Boris Strel Explained

Boris Strel (20 October 1959 – 28 March 2013)^[1] was a Slovenian alpine skier. He was born in Žiri, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).^[2] In December 1981, Strel took the only Slovenian top-level win in men's giant slalom in the 1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup competition in Cortina d'Ampezzo.^[3] He ended his career after the 1984/85 season due to problems with his spine and was later active as a ski school and a ski repair shop owner. Strel committed suicide on 28 March 2013.^{[4] [5] [6]}

World Cup results

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
	19	25	33	11	—	—	—
	20	25	—	8	—	—	—
	21	21	—	12	—	—	12
	22	42	—	14	—	—	—
	23	36	—	11	—	—	—
	24	38	—	14	—	—	44
	25	77	—	36	—	—	—

Race podiums

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Position
	1981	26 January 1981	Adelboden, Switzerland		Giant slalom		2nd
	1982	15 December 1981	Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy	Giant slalom	1st

Olympic Games results

Season	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
	20			not run		not run
	24				—

World Championships results

Season	Age	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
	20			not run		—
	22	—	3		—	—

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

Notes and References

1. News: Umrl je Boris Strel . Slovenian . Boris Strel Has Died . 28 March 2013 . Delo.
2. Kaj je v 16 knjigah Enciklopedije Slovenije žirovskega . Tončka . Stanonik . What is of Žiri in the 16 Books of the Encyclopedia of Slovenia . Žirovski občasnik: Zbornik za vsa vprašanja na Žirovskem . 2002 . 23 . 32 . DPD Svoboda Žiri, Literarna sekcija Krajevna skupnost Žiri . 212 . Slovenian.
3. Web site: 30 let od edine slovenske veleslalomske zmage . Slovenian . 30 Years From the Only Slovenian Giant Slalom Win . MMC RTV Slovenia . 14 December 2011.
4. http://svet24.si/clanek/novice/slovenija/52693f4f43f9f/boris-strel-si-je-vzel-zivljenje Boris Strel si je vzel življenje. 2013. Svet24.si (April 11).
5. http://www.slovenskenovice.si/sport/zimski-sporti/slovenija-v-solzah-odsel-je-boris-strel Perko, Drago. 2013. Slovenija v solzah, odšel je Boris Strel. Slovenske novice (March 30).
6. http://www.radiokrka.com/poglej_clanek.asp?ID_clanka=177713 Poslovil se je smučar Boris Strel. 2013. Radio Krka (March 29).