Drago Pudgar

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Drago Pudgar
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NationalitySlovenian
Born (1949-09-27) 27 September 1949 (age 69)
Črna na Koroškem, Yugoslavia
Sport
Sport Ski jumping

Drago Pudgar (born 27 September 1949) is a Slovenian ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1972 Winter Olympics. [1]

Ski jumping skiing sport with jumping down a hill

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The men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1972 Winter Olympics was held at Miyanomori Ski Jump Stadium. It occurred on 6 February.

The men's large hill individual ski jumping competition for the 1972 Winter Olympics was held in Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium. It occurred on 11 February.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Drago Pudgar Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 28 August 2019.