Boris Strel
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.jpg) Strel in 1981 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  Yugoslavia | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1982 Schladming | Giant slalom |
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]
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 19 | 25 | 33 | 11 | — | — | — |
| 1980 | 20 | 25 | — | 8 | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 21 | 21 | — | 12 | — | — | 12 |
| 1982 | 22 | 42 | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | 23 | 36 | — | 11 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24 | 38 | — | 14 | — | — | 44 |
| 1985 | 25 | 77 | — | 36 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 26 January 1981 |  Adelboden, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 1982 | 15 December 1981 |  Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Giant slalom | 1st |
