Rok Petrovič
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1966 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 16 September 1993 (aged 27) Vela Luka, Croatia |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom |
| World Cup debut | 10 December 1984 |
| Retired | 10 March 1989 |
| Olympics | |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Medals | 0 (0 gold) |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 5 |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Overall titles | 0 |
| Discipline titles | 1 |
Rok Petrovič
Petrovič was born in
After this he rapidly advanced up the world slalom rankings. In the 1985–86
After his championship-winning season, Petrovič was unable to recapture his winning form, the only hint of his championship season being a second place behind his teammate Bojan Križaj at the unforgettable race in Kranjska Gora next season. He finished eighth in the 1988 Winter Olympic Games giant slalom.
Due to his lack of winning results, he quit skiing in 1988 and began studies at the College of Sports in Ljubljana. He graduated in 1991 and continued with post-graduate study. He was to defend his M.Sc. thesis in the autumn of 1993, but shortly before defending his thesis he took a short break at the Croatian island Korčula and drowned in a diving accident.
Altogether he won 5 World Cup races, all in slalom and all in his champion season in 1985-86:
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
1986 |
Slalom |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1985 |
18 | 30 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — |
1986 |
19 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — |
1987 |
20 | 33 | 11 | 27 | — | — | — |
1988 |
21 | 69 | 26 | — | — | — | — |
1989 |
22 | 68 | 34 | 31 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1985
|
20 March 1985 |  Park City, United States
|
Slalom | 2nd |
1986
|
1 December 1985 |  Sestriere, Italy
|
Slalom | 1st |
| 21 December 1985 |  Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 25 January 1986 | St. Anton , Austria
|
Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2 February 1986 |  Wengen, Switzerland
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 25 February 1986 |  Lillehammer, Norway
|
Slalom | 1st | |
| 2 March 1986 | Geilo, Norway
|
Slalom | 3rd | |
| 11 March 1986 | Heavenly Valley , United States
|
Slalom | 1st | |
1987
|
20 December 1986 | Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia
|
Slalom | 2nd |
External links
- Rok Petrovič at FIS (alpine)
- Rok Petrovič at Olympedia
