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| Nicknames | Brus (firefighter nickname), also Marjanček, Hajuc | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | firefighter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | https://marjanbolhar.si | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | kickbox, aikido, boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | –75 kg, −79 kg, −84 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Klub borilnih veščin Domžale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Janez Gale (until 2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marjan Bolhar (born 17 November 1976) is a Slovenian athlete and professional firefighter.
Marjan was born on 17 November 1976 in Ljubljana (Slovenia). He spent most of his childhood in the village of Češenik (Domžale).
Marjan became a firefighter early in his youth when he was serving as a firefighter volunteer in PGD Dob, where he is also currently in service. He later became a professional firefighter, working as a second-level fire officer. He is also helping as a firefighter volunteer at "Industrijsko društvo Helios". Besides being a firefighter, he is also the founder and the main martial arts coach at "Klub borilnih veščin Domžale". He is also coaching as a volunteer at the primary school for children with special needs "Osnovna šola Roje", at the retirement home Domžale and at the health and wellbeing foundation "Šola zdravja Domžale".
Marjan's sports career started quite early. He achieved his first noticeable results in boxing when he was 15 years old and was selected as the best junior Slovenian boxer. After a few years of competing as an amateur boxer, he switched to kickboxing, where he was able to achieve quite a few important results on the international stage. Until 2006, Marjan was coached by a well-known Slovenian boxer and author, Janez Gale. As of 2022, Marjan is also the only remaining Janez Gale-trained athlete who is still active. Marjan participated in more than 300 different matches during his lengthy career.
During the WAKO Oceania Open cup 2018, Marjan met the famous bodybuilder, actor, and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold invited him to compete at the 2020 World's Strongest Firefighter event in Santa Monica (California, US).
During his sports career, Marjan had quite a few knee-related injuries. He was able to overcome them and continue with the competitions.
In his sports career, Marjan achieved the following titles by teaching and training various sports:
Achievements as an amateur boxer:
In a sports career lasting more than a decade, Marjan achieved resounding results on three continents – Europe, North America and Australia. At the same time, he was also a multiple-time Slovenian kickboxing national champion and a member of the Slovenian kickboxing team.
Achievements as a kickboxer:
By competing at the WAKO Oceania Open Championship 2019 in Auckland, Marjan also completed his kickboxing career.
