Mitja Kunc
Slovenian alpine skier
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Mitja Kunc (born 12 November 1971 in Črna na Koroškem, SFR Yugoslavia), is a former Slovenian alpine skier.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  Slovenia | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2001 St. Anton | Slalom |
He has one victory in Alpine Skiing World Cup. The first peak of his career was in 1994 Winter Olympics, where he finished 4th in slalom. In the following years he was treated for injuries until the second peak of his career in years 2000–2002, when he won a race in Yongpyong and a bronze medal in Alpine World Ski Championships 2001, both of them in slalom.[2] He retired in 2005 after the race in Kranjska Gora.
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18 | 107 | — | 41 | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 19 | 52 | — | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 20 | 99 | — | 34 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 21 | 89 | — | 22 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 22 | 35 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 23 | 47 | 28 | 17 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 24 | 49 | 24 | 21 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 25 | 70 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 26 | 113 | — | 44 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 27 | 58 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 29 | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 30 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 31 | 67 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | 32 | 99 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | 33 | 126 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 1 win (1 SL)
- 6 podiums (4 SL, 2 GS)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 January 1994 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 1995 | 6 January 1995 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia |
Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2000 | 27 February 2000 |  Yongpyong, South Korea |
Slalom | 1st |
| 2001 | 23 January 2001 |  Schladming, Austria |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 2002 | 6 January 2002 | Adelboden, Switzerland |
Slalom | 3rd |
| 13 January 2002 | Wengen, Switzerland |
Slalom | 2nd | |