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Medal record
Men's rowing
Competitor for  Slovenia
Olympic Games
Gold	2000 Sydney	Double Sculls
Silver	2004 Athens	Double Sculls
Bronze	1992 Barcelona	Coxless Pair
World Championships
Gold	1995 Tampere	Single Sculls
Gold	1999 St. Catherines	Double Sculls
Gold	2005 Gifu	Double Sculls
Gold	2007 Munich	Double Sculls
Silver	1991 Vienna	Coxless Pair
Silver	2001 Lucerne	Single Sculls
Silver	2002 Seville	Single Sculls
Silver	2005 Gifu	Quadruple Sculls
Silver	2006 Eton	Double Sculls
Bronze	1993 Račice	Coxless Pair
Bronze	1994 Indianapolis	Single Sculls
Bronze	2003 Milan	Single Sculls

Iztok Čop (born June 17, 1972 in Kranj, SR Slovenia) is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.

Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located. Originally rowing in the coxless pairs, Čop finished second in the World Championships in 1991, and won Bronze at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 with Denis Žvegelj (the first Olympic medal for independent Slovenia). He then switched to the single scull, winning gold at the 1995 World Championship, but came fourth at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. He then changed to the men's double sculls with Luka Špik, and won the 1999 World Championships, and gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, which was the first Olympic gold medal for Slovenia since its independence. Špik and Čop were the favourites to win the men's double sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but finished in the silver medal position.

Iztok lives in Radovljica with his wife Petra and daughters Ruby and Amber.

Achievements

Olympic Games

• 1992: Barcelona (ESP) – 3rd place (coxless pair with Denis Žvegelj)
• 1996: Atlanta (USA) – 4th place (single scull)
• 2000: Sydney (AUS) – 1st place (double scull with Luka Špik)
• 2004: Athens (GRE) - 2nd place (double scull with Luka Špik)
• 2008: Beijing (CHI) - 6th place (double scull with Luka Špik)

Junior World Championships:

• 1989: Szeged (HUN) – 1st place (coxless pair)
• 1990: Aiguebelette (FRA) – 1st place (coxless pair)

World Championships:

• 1990: Lake Barrington (AUS) – 7th place (coxless four)
• 1991: Vienna (AUT) – 2nd place (coxless pair)
• 1993: Roudnice (CZE) – 3rd place (coxless pair)
• 1994: Indianapolis (USA) – 3rd place (single scull)
• 1995: Tampere (FIN) – 1st place (single scull)
• 1997: Aiguebelette (FRA) – 4th place (single scull)
• 1998: Cologne (GER) – 4th place (single scull)
• 1999: St. Catharines (CAN) – 1st place (double scull)
• 2001: Lucerne (SUI) - 2nd place (single scull)
• 2002: Seville (ESP) – 2nd place (single scull)
• 2003: Milan (ITA) – 3rd place (single scull)
• 2005: Gifu (JPN) – 1st place (double scull), 2nd place (quadruple scull)
• 2006: Eton (GBR) - 2nd place (double scull)
• 2007: Munich (GER) - 1st place (double scull)

External links

• IztokCop.com - Official website (Slovene and English)