Tilen VIDOVIC (SLO)

SISlovenia
Age:
30 years
Languages:
English, Serbian, Croatian
Federation:
CANOE FEDERATION OF SLOVENIA

Biography

Further Personal Information

NICKNAME
Machine
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Ljubljana
OCCUPATION
Student
HIGHER EDUCATION
Gymnasium and 3rd year of dentistry
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
I began in my home town Ptuj when I was 12 years old.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
I love it because you are free to go anywhere you want and visit many beautiful places in the world. The other thing I like is to push my body to the absolute limit and getting better after every training. Competing at the top world level is great because you get to know many awesome people, who dedicate their lives to a common goal, and that is to be faster and better as a sportsman.
HOBBIES
Judo, playing guitar, drawing.
CLUB
BD Ranca Ptuj
NAME OF COACH
Stjepan Janic before, now I am my own coach
NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH
Croatian
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?
2009 and finished at 2013
TRAINING REGIME
I train up to 14 times per week. It all depends at which stage of preparation I am. The thing that makes me unique is that I have a lot of motivation to be better. Because of the lack of training partners and good conditions in Slovenia I have to move a lot.
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR
2011
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY
Slovenia
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION
2011 senior World Championships in Szeged
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
2011 4th place at 500m European Junior Championships and 6th in the 200m in Zagreb  2012 5th place at 500m in the World Junior Championships in Brandenburg
PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE
Very forward, strong efficient stroke.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
Stjepan Janics
HERO/IDOL
Stjepan Janics
FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE
Duisburg
AMBITIONS
To be a top athlete and finishing my dentistry studies.
PREFERRED DISTANCE
200m
POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS
1st
OTHER SPORTS
Judo