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.[1][4][5][6]
.jpg) Strel in 1981 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  Yugoslavia
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| World Championships | ||
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1982 Schladming | Giant slalom |
World Cup results edit
Season standings edit
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 11 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 20 | 25 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 21 | 21 | — | 12 | — | — | 12 |
| 1982 | 22 | 42 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23 | 36 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | 38 | — | 14 | — | — | 44 |
| 1985 | 25 | 77 | — | 36 | — | — | — |
Race podiums edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26 January 1981 |  Adelboden, Switzerland
|
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 1982 | 15 December 1981 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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Giant slalom | 1st |
Olympic Games results edit
| Season | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20 | DNF2 | 8 | not run |
— | not run |
| 1984 | 24 | — | 5 | — |
World Championships results edit
| Season | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20 | DNF2 | 8 | not run |
— | — |
| 1982 | 22 | — | 3 | — | — |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
References edit
- ^ a b "Umrl je Boris Strel" [Boris Strel Has Died]. Delo (in Slovenian). 28 March 2013.
- ^ Stanonik, Tončka (2002). "Kaj je v 16 knjigah Enciklopedije Slovenije žirovskega" [What is of Žiri in the 16 Books of the Encyclopedia of Slovenia]. Žirovski občasnik: Zbornik za vsa vprašanja na Žirovskem (in Slovenian). 23 (32). DPD Svoboda Žiri, Literarna sekcija Krajevna skupnost Žiri: 212.
- ^ "30 let od edine slovenske veleslalomske zmage" [30 Years From the Only Slovenian Giant Slalom Win] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 14 December 2011.
- ^ Boris Strel si je vzel življenje. 2013. Svet24.si (April 11).
- ^ Perko, Drago. 2013. Slovenija v solzah, odšel je Boris Strel. Slovenske novice (March 30).
- ^ Poslovil se je smučar Boris Strel. 2013. Radio Krka (March 29).
External links edit
- Boris Strel at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Boris Strel at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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