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Slovenian alpine skiers
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Male
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Birth:
20 October 1959(Škofja Loka, Škofja Loka Municipality, Upper Carniola, Slovenia)
Death:
28 March 2013(Škofja Loka, Škofja Loka Municipality, Upper Carniola, Slovenia)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Boris Strel (20 October 1959 – 28 March 2013) was a Slovenian alpine skier. He was born in Žiri, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia). In December 1981, Strel won the only Slovenian giant slalom golden medal ever by participating at the 1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo. 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.
World Cup results
Season standings
| 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
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26 January 1981 |  Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 1982 | 15 December 1981 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Giant slalom | 1st |
Olympic Games results
| Season | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20 | DNF2 | 8 | not run |
— | not run |
| 1984 | 24 | — | 5 | — |
World Championships results
| 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.