŠD Samorastnik and the Slovenian national team in 1996 afterMedal winning International Player (1997- present), Awards from Slovenian Association for Sport for the Disabled and Slovenian Olympic Committee; work in the field of event organisation, at age 33, she had a car accident and had an under-knee amputation. She met sitting volleyball player Andrej Samec during her rehabilitation in University Rehabilitation Institute of Republic Slovenia and she accompanied him to training. After a while she joined and became a member of Slovenian women team for 16 years, and more for ISD Samorastnik .

Event involvement:

1997 Tallin, Estonia – European Championships – player – 4th place
1997 Jūrmala, Latvia – EuroCup (women) – player – Silver Medal
1999 Sarajevo, Bosnia i Herzogovina – European Championships – player – Gold Medal
2000 Maastricht, The Netherlands – World Championships – player – Bronze Medal
2001 Sarospatak, Hungary – European Championships – player – Silver Medal
2002 Kamnik, Slovenia – World Championships – player – Silver Medal – and participated in organization of the tournament and Gala dinner for officials in Portorož
2002 Riga, Latvia – EuroCup player – Bronze Medal
2003 Lappeenranta, Finland – European Championships – player – Silver Medal
2004 Athens, Greece – Paralympic Games – player – 4th place
2004 Izola, Slovenia – 4th Festival of Youth – participated in event organisation
2005 Leverkusen, Germany – European Championships – player – Bronze Medal
2006 Roermond, The Netherlands – World Championships – player – Bronze Medal
2007 Nyiregyhaza, Hungary – European Championships – player – Bronze Medal
2008 Beijing, China – Paralympic Games – player – 4th place
2008 Ismailia, Egypt – Intercontinental Cup – player – Silver Medal
2009 Elblag, Poland – European Championships – player – Bronze Medal
2010 Oklahoma, USA – World Championships – player – 5th place
2011 Rotterdam, The Netherlands – European Championships – player – 4th place
2012 London, Great Britain – Paralympic Games – player – 6th place

Awards received:

2013 Award of the Slovenian Association for Sport for the Disabled at the end of sport career
1995-2009 Silver and Bronze badge from the Slovenian Association of Disabled Sports for sport achievements
1995-2009 Silver and bronze badge of Slovenian Olympic committee for sport achievement

“Štefka was a hardworking athlete, who didn’t practice any sport before she had a car accident when she was 46 years old. After she joined the team, she used every opportunity to train. Despite a demanding job and the long distance from Portorož, where she lived, to the training venue in Ravne na Koroškem, she almost didn’t miss a training session. She helped organise training camps in Portorož and helped in the organisation of World Championships for women in 2002, Youth Festival for juniors and Youth World Championships in 2005. Štefka was a role model for many young disabled people as she reached elite level results with no previous sport experiences. She was ready to help every team member and motivated them to practice hard.”

– Anita Goltnik-Urnaut – former Interim President of WOVD