NICKNAME:
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Machine
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HOBBIES:
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Judo, playing guitar, drawing.
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PREFERRED POSITION / STANCE / STYLE / TECHNIQUE:
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Very forward, strong efficient stroke.
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OTHER SPORTS:
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Judo
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FACEBOOK:
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https://m.facebook.com/vidovic.tilen/?ref=bookmarks
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YOUTUBE:
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https://m.youtube.com/user/tilikatheman?
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INSTAGRAM:
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https://www.instagram.com/tilenvidovic/
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PLACE OF RESIDENCE:
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Ljubljana
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OCCUPATION:
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Student
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LANGUAGES:
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English, Serbian, Croatian
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HIGHER EDUCATION:
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Gymnasium and 3rd year of dentistry
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WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:
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I began in my home town Ptuj when I was 12 years old.
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REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:
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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.
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MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:
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Stjepan Janics
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HERO/IDOL:
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Stjepan Janics
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FAVOURITE PADDLING COURSE:
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Duisburg
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AMBITIONS :
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To be a top athlete and finishing my dentistry studies.
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CLUB:
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BD Ranca Ptuj
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NAME OF COACH:
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Stjepan Janic before, now I am my own coach
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NATIONALITY OF YOUR COACH:
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Croatian
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SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU BEEN COACHED BY HIM/ HER?:
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2009 and finished at 2013
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TRAINING REGIME:
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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.
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT YEAR:
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2011
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COUNTRY:
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Slovenia
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SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT COMPETITION:
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2011 senior World Championships in Szeged
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MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:
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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
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PREFERRED DISTANCE:
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200m
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POSITION IN BOAT FOR TEAM BOATS:
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1st
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