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'''Robert Kranjec''' (born 16 July 1981) is a [[Slovenia]]n [[ski jumper]] who has competed since 1998. He won a bronze medal at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]] in the Team Large Hill event. Although he often jumps only average at Normal and Large Hills,{{fact|date=February 2012}} he belongs to the world's best active ski flying athletes. On 25 February 2012, he won the [[FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012|Ski-Flying World Championship]] and thus became the Slovenia's third World Champion in [[ski jumping]] and the first in ski flying. He also set the new national recrod.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.delo.si/sport/zimski-sporti/kranjec-svetovni-prvak-v-smucarskih-poletih_2.html |title=Kranjec svetovni prvak v smučarskih poletih |language=Slovene |trans_title=Kranjec Is the World Champion in Ski Flying |newspaper=Delo.si |date=25 February 2012}}</ref> |
'''Robert Kranjec''' (born 16 July 1981) is a [[Slovenia]]n [[ski jumper]] who has competed since 1998. He won a bronze medal at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]] in the Team Large Hill event. Although he often jumps only average at Normal and Large Hills,{{fact|date=February 2012}} he belongs to the world's best active ski flying athletes. On 25 February 2012, he won the [[FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012|Ski-Flying World Championship]] and thus became the Slovenia's third World Champion in [[ski jumping]] and the first in ski flying. He also set the new national recrod.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.delo.si/sport/zimski-sporti/kranjec-svetovni-prvak-v-smucarskih-poletih_2.html |title=Kranjec svetovni prvak v smučarskih poletih |language=Slovene |trans_title=Kranjec Is the World Champion in Ski Flying |newspaper=Delo.si |date=25 February 2012}}</ref> |
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Kranjec was born in [[Kranj]], [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]]. His first victory in a World Cup competition was at [[Kuusamo]], [[Finland]] in 2005. The following years he could not reach any top results except for ski flying competitions. In 2010 he celebrated his second World Cup victory at [[Tauplitz]], [[Austria]]. After two more successful ski flying competitions at Tauplitz and [[Oberstdorf]], in which he achieved the second place each time, he won the ski flying World Cup 2009/10. |
Kranjec was born in [[Kranj]], [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|Slovenia]]. His first victory in a World Cup competition was at [[Kuusamo]], [[Finland]] in 2005. The following years he could not reach any top results except for ski flying competitions. In 2010 he celebrated his second World Cup victory at [[Tauplitz]], [[Austria]]. After two more successful ski flying competitions at Tauplitz and [[Oberstdorf]], in which he achieved the second place each time, he won the ski flying World Cup 2009/10. On 25.2.2012 he became World ski flying champion in Vikersund, Norway and he also became the oldest ski flying world champion. |
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==World Cup Podiums== |
==World Cup Podiums== |
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| Full name | Robert Kranjec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1981 Kranj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ski club | SK Triglav Kranj | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 244 m (Vikersund 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 1998– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiv. wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Kranjec (born 16 July 1981) is a Slovenian ski jumper who has competed since 1998. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in the Team Large Hill event. Although he often jumps only average at Normal and Large Hills,[citation needed] he belongs to the world's best active ski flying athletes. On 25 February 2012, he won the Ski-Flying World Championship and thus became the Slovenia's third World Champion in ski jumping and the first in ski flying. He also set the new national recrod.[1]
Kranjec was born in Kranj, Slovenia. His first victory in a World Cup competition was at Kuusamo, Finland in 2005. The following years he could not reach any top results except for ski flying competitions. In 2010 he celebrated his second World Cup victory at Tauplitz, Austria. After two more successful ski flying competitions at Tauplitz and Oberstdorf, in which he achieved the second place each time, he won the ski flying World Cup 2009/10. On 25.2.2012 he became World ski flying champion in Vikersund, Norway and he also became the oldest ski flying world champion.
World Cup Podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2002 | 1 Mar 2002 |  Lahti, Finland |
3rd |
| 2002-2003 | 9 Feb 2003 |  Willingen, Germany |
3rd |
| 2005-2006 | 26 Nov 2005 | Kuusamo, Finland |
3rd |
| 26 Nov 2005 | 1st | ||
| 19 Mar 2006 |  Planica, Slovenia |
3rd | |
| 2008-2009 | 22 Mar 2009 | Planica, Slovenia |
3rd |
| 2009-2010 | 9 Jan 2010 |  Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
1st |
| 10 Jan 2010 | 2nd | ||
| 31 Jan 2010 | Oberstdorf, Germany |
2nd | |
| 2010-2011 | 20 Mar 2011 | Planica, Slovenia |
2nd |
| 2011-2012 | 15 Jan 2012 | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria |
1st |
| 2012 | 25 Feb 2012 |  Vikersund |
1st |
References
- ^ "Kranjec svetovni prvak v smučarskih poletih". Delo.si (in Slovene). 25 February 2012.
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- Olympic ski jumpers of Slovenia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Slovenia
- People from Kranj
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- Ski jumpers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Ski jumpers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
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