Boris_Strel

Boris Strel

Boris Strel

Slovenian alpine skier

Boris Strel (20 October 1959 – 28 March 2013)[1] was a Slovenian alpine skier. He was born in Žiri, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).[2] In December 1981, Strel took the only Slovenian top-level win in men's giant slalom in the 1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup competition in Cortina d'Ampezzo.[3] 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.[1][4][5][6]

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World Cup results

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From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.

References

  1. [1]
    "Umrl je Boris Strel" [Boris Strel Has Died]. Delo (in Slovenian). 28 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    Stanonik, Tončka (2002). "Kaj je v 16 knjigah Enciklopedije Slovenije žirovskega" [What is of Žiri in the 16 Books of the Encyclopedia of Slovenia]. Žirovski občasnik: Zbornik za vsa vprašanja na Žirovskem (in Slovenian). 23 (32). DPD Svoboda Žiri, Literarna sekcija Krajevna skupnost Žiri: 212.
  3. [3]
    "30 let od edine slovenske veleslalomske zmage" [30 Years From the Only Slovenian Giant Slalom Win] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 14 December 2011.
  4. [4]
    Boris Strel si je vzel življenje. 2013. Svet24.si (April 11).
  5. [5]
    Perko, Drago. 2013. Slovenija v solzah, odšel je Boris Strel. Slovenske novice (March 30).
  6. [6]
    Poslovil se je smučar Boris Strel. 2013. Radio Krka (March 29).


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