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| Franci Petek | ||||||||||||
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| Country |  Yugoslavia (1989-91) Slovenia (1991-95) | |||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1971 Jesenice, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||
| Personal best | 178 m (584 ft) | |||||||||||
| World Cup career | ||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1990–1995 | |||||||||||
| Starts | 90* | |||||||||||
| Podiums | 5 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| 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.
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.
| Season | Overall | 4H | SF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989/90 | 21 | 21 | N/A |
| 1990/91 | 11 | 17 | 11 |
| 1991/92 | 13 | 4 | — |
| 1992/93 | 21 | 13 | — |
| 1993/94 | 46 | 46 | — |
| 1994/95 | 20 | 15 | — |
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1989/90 | 11 February 1990 |  Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 | LH |
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