Boris Strel

Boris Strel

Strel in 1981
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1982 SchladmingGiant slalom

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 took the only Slovenian top-level win in men's giant slalom in the 1982 Alpine Skiing World Cup competition 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
197919253311———
19802025—8———
19812121—12——12
19822242—14———
19832336—11———
19842438—14——44
19852577—36———

Race podiums

Season Date Location Discipline Position
1981 26 January 1981 Switzerland Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 2nd
1982 15 December 1981 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Giant slalom 1st

Olympic Games results

Season Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
198020DNF28not
run		—not
run
198424—5—

World Championships results

Season Age Slalom Giant
slalom		 Super-G Downhill Combined
198020DNF28not
run		——
198222—3——

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Umrl je Boris Strel" [Boris Strel Has Died]. Delo (in Slovenian). 28 March 2013.
  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. ↑ "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. ↑ Boris Strel si je vzel življenje. 2013. Svet24.si (April 11).
  5. ↑ Perko, Drago. 2013. Slovenija v solzah, odšel je Boris Strel. Slovenske novice (March 30).
  6. ↑ Poslovil se je smučar Boris Strel. 2013. Radio Krka (March 29).