Franci Petek

Franci Petek

Personal information
Born	(1971-06-15) 15 June 1971 Jesenice, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Yugoslavia (1989-91) Slovenia (1991-95)
Sport	Skiing
World Cup career
Seasons	1990–1995
Indiv. starts	90*
Indiv. podiums	5
Indiv. wins	1
Team starts	2
Achievements and titles
Personal best	178 m (584 ft)
Medal record Men's ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1991 Val di Fiemme Individual LH
Updated on 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

Season	Overall	4H	SF
1989/90	21	21	N/A
1990/91	11	17	11
1991/92	13	4	—
1992/93	21	13	—
1993/94	46	46	—
1994/95	20	15	—

Wins

No.	Season	Date	Location	Hill	Size
1	1989/90	11 February 1990	Engelberg	Gross-Titlis-Schanze K120	LH

References

• Franci Petek at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation