Primož Peterka
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Peterka in 2004
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 Slovenia
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| Born |
28 February 1979 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Personal best | 212 m (696 ft) Planica, 18 March 2000 |
| World Cup career | |
| Seasons | 1996–2009 |
| Individual wins | 15 |
| Indiv. podiums | 32 |
| Team podiums | 2 |
| Yellow bibs | 22 |
| Indiv. starts | 230 |
| Team starts | 21 |
| Overall titles | 2 (1997, 1998) |
| Four Hills titles | 1 (1997) |
| Ski Flying titles | 1 (1997) |
| NH/LH titles | 1 (1998) |
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Medal record
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| Updated on 10 February 2016. | |
Primož Peterka (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈpriːmɔʃ ˈpeːtərka]; born 28 February 1979) is a Slovenian former ski jumper. During his career he won fifteen World Cup events, two consecutive World Cup titles; a ski flying World Cup title; and a Four Hills Tournament. He is held in regard as one of Slovenia's most successful sportsmen. Peterka currently works as an assistant coach in the Slovenian women's ski jumping team.
Peterka was born in Prikrnica, near Ljubljana, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia). He started ski jumping on a small hill (with a K-point at around 20 metres) near his hometown of Moravče, a small town about 30 km north-east from Ljubljana. He later joined the Triglav ski club in Kranj.
Peterka made his World Cup debut on 4 January 1996. Due to the poor performance of Slovenian jumpers at the time, Peterka was brought in as a replacement for the Four Hills Tournament event in Innsbruck, where he finished eighth. This was considered a superb result, thereby making him the leading jumper for Slovenia. Peterka continued his good form, winning the events in Zakopane and Falun, and finishing the season ninth overall. He also finished second behind Michael Uhrmann at the 1996 Junior World Championships.
The 1996/97 season was a great success for Peterka. He won seven individual World Cup events, and the Four Hills Tournament. Peterka dominated the overall World Cup standings as only one competitor (Dieter Thoma) finished within 200 points. Peterka finished on top the ski flying standings. On 9 February 1997, Peterka became the first Slovenian to record a jump over 200 metres, landing a 203 m jump at Kulm.
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