Franci Petek

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Franci Petek
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Personal information
Born (1971-06-15) 15 June 1971 (age 54)
Jesenice, SR Slovenia,
Yugoslavia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (1989-91)
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (1991-95)
SportSkiing
World Cup career
Seasons 19901995
Indiv. starts90*
Indiv. podiums5
Indiv. wins1
Team starts2
Achievements and titles
Personal best178 m (584 ft)
Medal record
Men's ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Val di Fiemme Individual LH
Updated on 10 February 2016

Franci Petek (born 15 June 1971) is a Slovenian former ski jumper and geographer who represented Yugoslavia during his ski jumping career.

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Career

At the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Petek won a gold medal for Yugoslavia in the individual large hill. Petek's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 6th in the team large hill competition and 8th in the individual large hill at Albertville in 1992. He also finished 22nd in the 1990 Ski Flying World Championships and his only other victory was in an individual large hill competition at Engelberg, Switzerland in 1990.

He married Polona Kamenšek in 2000 and they have three children. Professionally he works as geographer and together with Petra Majdič he is the co-ambassador of Planica.

World Cup

Standings

 Season Overall4HSF
1989/90 2121N/A
1990/91 111711
1991/92 134
1992/93 2113
1993/94 4646
1994/95 2015

Wins

No.SeasonDateLocationHillSize
1 1989/90 11 February 1990   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120LH

References