Bojan Križaj
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| Born | 3 January 1957 Kranj, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Giant slalom, slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 10 December 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 26 March 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 0 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medals | 1 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bojan Križaj () (born 3 January 1957) is a Slovenian, back then Yugoslavian, former alpine skier. During his international career he competed for the then-existing Yugoslavia. He competed at three Winter Olympics.[1][2]
Career
Križaj, born in Kranj, was a member of a well known Tržič ski family so he started skiing at the age of 3. In the season 1976/77 he received the first World Cup point, qualified among the 15 best slalom runners and later during that season in Madonna di Campiglio he hit his first top 3 podium. On 20 January 1980 he achieved the first Yugoslav World Cup victory in Wengen, Switzerland and later he won seven more times, thus still being Yugoslavia's and Slovenia's most successful male alpine skier to date.[2] At 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, U.S., he reached the fourth place in giant slalom, missing the bronze medal by only two hundredths of a second. Four years later he took the athlete's oath at the opening ceremony for Sarajevo's 1984 Winter Olympics. He caused a stir when he spoke the oath not in Croatian or Serbian but in Slovene. Despite great expectations of the Yugoslav audience he finished ninth in giant slalom, much less than expected. Križaj should also have competed at 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, but he got injured a few days before the event.[2] His most successful World Championship was in 1982 in Schladming, Austria where he received the silver medal in slalom. His most successful World Cup season was 1986/87 when he received the small crystal globe for the season's best slalom runner (that was the only men's crystal globe of that season not won by Pirmin Zurbriggen). Beside that he was the second in World Cup slalom standings in the 1979/80 and 1985/86 seasons and third in the 1980/81 season. His best position in overall World Cup standings was the 4th place in 1979/80.[2] He concluded his career in 1988 at the race in Saalbach, Austria where he stepped off the skis right at the end of the track and walked into the finish area.[2] Since his skiing retirement he worked in many fields, including as importer of Austrian brand beer and adviser for ski products in Elan company. In March 2006 he became Head of Slovenian Ski Pool.
World Cup results
Season titles
| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Slalom |
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 19 | 43 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 12 |
| 1982 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 20 | — | — | 15 |
| 1984 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 17 | — | — | 31 |
| 1985 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 22 | — | — | 20 |
| 1986 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 29 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 30 | 51 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 8 wins (8 SL)
- 33 podiums (26 SL, 7 GS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13 December 1977 | Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
| 1979 | 22 December 1978 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 7 January 1979 | France Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 4 February 1979 | Czechoslovakia Jasna, Czechoslovakia | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 13 March 1979 | United States Heavenly Valley, United States | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
| 1980 | 8 December 1979 | France Val d'Isere, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 11 December 1979 | Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 12 December 1979 | Giant slalom | 3rd | ||
| 20 January 1980 | Switzerland Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 1st | |
| 27 January 1980 | France Chamonix, France | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 1981 | 9 December 1980 | Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
| 6 January 1981 | France Morzine, France | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
| 25 January 1981 | Switzerland Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 1st | |
| 15 March 1981 | Japan Furano, Japan | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 1982 | 20 March 1982 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia | Slalom | 1st |
| 1983 | 12 February 1983 | France Markstein, France | Slalom | 1st |
| 23 February 1983 | Sweden Tärnaby, Sweden | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 20 March 1983 | Japan Furano, Japan | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 1984 | 13 December 1983 | Italy Courmayeur, Italy | Slalom | 2nd |
| 22 January 1984 | Austria Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 1985 | 16 December 1984 | Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 1st |
| 13 January 1985 | Austria Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 1986 | 1 December 1985 | Italy Sestriere, Italy | Slalom | 2nd |
| 16 December 1985 | Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 14 January 1986 | Germany Berchtesgaden, Germany | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 2 February 1986 | Switzerland Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 21 March 1986 | Canada Bromont, Canada | Slalom | 1st | |
| 1987 | 20 December 1986 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kranjska Gora, Yugoslavia | Slalom | 1st |
| 21 December 1986 | Austria Hinterstoder, Austria | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 18 January 1987 | Switzerland Wengen, Switzerland | Slalom | 3rd | |
| 25 January 1987 | Austria Kitzbühel, Austria | Slalom | 1st | |
| 21 March 1987 | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | Slalom | 2nd | |
| 1988 | 16 December 1987 | Italy Madonna di Campiglio, Italy | Slalom | 3rd |
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Olympic Games results
| Season | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | DNF1 | 18 | not run |
— | not run |
| 1980 | 22 | DNF1 | 4 | — | ||
| 1984 | 26 | 7 | 9 | — | ||
| 1988 | 30 | injured, did not compete | ||||
World Championships results
| Season | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 16 | 13 | — | not run |
— | — |
| 1976 | 18 | DNF1 | 18 | — | — | |
| 1978 | 20 | DNF | DNF | — | — | |
| 1980 | 22 | DNF1 | 4 | — | — | |
| 1982 | 24 | 2 | 7 | — | DNF SL2 | |
| 1985 | 27 | 5 | 8 | — | — | |
| 1987 | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bojan Križaj Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Bojan Križaj profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
External links
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Skiers from Kranj
- Yugoslav male alpine skiers
- Slovenian male alpine skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Yugoslavia
- Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Slovenian businesspeople
- FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
- Oath takers at the Olympic Games