Andrej Miklavc

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Andrej Miklavc
Alpine skier
Disciplines Giant slalom, Slalom
Born (1970-06-05) June 5, 1970 (age 49)
Žabnica, SFR Yugoslavia
World Cup debut1992
Retired2001
Olympics
Teams3
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Medals0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10
Wins1
Podiums1
Overall titles0
Discipline titles0

Andrej Miklavc (born June 5, 1970) is a former alpine skier.

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In his career, Miklavc won one Alpine Skiing World Cup Slalom race in ten World Cup seasons and achieved thirteen top ten positions. [1] His only win was the Park City Slalom in the 1995/96 season. Miklavc represented Slovenia at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1994 Winter Olympics and 1998 Winter Olympics. [2]

World cup results

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
1993 2211141
1994 2310638
1995 24541947
1996 25246
1997 264313
1998 274311
1999 28
2000 298136
2001 307426

Race podiums

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePosition
1996 26 November 1995 Flag of the United States.svg Park City, United States Slalom 1st

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References

  1. FIS-Ski - biographie
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrej Miklavc". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2012.