Dejan Fabcic

Started: He took up Para archery in 2018. (worldarchery.sport, 29 Aug 2021) Reason: He had competed in swimming and canoe sprint at the Paralympic Games, as well as in Para rowing at international level, before he took up Para archery. "I started just for fun, to relax after my job because I'm a full-time medical doctor. After Rio [the 2016 Paralympic Games], I started shooting with a bow because my little daughter went to a local archery club. She started training and I tried with her. I liked it very much and also my results were not so bad. So I said, 'Maybe I could try it in a competition?' Then I met Brina [Bozic, coach], she trained me a lot and I improved." (worldarchery.sport, 29 Aug 2021; siol.net, 06 Jun 2021) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (viva.bhc.si, 08 Jun 2023) Awards: He was flag bearer for Slovenia at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (viva.bhc.si, 08 Jun 2023; primorskival.si, 30 Jul 2021) Additional Info: OCCUPATION He is a doctor specialising in internal medicine and works at a thyroid disease and diabetes clinic in Nova Gorica, Slovenia. "I was born without tibias in both legs and spent a lot of time in a hospital in Stara Gora, Slovenia, due to numerous operations. Obviously, I fell in love with medicine there, so enrolling in the medical faculty in Ljubljana was the only logical step. My orthopedist was so cool and I admired him a lot. I said to myself, 'As I feel thankful to him and I admire him, I want other people to see me like that as a doctor'. Now I do this profession with joy and with all my heart." (Facebook profile, 06 Apr 2024; viva.bhc.si, 08 Jun 2023; worldarchery.sport, 29 Aug 2021; primorske.si, 22 Sep 2016; 4d.rtvslo.si, 18 Jul 2016) OTHER ACTIVITIES He has performed with the Ipavska Chamber Choir in Slovenia. (viva.bhc.si, 08 Jun 2023; Instagram profile, 28 May 2022)