Franci Petek Explained

Franci Petek
Nationality: Yugoslavia (1989-91)
Slovenia (1991-95)
Birth Date:15 June 1971
Birth Place:Jesenice, SR Slovenia,
Yugoslavia
Personalbest:178 m (584 ft)
Wins:1
Totalpodiums:5
Individual Starts:90*
Team Starts:2
Updated: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.

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

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 Season Overall
scope=row align=center21 21 N/A
scope=row align=center11 17 11
scope=row align=center13 4
scope=row align=center21 13
scope=row align=center46 46
scope=row align=center20 15