Franci Petek

Franci Petek
Country Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (1989-91)
Slovenia Slovenia (1991-95)
Born (1971-06-15) 15 June 1971
Jesenice, SR Slovenia,
Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
World Cup career
Seasons 19901995
Individual wins 1
Indiv. podiums 5
Indiv. starts 90*
Team starts 2
Updated on 10 February 2016.

Franci Petek (born 15 June 1971) is a Yugoslavian/Slovenian former ski jumper.

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.

Since 2000 he is married to Polona Kamenšek 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 Overall SF 4H
1989/90 21 N/A 21
1990/91 11 11 17
1991/92 13 4
1992/93 21 13
1993/94 46 46
1994/95 20 15

Wins

No. Season Date Place Hill Size
1 1989/90 11 February 1990 Switzerland Engelberg Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 LH

References

Olympic Games
Preceded by
First
Flagbearer for Slovenia
Albertville 1992
Succeeded by
Jure Košir
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