Rok Petrovič

Rok Petrovič
Olympics
— Alpine skier —
Disciplines	Giant slalom, Slalom
Born	(1966-02-05)5 February 1966 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Died	16 September 1993(1993-09-16) (aged 27) Vela Luka, Croatia
World Cup debut	10 December 1984
Retired	10 March 1989
Medals	0 (0 gold)
World Championships
Medals	0 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	5
Wins	5
Podiums	9
Overall titles	0
Discipline titles	1

Rok Petrovič listen (5 February 1966 - 16 September 1993) was a Slovenian alpine skier.

Petrovič was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the son of Krešimir Petrović, a well known sports psychologist of Croatian origin (His mother been from Vela Luka). His first success in alpine ski racing was the 1983 Junior World Championship slalom title in Sestriere, Italy.

After this he rapidly advanced up the world slalom rankings. In the 1985–86 Alpine Skiing World Cup season, he was practically unbeatable in slalom, his competition left to wait for rare mistakes in his highly aggressive and innovative skiing style. That season he won 5 races, is second in St. Anton, Austria and third in Geilo, Norway, easily winning the World Cup slalom title and becoming the first Slovenian with a crystal globe.

After his championship-winning season, Petrovič was unable to recapture his winning form, the only hint of his championship season being a second place behind his teammate Bojan Križaj at the unforgettable race in Kranjska Gora next season. He finished eighth in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games giant slalom.

Due to his lack of winning results, he quit skiing in 1988 and began studies at the College of Sports in Ljubljana. He graduated in 1991 and continued with post-graduate study. He was to defend his M.Sc. thesis in the autumn of 1993, but shortly before defending his thesis he took a short break at the Croatian island Korčula and drowned in a diving accident.

Altogether he won 5 World Cup races, all in slalom and all in his champion season in 1985-86:

World Cup victories

Overall

Season	Discipline
1986	Slalom

Individual races

Date	Location	Race
1 December 1985	Sestriere	Slalom
22 December 1985	Kranjska Gora	Slalom
2 February 1986	Wengen	Slalom
25 February 1986	Hafjell	Slalom
11 March 1986	Heavenly Valley	Slalom

Awards
Preceded by Dražen Petrović	Yugoslav Sportsman of the Year 1986	Succeeded by Bojan Križaj

Slovenian Sportsman of the Year

Miroslav Cerar (1968)
Ivo Daneu (1969)
Miroslav Cerar (1970)
Brane Oblak (1971)
Danilo Pudgar (1972)
Vinko Jelovac (1973–74)
Bojan Križaj (1975)
Borut Petrič (1976–1978)
Bojan Križaj (1979–1980)
Borut Petrič (1981)
Bojan Križaj (1982)
Borut Petrič (1983)
Jure Franko (1984)
Rok Petrovič (1985–86)
Bojan Križaj (1987)
Matjaž Debelak (1988)
Andrej Jelenc (1989)
Tomo Česen (1990)
Franci Petek (1991)
Rajmond Debevec (1992)
Igor Majcen (1993)
Jure Košir (1994)
Iztok Čop (1995)
Andraž Vehovar (1996)
Primož Peterka (1997–98)
Gregor Cankar (1999)
Rajmond Debevec (2000)
Andrej Hauptman (2001)
Aljaž Pegan (2002)
Dejan Košir (2003)
Vasilij Žbogar (2004)
Mitja Petkovšek (2005)
Matic Osovnikar (2006)
Primož Kozmus (2007–09)
Dejan Zavec (2010)
Peter Kauzer (2011)
Anže Kopitar (2012)
Peter Prevc (2013–15)

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