Robert Kranjec

Robert Kranjec
Personal information
Born	16 July 1981 (1981-07-16) Kranj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Professional information
Club	SK Triglav Kranj
Skis	Fischer
Personal best	244 m (Vikersund 2012)
World Cup
Seasons	1998–
Wins	3 (+1 team)
Additional podiums	9 (+4 team)
Total podiums	12 (+5 team)
Medal record Men's Ski Jumping Competitor for Slovenia Olympic Games Bronze 2002 Salt Lake City Team LH Nordic World Ski Championships Bronze 2011 Oslo Team LH Men's ski flying Ski flying World Championships Gold 2012 Vikersund Individual Bronze 2012 Vikersund Team
Updated on 26 February 2012.

Robert Kranjec (born 16 July 1981) is a Slovenian ski jumper who has competed since 1998. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in the Team Large Hill event. Although he often jumps only average at Normal and Large Hills,^{[citation needed]} he belongs to the world's best active ski flying athletes. On 25 February 2012, he won the Ski-Flying World Championship and thus became the Slovenia's third World Champion in ski jumping and the first in ski flying. He also set a new national record.

Kranjec was born in Kranj, Slovenia. His first victory in a World Cup competition was at Kuusamo, Finland in 2005. The following years he could not reach any top results except for ski flying competitions. In 2010 he celebrated his second World Cup victory at Tauplitz, Austria. After two more successful ski flying competitions at Tauplitz and Oberstdorf, in which he achieved the second place each time, he won the ski flying World Cup 2009/10.

World Cup Podiums

Season	Date	Location	Place
2001-2002	1 Mar 2002	Lahti, Finland	3rd
2002-2003	9 Feb 2003	Willingen, Germany	3rd
2005-2006	26 Nov 2005	Kuusamo, Finland	3rd
	26 Nov 2005		1st
	19 Mar 2006	Planica, Slovenia	3rd
2008-2009	22 Mar 2009	Planica, Slovenia	3rd
2009-2010	9 Jan 2010	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria	1st
	10 Jan 2010		2nd
	31 Jan 2010	Oberstdorf, Germany	2nd
2010-2011	20 Mar 2011	Planica, Slovenia	2nd
2011-2012	15 Jan 2012	Tauplitz/Bad Mitterndorf, Austria	1st
	11 Mar 2012	Oslo, Norway	3rd

External links

• Robert Kranjec at the International Ski Federation