Primož Peterka
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Medal record
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Primož Peterka (Slovene pronunciation:
Career
Peterka started ski jumping on a small hill (with a
1995–1996
Peterka made his World Cup debut on 4 January 1996. Due to the poor performance of Slovenian competitors at the time, Peterka was brought in as a replacement for the Four Hills Tournament event in Innsbruck, where he finished eighth. Peterka continued his good form, winning the competitions in Zakopane and Falun, and finished the season tenth overall. He also finished second behind Michael Uhrmann at the 1996 Junior World Championships.
1996–1997
The
1997–1998
In the 1997–98 season, Peterka won four individual competitions and a second consecutive World Cup title, defeating Kazuyoshi Funaki in the final competition of the season. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Peterka claimed fifth place in the individual large hill competition and sixth in the individual normal hill competition.
Later career
In the 2001–02 World Cup season, Peterka returned to the ski jumping elite. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he won the bronze team medal. The 2002–03 season was also successful, with Peterka winning two individual events (Kuusamo and Garmisch-Partenkirchen) and finishing the season seventh overall.
From 2004 onwards, Peterka never finished in the top 10 in an individual World Cup event. However, at the
Personal life
Peterka was born in Prikrnica, near Ljubljana, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).
His younger brother Uroš was also a ski jumper.[4]
World Cup
Standings
Season | Overall | 4H | SF | NT | JP |
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1995–96 | 10 | 38 | — | N/A | 9 |
1996–97 | 6 | ||||
1997–98 | 22 | 10 | |||
1998–99 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 33 | 31 |
1999–00
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67 | 51 | — | — | 66 |
2000–01 | — | — | — | — | N/A |
2001–02 | 25 | 13 | N/A | 14 | N/A |
2002–03 | 7 | 5 | N/A | 27 | N/A |
2003–04 | 45 | 28 | N/A | 33 | N/A |
2004–05 | 34 | 38 | N/A | 23 | N/A |
2005–06 | 32 | 21 | N/A | 33 | N/A |
2006–07 | 81 | — | N/A | — | N/A |
2007–08 | 40 | — | N/A | 39 | N/A |
2008–09 | 47 | 45 | — | — | N/A |
Individual wins
No. | Season | Date | Location | Hill | Size |
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1 | 1995–96 | 27 January 1996 | Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew K116 | LH |
2 | 13 March 1996 | Falun | Lugnet K90 | NH | |
3 | 1996–97 | 8 December 1996 | Kuusamo | Rukatunturi K120 | LH |
4 | 15 December 1996 | Harrachov | Čerťák K120 | LH | |
5 | 1 January 1997 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Große Olympiaschanze K115 | LH | |
6 | 11 January 1997 | Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 | LH | |
7 | 12 January 1997 | Engelberg | Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120 | LH | |
8 | 9 February 1997 | Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf | Kulm K185 |
FH | |
9 | 13 March 1997 | Falun | Lugnet K115 | LH | |
10 | 1997–98 | 18 January 1998 | Zakopane | Wielka Krokiew K116 | LH |
11 | 8 March 1998 | Lahti | Salpausselkä K116 | LH | |
12 | 11 March 1998 | Falun | Lugnet K115 | LH | |
13 | 15 March 1998 | Oslo | Holmenkollbakken K112 | LH | |
14 | 2002–03 | 29 November 2002 | Kuusamo | Rukatunturi K120 | LH |
15 | 1 January 2003 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Große Olympiaschanze K115 | LH |
In popular culture
Three sports documentary films have been made about his life and career.
References
- ^ a b "Primož Peterka – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- RTV Slovenija. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ F. T. (1 June 2021). "Umrl Uroš Peterka". Delo (in Slovenian). Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Teran Košir, Alenka (18 March 2017). "Primož Peterka: Iz moje zgodbe smo se vsi veliko naučili #intervju" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Peterka: leto odločitve (2003)". bsf.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 13 May 2021.