Žiga Štern (born 2 January 1994) is a Slovenian professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Skra Bełchatów and the Slovenia national team.[1][2] Štern competed in the European Championship in 2019 and 2021, where Slovenia finished in second place on both occasions.[3]

Žiga Štern
Štern in 2022
Personal information
Born (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 30)
Maribor, Slovenia
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Spike345 cm (136 in)
Block328 cm (129 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Current clubSkra Bełchatów
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
2013–2016
2016–2017
2017
2018
2018
2018–2019
2019–2022
2022–2023
2023–2024
2024–
Calcit Kamnik
ACH Volley
Tours VB
Stade Poitevin Poitiers
Jeopark Kula Belediyespor
Top Volley Latina
Foinikas Syros
VfB Friedrichshafen
Ślepsk Suwałki
Skra Bełchatów
National team
2015– Slovenia
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Slovenia
FIVB Challenger Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Slovenia
CEV European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 France/Slovenia/Belgium/Netherlands
Silver medal – second place 2021 Poland/Czech Republic/Estonia/Finland
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Italy/Bulgaria/North Macedonia/Israel

Honours

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Club

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References

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  1. ^ "Reprezentant Słowenii dołącza do Skry". siatka.org (in Polish). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ Iskra, Uroš (6 June 2023). "Uradno: Žiga Štern bo delal družbo Klemnu Čebulju". Sportklub (in Slovenian). Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Italijani prvaki, Slovencem tretje srebro". Volleyball Federation of Slovenia (in Slovenian). 19 September 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
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